Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
Signed on
31 March 1953
In force on
7 July 1954

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANGOLA
  5. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. ARMENIA
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. AUSTRIA
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. BANGLADESH
  12. BARBADOS
  13. BELARUS
  14. BELGIUM
  15. BOLIVIA
  16. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  17. BRAZIL
  18. British Solomon Islands
  19. Brunei
  20. BULGARIA
  21. BURUNDI
  22. CAMBODIA
  23. CANADA
  24. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  25. CHILE
  26. COLOMBIA
  27. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
  28. COSTA RICA
  29. COTE D'IVOIRE
  30. CROATIA
  31. CUBA
  32. CYPRUS
  33. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  34. CZECH REPUBLIC
  35. DENMARK
  36. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  37. ECUADOR
  38. EGYPT
  39. EL SALVADOR
  40. ETHIOPIA
  41. Fiji
  42. FINLAND
  43. FRANCE
  44. GABON
  45. GEORGIA
  46. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  47. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  48. GHANA
  49. GREECE
  50. GUATEMALA
  51. GUINEA
  52. HAITI
  53. HONG KONG SAR
  54. HUNGARY
  55. ICELAND
  56. INDIA
  57. INDONESIA
  58. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  59. ISRAEL
  60. ITALY
  61. JAMAICA
  62. JAPAN
  63. JORDAN
  64. KAZAKHSTAN
  65. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  66. KYRGYZSTAN
  67. LAOS
  68. LATVIA
  69. LEBANON
  70. LESOTHO
  71. LIBERIA
  72. LIBYA
  73. LUXEMBOURG
  74. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  75. MADAGASCAR
  76. MALAWI
  77. MALI
  78. MALTA
  79. MAURITANIA
  80. MAURITIUS
  81. MEXICO
  82. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  83. MONGOLIA
  84. MONTENEGRO
  85. MOROCCO
  86. MYANMAR
  87. NEPAL
  88. NETHERLANDS THE
  89. NEW ZEALAND
  90. NICARAGUA
  91. NIGER
  92. NIGERIA
  93. NORWAY
  94. PAKISTAN
  95. PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY
  96. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  97. PARAGUAY
  98. PERU
  99. PHILIPPINES
  100. POLAND
  101. ROMANIA
  102. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  103. RWANDA
  104. SENEGAL
  105. SIERRA LEONE
  106. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  107. SLOVENIA
  108. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  109. SOUTH AFRICA
  110. SPAIN
  111. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  112. SURINAME
  113. SWAZILAND
  114. SWAZILAND
  115. SWEDEN
  116. TAIWAN
  117. TAJIKISTAN
  118. TANZANIA
  119. THAILAND
  120. TONGA
  121. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  122. TUNISIA
  123. TURKEY
  124. TURKMENISTAN
  125. UGANDA
  126. UKRAINE
  127. UNITED KINGDOM
  128. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  129. URUGUAY
  130. UZBEKISTAN
  131. VENEZUELA
  132. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  133. YUGOSLAVIA
  134. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  135. ZAIRE
  136. ZAMBIA
  137. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 16 November 1966
ALBANIA Accession 12 May 1955
ALBANIA Declaration 12 May 1955
ALBANIA Reservation 12 May 1955
ALGERIA Accession 5 August 2004 3 November 2004
ANGOLA Accession 17 September 1986 16 December 1986
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Reservation 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
ARGENTINA Signature 31 March 1953
ARGENTINA Ratification 27 February 1961
ARGENTINA Reservation 27 February 1961
ARMENIA Accession 24 January 2008 23 April 2008
AUSTRALIA Reservation 10 December 1947 10 March 1975
AUSTRALIA Declaration 10 December 1947 10 December 1947
AUSTRALIA Accession 10 December 1974 10 March 1975
AUSTRIA Signature 19 October 1959
AUSTRIA Ratification 18 April 1969
AUSTRIA Reservation 18 April 1969
AUSTRIA Withdrawal 11 September 2000
BAHAMAS Succession 16 August 1977
BANGLADESH Accession 5 October 1998 3 January 1999
BANGLADESH Declaration 5 October 1998
BARBADOS Accession 21 January 1973 12 April 1973
BELARUS Signature 31 March 1953
BELARUS Ratification 11 August 1954
BELARUS Reservation 11 August 1954
BELARUS Withdrawal 19 April 1989
BELGIUM Accession 20 May 1964
BELGIUM Reservation 20 May 1964
BELGIUM Withdrawal 19 June 1978
BELGIUM Withdrawal Res. 14 September 1998
BOLIVIA Signature 9 April 1953
BOLIVIA Ratification 22 September 1970 21 December 1970
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BRAZIL Signature 20 May 1953
BRAZIL Ratification 13 August 1963
British Solomon Islands Extension 24 February 1967
Brunei Extension 24 February 1967
BULGARIA Accession 17 March 1954
BULGARIA Declaration 17 March 1954
BULGARIA Reservation 17 March 1954
BULGARIA Withdrawal 24 June 1992
BURUNDI Accession 18 February 1993 19 May 1993
CAMBODIA Signature 11 November 2001
CANADA Accession 30 January 1957
CANADA Reservation 30 January 1957
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 4 September 1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Notification 4 September 1962
CHILE Signature 31 March 1953
CHILE Ratification 18 October 1967
COLOMBIA Accession 5 August 1986 3 November 1986
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Accession 15 October 1962
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Notification 15 October 1962
COSTA RICA Signature 31 March 1953
COSTA RICA Ratification 25 July 1967
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 18 December 1995 17 March 1996
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 31 March 1953
CUBA Ratification 8 April 1954
CYPRUS Signature 10 September 1968
CYPRUS Ratification 12 November 1968
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 31 March 1953
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 6 April 1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 6 April 1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 10 June 1974
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Withdrawal 26 April 1991
DENMARK Signature 29 October 1953
DENMARK Ratification 7 July 1954
DENMARK Reservation 7 July 1954
DENMARK Withdrawal 26 April 1991
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 31 March 1953
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11 December 1953
ECUADOR Signature 31 March 1953
ECUADOR Reservation 31 March 1953
ECUADOR Ratification 23 April 1954
EGYPT Accession 8 September 1981 7 December 1981
EL SALVADOR Signature 24 June 1953
EL SALVADOR Ratification 26 March 2008 24 June 2008
ETHIOPIA Signature 31 March 1953
ETHIOPIA Ratification 21 January 1969
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
Fiji Reservation 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 6 October 1958
FINLAND Reservation 6 October 1958
FRANCE Signature 31 March 1953
FRANCE Reservation 31 March 1953
FRANCE Ratification 22 April 1957
FRANCE Withdrawal 26 November 1960
FRANCE Statement 17 June 1974
FRANCE Statement 15 July 1974
GABON Signature 19 April 1967
GABON Ratification 19 April 1967
GEORGIA Accession 6 July 2005 4 October 2005
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27 March 1973 25 June 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 27 March 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 27 March 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Objection 27 December 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 4 November 1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 4 November 1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 4 November 1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 15 July 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 17 December 1999
GHANA Accession 28 December 1965
GREECE Signature 1 April 1953
GREECE Ratification 29 December 1953
GUATEMALA Signature 31 March 1953
GUATEMALA Ratification 7 October 1959
GUATEMALA Reservation 7 October 1959
GUINEA Signature 19 March 1975
GUINEA Ratification 24 January 1978 24 April 1978
HAITI Signature 23 July 1957
HAITI Ratification 12 February 1958
HONG KONG SAR Application 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Declaration 10 June 1997
HUNGARY Signature 2 September 1954
HUNGARY Ratification 20 January 1955
HUNGARY Reservation 20 January 1955
HUNGARY Withdrawal 8 December 1989
ICELAND Signature 25 November 1953
ICELAND Ratification 30 June 1954
INDIA Signature 29 April 1953
INDIA Ratification 1 November 1961
INDIA Reservation 1 November 1961
INDONESIA Signature 31 March 1953
INDONESIA Ratification 16 December 1958
INDONESIA Reservation 16 December 1958
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 14 November 1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Reservation 14 November 1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 14 November 1968
ISRAEL Signature 14 April 1953
ISRAEL Ratification 6 July 1954
ITALY Accession 6 March 1968
ITALY Declaration 6 March 1968
JAMAICA Accession 14 August 1966
JAPAN Signature 1 April 1955
JAPAN Ratification 13 July 1955
JORDAN Accession 1 July 1992 29 September 1992
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 28 March 2000 26 June 2000
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 23 June 1959
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 10 February 1997 11 May 1997
LAOS Accession 28 January 1969
LATVIA Accession 14 April 1992 13 July 1992
LEBANON Signature 24 February 1954
LEBANON Ratification 5 June 1956
LESOTHO Accession 4 November 1974 2 February 1975
LESOTHO Reservation 4 November 1974 2 February 1975
LIBERIA Signature 9 December 1953
LIBYA Accession 16 May 1989 14 August 1989
LUXEMBOURG Signature 4 June 1969
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 1 November 1976 30 January 1977
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 January 1994 17 September 1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 12 February 1964
MALAWI Accession 29 June 1966
MALI Accession 16 July 1974 14 October 1974
MALTA Accession 9 July 1968
MALTA Declaration 9 July 1968
MAURITANIA Accession 4 May 1976 2 August 1976
MAURITIUS Accession 12 March 1968
MAURITIUS Declaration 18 July 1969
MAURITIUS Reservation 18 July 1969
MEXICO Declaration 31 March 1953
MEXICO Signature 31 March 1953
MEXICO Ratification 23 March 1981 21 June 1981
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 26 January 1993 26 April 1993
MONGOLIA Accession 18 August 1965
MONGOLIA Declaration 18 August 1965
MONGOLIA Withdrawal 19 July 1990
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Accession 22 November 1976 20 February 1977
MOROCCO Reservation 22 November 1976 20 February 1977
MYANMAR Signature 14 September 1954
NEPAL Accession 26 April 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 8 August 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 30 July 1971
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 30 July 1971
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal 17 December 1985 17 December 1985
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 20 December 1999
NEW ZEALAND Accession 22 May 1968
NEW ZEALAND Reservation 22 May 1968
NICARAGUA Accession 17 January 1957
NIGER Accession 7 December 1964
NIGER Notification 7 December 1964
NIGERIA Signature 11 July 1980
NIGERIA Ratification 17 November 1980 15 February 1981
NORWAY Signature 18 September 1953
NORWAY Ratification 24 August 1956
NORWAY Objection 24 August 1956
PAKISTAN Signature 18 May 1954
PAKISTAN Reservation 18 May 1954
PAKISTAN Objection 7 December 1954
PAKISTAN Ratification 7 December 1954
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 6 February 2015
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 6 February 2015
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 6 February 2015
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 27 January 1982 27 April 1982
PARAGUAY Signature 16 November 1953
PARAGUAY Ratification 22 February 1990
PERU Accession 1 July 1975 29 September 1975
PHILIPPINES Signature 23 September 1953
PHILIPPINES Ratification 12 September 1957
POLAND Signature 31 March 1953
POLAND Ratification 11 August 1954
POLAND Declaration 11 August 1954
POLAND Reservation 11 August 1954
ROMANIA Signature 27 April 1954
ROMANIA Ratification 6 August 1954
ROMANIA Declaration 6 August 1954
ROMANIA Reservation 6 August 1954
ROMANIA Withdrawal Dec. 2 April 1997
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 31 March 1953
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 3 May 1954
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Reservation 3 May 1954
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Withdrawal 8 March 1989
RWANDA Accession 26 September 2003 25 December 2003
SENEGAL Accession 2 May 1963
SENEGAL Notification 2 May 1963
SIERRA LEONE Accession 25 July 1962
SIERRA LEONE Declaration 25 July 1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 6 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SOLOMON ISLANDS Declaration 10 May 1982
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 29 January 1993
SPAIN Accession 14 January 1974 14 April 1974
SPAIN Reservation 14 January 1974
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 27 April 1999 27 October 1979
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Reservation 27 April 1999
SURINAME Extension 30 July 1971 1 January 1900
SWAZILAND Extension 24 February 1967
SWAZILAND Accession 20 July 1970 18 October 1970
SWAZILAND Reservation 20 July 1970 18 October 1970
SWEDEN Signature 6 October 1953
SWEDEN Ratification 31 March 1954
SWEDEN Objection 31 March 1954
SWEDEN Objection 14 December 1999
TAIWAN Signature 9 June 1953
TAIWAN Ratification 21 December 1953
TAJIKISTAN Accession 7 June 1999
TANZANIA Accession 19 June 1975 17 September 1975
THAILAND Signature 5 March 1954
THAILAND Ratification 30 November 1954
TONGA Extension 24 February 1967
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 24 June 1966
TUNISIA Accession 24 January 1968
TUNISIA Reservation 24 January 1968
TURKEY Signature 12 January 1954
TURKEY Ratification 26 January 1960
TURKMENISTAN Accession 11 October 1999 9 January 2000
UGANDA Accession 21 June 1995 19 September 1995
UKRAINE Signature 31 March 1953
UKRAINE Ratification 15 November 1954
UKRAINE Reservation 15 November 1954
UKRAINE Withdrawal 20 April 1989
UNITED KINGDOM Accession 24 February 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 24 February 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 24 November 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 12 February 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 17 June 1974
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 15 July 1974
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 15 October 1974
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 10 April 1995 4 January 1995
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 17 June 1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 15 July 1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 8 April 1976 7 July 1976
URUGUAY Signature 26 May 1953
UZBEKISTAN Accession 29 September 1997 28 December 1997
VENEZUELA Accession 31 May 1983 29 August 1983
VENEZUELA Reservation 31 May 1983 29 August 1983
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 9 February 1987 10 May 1987
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Reservation 9 February 1987 10 May 1987
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 31 March 1953
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 23 June 1954
YUGOSLAVIA Objection 23 June 1954
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Objection 12 March 2001
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Accession 12 October 1977 10 January 1978
ZAMBIA Accession 4 February 1972 4 May 1972
ZIMBABWE Accession 5 June 1995 3 September 1995

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 014/2008: Cm 7496||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0014.pdf
  5. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/473/0: 0
  6. UN Registration United/0: 193 135
  7. Treaty Series 101/1967: Cmnd 3449||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1967-TS0101.pdf
  8. Miscellaneous Series 001/1967: Cmnd 3183
Metadata

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UUID: 03a6ff01-dda6-42ad-a845-1021cee10fb3
Treaty ID: 2185
Record ID: 70409