Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
—
Signed on
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In force on
22 June 2006

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ANGOLA
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. ARMENIA
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. AZERBAIJAN
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BENIN
  10. BOLIVIA
  11. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  12. BRAZIL
  13. BULGARIA
  14. BURKINA FASO
  15. BURUNDI
  16. CAMBODIA
  17. CAPE VERDE
  18. CHAD
  19. CHILE
  20. CONGO
  21. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  22. COSTA RICA
  23. CROATIA
  24. CYPRUS
  25. CZECH REPUBLIC
  26. DENMARK
  27. ECUADOR
  28. ESTONIA
  29. FINLAND
  30. FRANCE
  31. GABON
  32. GEORGIA
  33. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  34. GHANA
  35. GREECE
  36. GUATEMALA
  37. GUINEA
  38. GUINEA BISSAU
  39. HONDURAS
  40. HUNGARY
  41. ICELAND
  42. IRELAND
  43. Isle Of Man
  44. ITALY
  45. KAZAKHSTAN
  46. KYRGYZSTAN
  47. LEBANON
  48. LIBERIA
  49. LIECHTENSTEIN
  50. LITHUANIA
  51. LUXEMBOURG
  52. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  53. MADAGASCAR
  54. MALDIVES
  55. MALI
  56. MALTA
  57. MAURITANIA
  58. MAURITIUS
  59. MEXICO
  60. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  61. MONGOLIA
  62. MONTENEGRO
  63. MOROCCO
  64. NAURU
  65. NETHERLANDS THE
  66. NEW ZEALAND
  67. NICARAGUA
  68. NIGER
  69. NIGERIA
  70. NORWAY
  71. PAKISTAN
  72. PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)
  73. PANAMA
  74. PARAGUAY
  75. PERU
  76. PHILIPPINES
  77. POLAND
  78. PORTUGAL
  79. ROMANIA
  80. SENEGAL
  81. SERBIA
  82. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
  83. SIERRA LEONE
  84. SLOVENIA
  85. SOUTH AFRICA
  86. SPAIN
  87. SWEDEN
  88. SWITZERLAND
  89. TIMOR-LESTE
  90. TOGO
  91. TUNISIA
  92. TURKEY
  93. UKRAINE
  94. UNITED KINGDOM
  95. URUGUAY
  96. VENEZUELA
  97. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 1 October 2003 1 January 1900
ALBANIA Signature 8 December 2004 1 January 1900
ANGOLA Signature 24 September 2013
ARGENTINA Signature 30 April 2003
ARGENTINA Ratification 15 November 2004 1 January 1900
ARMENIA Accession 14 September 2006 14 October 2006
AUSTRALIA Signature 19 May 2009
AUSTRIA Signature 25 September 2003 1 January 1900
AUSTRIA Ratification 4 December 2012 3 January 2012
AZERBAIJAN Signature 15 September 2005
AZERBAIJAN Ratification 28 January 2009 27 February 2009
BELGIUM Signature 24 October 2005
BENIN Signature 24 February 2005 1 January 1900
BENIN Ratification 20 September 2006 20 October 2006
BOLIVIA Signature 22 May 2006
BOLIVIA Ratification 23 May 2006
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Signature 7 December 2007 7 December 2007
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 24 October 2008 23 November 2008
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Declaration 16 March 2011
BRAZIL Signature 13 October 2003 1 January 1900
BRAZIL Ratification 12 January 2007 11 February 2007
BULGARIA Signature 22 September 2010
BULGARIA Ratification 1 June 2011 1 July 2011
BURKINA FASO Signature 21 September 2005
BURKINA FASO Ratification 7 July 2010 6 August 2010
BURUNDI Accession 18 October 2013 17 November 2013
CAMBODIA Signature 14 September 2005
CAMBODIA Ratification 30 March 2007 29 April 2007
CAPE VERDE Signature 26 September 2011 26 September 2011
CHAD Signature 26 September 2012
CHILE Signature 6 June 2005
CHILE Ratification 12 December 2008 11 January 2009
CONGO Signature 29 September 2008 29 September 2008
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 23 September 2010 23 October 2010
COSTA RICA Signature 4 February 2003
COSTA RICA Ratification 1 December 2005
CROATIA Signature 23 September 2003 1 January 1900
CROATIA Ratification 25 April 2005
CYPRUS Signature 26 July 2004 1 January 1900
CYPRUS Ratification 29 April 2009 29 May 2009
CZECH REPUBLIC Signature 13 September 2004 1 January 1900
DENMARK Signature 26 June 2003
DENMARK Notification 25 June 2004 1 January 1900
DENMARK Ratification 25 June 2004 1 January 1900
DENMARK Withdrawal Dec. 29 August 2005
ECUADOR Signature 24 May 2007 24 May 2007
ECUADOR Ratification 20 July 2010 19 August 2010
ESTONIA Signature 21 September 2004 1 January 1900
ESTONIA Ratification 18 December 2006 17 January 2007
FINLAND Signature 23 September 2003 1 January 1900
FRANCE Signature 16 September 2005
FRANCE Ratification 11 November 2008 11 December 2008
FRANCE Declaration 11 November 2008 11 December 2008
GABON Signature 15 December 2004 1 January 1900
GABON Ratification 22 September 2010 22 October 2010
GEORGIA Accession 9 August 2005
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 20 September 2006
GHANA Signature 6 November 2006
GREECE Signature 3 March 2011 3 March 2011
GREECE Ratification 11 February 2014 13 March 2014
GUATEMALA Signature 25 September 2003 1 January 1900
GUATEMALA Ratification 9 June 2008 9 July 2008
GUINEA Signature 16 September 2005
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 24 September 2013
HONDURAS Ratification 23 May 2006
HUNGARY Accession 12 January 2012 11 February 2012
HUNGARY Declaration 7 February 2012
ICELAND Signature 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
IRELAND Signature 2 October 2007 2 October 2007
Isle Of Man Extension 24 February 2014
ITALY Signature 20 August 2003 1 January 1900
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 25 September 2007
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 22 October 2008 21 November 2008
KAZAKHSTAN Declaration 8 February 2010
KAZAKHSTAN Declaration 22 May 2010 22 May 2010
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 29 December 2008 28 January 2009
LEBANON Accession 22 December 2008 21 January 2008
LIBERIA Signature 22 September 2004 1 January 1900
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 24 June 2005
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 3 November 2006 3 December 2006
LITHUANIA Accession 20 January 2014 19 February 2014
LUXEMBOURG Signature 13 January 2005 1 January 1900
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 19 May 2010 18 June 2010
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Signature 1 September 2006
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Notification 13 February 2009 13 February 2009
MADAGASCAR Signature 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
MALDIVES Signature 14 September 2005
MALDIVES Ratification 15 February 2006
MALI Signature 19 January 2004 1 January 1900
MALI Ratification 12 May 2005
MALTA Signature 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
MALTA Ratification 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
MAURITANIA Signature 27 September 2011
MAURITANIA Ratification 3 October 2012 2 November 2012
MAURITIUS Accession 21 June 2005
MEXICO Signature 23 September 2003 1 January 1900
MEXICO Ratification 11 April 2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 16 September 2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 24 July 2006 23 August 2006
MONGOLIA Signature 24 September 2013
MONGOLIA Ratification 12 February 2015 14 March 2015
MONTENEGRO Succession to Signature 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
MONTENEGRO Ratification 6 March 2009 5 April 2009
MONTENEGRO Declaration 6 March 2009 5 April 2009
MOROCCO Accession 24 November 2014 24 December 2014
NAURU Accession 24 January 2013 23 February 2013
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 3 June 2005
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 28 September 2010 28 October 2010
NEW ZEALAND Signature 23 September 2003 1 January 1900
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 14 March 2007 13 April 2007
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 14 March 2007
NICARAGUA Signature 14 March 2007
NICARAGUA Ratification 25 February 2009 27 March 2009
NIGER Accession 7 November 2014 7 February 2015
NIGERIA Accession 27 July 2009 26 August 2009
NORWAY Signature 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
PAKISTAN Ratification 5 July 2011 4 August 2011
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Accession 2 April 2014 2 May 2014
PANAMA Signed 22 September 2010
PANAMA Ratification 2 June 2011 2 July 2011
PARAGUAY Adherence 22 September 2004 1 January 1900
PERU Accession 14 September 2006 14 October 2006
PHILIPPINES Accession 17 April 2012 17 May 2012
PHILIPPINES Declaration 17 April 2012 17 May 2012
POLAND Ratification 14 September 2005
PORTUGAL Signature 15 February 2006
PORTUGAL Ratification 15 January 2013 14 February 2013
ROMANIA Signature 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
ROMANIA Ratification 2 July 2009 1 August 2009
ROMANIA Declaration 2 July 2009 1 August 2009
SENEGAL Signature 4 February 2003
SENEGAL Ratification 18 October 2006 17 November 2006
SERBIA Ratification 26 September 2006 26 October 2006
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Signature 25 September 2003 1 January 1900
SIERRA LEONE Signature 26 September 2003 1 January 1900
SLOVENIA Accession 23 January 2007 22 February 2007
SLOVENIA Notification 23 January 2007 22 February 2007
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 20 September 2006
SPAIN Signature 13 April 2005
SPAIN Ratification 4 April 2006
SWEDEN Signature 26 June 2003
SWEDEN Ratification 14 September 2005
SWITZERLAND Signature 25 June 2004 1 January 1900
SWITZERLAND Ratification 24 September 2009 24 October 2009
TIMOR-LESTE Signature 16 September 2005
TOGO Signature 15 September 2005
TOGO Ratification 20 July 2010 19 August 2010
TUNISIA Accession 29 June 2011 29 July 2011
TURKEY Signature 14 September 2005
TURKEY Ratification 27 September 2011 27 October 2011
UKRAINE Signature 23 September 2005
UKRAINE Ratification 19 September 2006 19 October 2006
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 26 June 2003
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 10 December 2003 22 June 2006
URUGUAY Signature 12 January 2004 1 January 1900
URUGUAY Ratification 8 December 2005
VENEZUELA Signature 1 July 2011 1 July 2011
ZAMBIA Signature 27 September 2010

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 031/2007: Cm 7307||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0031.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 016/2008: Cm 7607||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0016.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  11. Treaty Series 020/2010: Cm 7952||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0020.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  13. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  14. FCO 85 (TNA) FCO85 - 151/0: 0
  15. Treaty Series 021/2006: Cm 6913||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0021.pdf
  16. Miscellaneous Series 016/2003: Cm 5957
Metadata

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UUID: 06568b9c-f6f3-4e9a-b67e-cc2984251ea5
Treaty ID: 4624
Record ID: 73110