Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
—
Signed on
—
In force on
22 December 2000

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ANDORRA
  3. ANGOLA
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. AZERBAIJAN
  9. BANGLADESH
  10. BELARUS
  11. BELGIUM
  12. BELIZE
  13. BENIN
  14. BOLIVIA
  15. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  16. BRAZIL
  17. BULGARIA
  18. BURKINA FASO
  19. BURUNDI
  20. CAMBODIA
  21. CAMEROON
  22. CANADA
  23. CAPE VERDE
  24. CHILE
  25. COLOMBIA
  26. CONGO
  27. COSTA RICA
  28. COTE D'IVOIRE
  29. CROATIA
  30. CUBA
  31. CYPRUS
  32. CZECH REPUBLIC
  33. DENMARK
  34. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  35. ECUADOR
  36. EL SALVADOR
  37. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  38. Falkland Islands
  39. FINLAND
  40. FRANCE
  41. GABON
  42. GEORGIA
  43. GERMANY
  44. GHANA
  45. GREECE
  46. GUATEMALA
  47. GUINEA BISSAU
  48. HUNGARY
  49. ICELAND
  50. INDONESIA
  51. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  52. Isle Of Man
  53. ITALY
  54. KAZAKHSTAN
  55. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  56. LESOTHO
  57. LIBERIA
  58. LIBYA
  59. LIECHTENSTEIN
  60. LITHUANIA
  61. LUXEMBOURG
  62. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  63. MADAGASCAR
  64. MALAWI
  65. MALDIVES
  66. MALI
  67. MAURITIUS
  68. MEXICO
  69. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  70. MONGOLIA
  71. MOZAMBIQUE
  72. NAMIBIA
  73. NEPAL
  74. NETHERLANDS THE
  75. NEW ZEALAND
  76. NIGERIA
  77. NORWAY
  78. OMAN
  79. PANAMA
  80. PARAGUAY
  81. PERU
  82. PHILIPPINES
  83. POLAND
  84. PORTUGAL
  85. ROMANIA
  86. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  87. RWANDA
  88. SAN MARINO
  89. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  90. SENEGAL
  91. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
  92. SEYCHELLES
  93. SIERRA LEONE
  94. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  95. SLOVENIA
  96. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  97. SOUTH AFRICA
  98. SPAIN
  99. SRI LANKA
  100. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  101. SWEDEN
  102. SWITZERLAND
  103. TAJIKISTAN
  104. TANZANIA
  105. THAILAND
  106. TIMOR-LESTE
  107. TUNISIA
  108. TURKEY
  109. TURKMENISTAN
  110. UKRAINE
  111. UNITED KINGDOM
  112. URUGUAY
  113. VANUATU
  114. VENEZUELA
  115. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Acceptance 23 June 2003 23 September 2003
ANDORRA Signature 9 July 2001
ANDORRA Ratification 14 October 2002 14 January 2003
ANGOLA Accession 1 November 2007 1 February 2008
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 5 June 2006 5 September 2006
ARGENTINA Signature 28 February 2000
ARGENTINA Communication 18 January 2005 1 January 1900
ARMENIA Accession 14 September 2006 14 December 2006
AUSTRIA Signature 10 December 1999
AUSTRIA Ratification 6 September 2000
AZERBAIJAN Signature 6 June 2000
AZERBAIJAN Ratification 1 June 2001 1 September 2001
BANGLADESH Signature 6 September 2000
BANGLADESH Ratification 6 September 2000
BANGLADESH Declaration 6 September 2000
BELARUS Signature 29 April 2002
BELARUS Ratification 3 February 2004 3 May 2004
BELGIUM Signature 10 December 1999
BELGIUM Declaration 10 December 1999
BELGIUM Ratification 17 June 2004 17 September 2004
BELIZE Accession 9 December 2002
BENIN Signature 25 May 2000
BOLIVIA Signature 10 December 1999
BOLIVIA Ratification 27 September 2000 27 December 2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Signature 7 September 2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 4 September 2002 4 December 2002
BRAZIL Signature 13 March 2001
BRAZIL Ratification 28 June 2002 28 September 2002
BULGARIA Signature 6 June 2000
BULGARIA Ratification 20 September 2006 20 December 2006
BURKINA FASO Signature 16 November 2001
BURKINA FASO Ratification 10 October 2005 10 January 2005
BURUNDI Signature 13 November 2001
CAMBODIA Signature 11 November 2001
CAMBODIA Ratification 13 October 2010 13 January 2011
CAMEROON Accession 7 January 2005 7 April 2005
CANADA Accession 18 October 2002 18 January 2003
CAPE VERDE Accession 10 October 2011 10 January 2012
CHILE Signature 10 December 1999
COLOMBIA Signature 10 December 1999
COLOMBIA Declaration 23 January 2001 23 April 2007
COLOMBIA Ratification 23 January 2007 23 April 2007
CONGO Signature 29 September 2008
COSTA RICA Ratification 20 December 2001
COSTA RICA Signature 10 December 1999
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 20 January 2012 20 April 2012
CROATIA Signature 5 June 2000
CROATIA Ratification 7 March 2001 7 June 2001
CUBA Signature 17 March 2000
CUBA Declaration 17 March 2000
CYPRUS Signature 8 February 2001
CYPRUS Ratification 26 April 2002 26 July 2002
CZECH REPUBLIC Signature 10 December 1999
CZECH REPUBLIC Ratification 26 February 2001 26 May 2001
DENMARK Signature 10 December 1999
DENMARK Ratification 31 May 2000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 10 November 2001
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 14 March 2000
ECUADOR Signature 10 December 1999
ECUADOR Ratification 5 February 2002 5 May 2002
EL SALVADOR Signature 4 April 2001
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 16 October 2009 16 January 2010
Falkland Islands Extension 17 December 2004 17 March 2005
FINLAND Signature 10 December 1999
FINLAND Ratification 29 December 2000 29 March 2001
FRANCE Signature 10 December 1999
FRANCE Ratification 9 June 2000
GABON Accession 5 November 2004 5 February 2004
GEORGIA Accession 1 August 2002 1 November 2002
GERMANY Signature 10 December 1999
GERMANY Ratification 15 January 2002 15 April 2002
GHANA Signature 24 February 2000
GHANA Ratification 3 February 2011 3 May 2011
GREECE Signature 10 December 1999
GREECE Ratification 24 January 2002 24 April 2002
GUATEMALA Signature 7 September 2000
GUATEMALA Ratification 9 May 2002 9 August 2002
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 12 September 2000
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 5 August 2009 5 May 2009
HUNGARY Accession 22 December 2000 22 March 2001
ICELAND Signature 10 December 1999
ICELAND Ratification 6 March 2001 6 June 2001
INDONESIA Signature 28 February 2000
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 7 September 2000
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 7 September 2000
Isle Of Man Extension 17 December 2004 17 March 2005
ITALY Signature 10 December 1999
ITALY Ratification 22 September 2000
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 6 September 2000
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 24 November 2001
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 10 October 2006 18 January 2007
LESOTHO Signature 6 September 2000
LESOTHO Ratification 24 September 2004 24 December 2004
LIBERIA Signature 22 September 2004 1 January 1900
LIBYA Accession 18 June 2004 18 September 2004
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 10 December 1999
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 24 October 2001 24 January 2002
LITHUANIA Signature 8 September 2000
LITHUANIA Ratification 5 August 2004 5 November 2004
LUXEMBOURG Signature 10 December 1999
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 1 July 2003 1 October 2003
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Signature 3 April 2000
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Ratification 17 October 2003 17 January 2004
MADAGASCAR Signature 7 September 2000
MALAWI Signature 7 September 2000
MALDIVES Accession 13 March 2006 13 June 2006
MALI Accession 5 December 2000 5 January 2001
MAURITIUS Signature 11 November 2001
MAURITIUS Ratification 31 October 2008 31 January 2009
MEXICO Signature 10 December 1999
MEXICO Ratification 15 March 2002 15 June 2002
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 28 February 2006 28 May 2006
MONGOLIA Signature 7 September 2000
MONGOLIA Ratification 28 March 2002 28 June 2002
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 4 November 2008 4 February 2009
NAMIBIA Signature 19 May 2000
NAMIBIA Ratification 26 May 2000
NEPAL Signature 18 December 2001
NEPAL Ratification 15 June 2007 15 September 2007
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 10 December 1999
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 22 May 2002 22 August 2002
NETHERLANDS THE Application 22 May 2002
NEW ZEALAND Signature 7 September 2000
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 7 September 2000
NEW ZEALAND Not Applicable 7 September 2000
NIGERIA Signature 8 September 2000
NIGERIA Ratification 22 November 2004 22 February 2005
NORWAY Signature 10 December 1999
NORWAY Ratification 5 March 2002 5 June 2002
OMAN Accession 7 February 2006 9 March 2006
OMAN Reservation 7 February 2006
PANAMA Signature 9 June 2000
PANAMA Ratification 9 May 2001 9 August 2001
PARAGUAY Signature 28 December 1999
PARAGUAY Ratification 14 May 2001 14 August 2001
PERU Signature 22 December 2000
PERU Ratification 9 April 2001 9 July 2001
PHILIPPINES Signature 21 March 2000
PHILIPPINES Ratification 12 November 2003 12 February 2004
POLAND Accession 22 December 2003 22 March 2004
PORTUGAL Signature 16 February 2000
PORTUGAL Ratification 26 April 2002 26 July 2002
ROMANIA Signature 6 September 2000
ROMANIA Ratification 25 August 2003 25 November 2003
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 8 May 2001
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 28 July 2004 28 October 2004
RWANDA Accession 15 December 2008 15 March 2009
SAN MARINO Accession 15 September 2005 15 December 2005
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Signature 6 September 2000
SENEGAL Signature 10 December 1999
SENEGAL Ratification 26 May 2000
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Accession 31 July 2003 31 October 2003
SEYCHELLES Signature 22 July 2002
SEYCHELLES Ratification 1 March 2011 1 June 2011
SIERRA LEONE Signature 8 September 2000
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Signature 5 June 2000
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ratification 17 November 2000 17 February 2001
SLOVENIA Signature 10 December 1999
SLOVENIA Ratification 23 September 2004 23 December 2004
SOLOMON ISLANDS Accession 6 May 2002 6 August 2002
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 18 October 2005 18 January 2006
SPAIN Signature 14 March 2000
SPAIN Ratification 6 July 2001 6 October 2001
SRI LANKA Accession 15 October 2002 15 January 2003
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 20 January 2006 20 April 2006
SWEDEN Signature 10 December 1999
SWEDEN Ratification 24 April 2003 24 July 2003
SWITZERLAND Signature 15 February 2007
SWITZERLAND Ratification 29 September 2008 29 December 2008
TAJIKISTAN Signature 7 September 2000
TANZANIA Accession 12 January 2006 12 April 2006
THAILAND Signature 14 June 2000
THAILAND Ratification 14 June 2000
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 16 April 2003 16 July 2003
TUNISIA Accession 23 September 2008 23 December 2008
TURKEY Signature 8 September 2000
TURKEY Ratification 29 October 2002 29 January 2003
TURKMENISTAN Accession 20 May 2009 20 August 2009
UKRAINE Signature 7 September 2000
UKRAINE Ratification 26 September 2003 26 December 2003
UNITED KINGDOM Accession 17 December 2004 17 March 2005
URUGUAY Signature 9 May 2000
URUGUAY Ratification 26 July 2001 26 October 2001
VANUATU Accession 17 May 2007 17 August 2007
VENEZUELA Signature 17 March 2000
VENEZUELA Ratification 13 May 2002 13 August 2002
ZAMBIA Signature 29 September 2008

Citations

  1. FCO 85 (TNA) FCO85 - 172/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 004/2009: Cm 7574||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0004.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  5. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  7. Miscellaneous Series 010/2004: Cm 6318
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 89ef535c-cbf4-49d2-b0c6-f33417fe868b
Treaty ID: 4477
Record ID: 72948