International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
Signed on
30 September 1921
In force on
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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antilles
  5. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  6. Aruba
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. BARBADOS
  12. BELGIUM
  13. BRAZIL
  14. BRITISH EMPIRE
  15. British Guiana
  16. British Honduras
  17. British Solomon Islands
  18. BULGARIA
  19. BURMA
  20. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  21. CANADA
  22. CEYLON
  23. CHILE
  24. CHINA
  25. COLOMBIA
  26. COSTA RICA
  27. CUBA
  28. CYPRUS
  29. CYPRUS
  30. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  31. CZECH REPUBLIC
  32. DANZIG
  33. DENMARK
  34. EGYPT
  35. ESTONIA
  36. Falkland Island Dependencies
  37. Falkland Islands
  38. Fiji
  39. Fiji
  40. FINLAND
  41. FRANCE
  42. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  43. GERMANY
  44. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  45. GHANA
  46. Gibraltar
  47. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  48. GREECE
  49. GRENADA
  50. Hong Kong
  51. HONG KONG SAR
  52. HUNGARY
  53. INDIA
  54. IRAQ
  55. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  56. Italian Colonies
  57. ITALY
  58. JAMAICA
  59. JAMAICA
  60. JAPAN
  61. KENYA
  62. LATVIA
  63. Leeward Islands
  64. LIBYA
  65. LITHUANIA
  66. LUXEMBOURG
  67. Macao
  68. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  69. MADAGASCAR
  70. MALAWI
  71. MALTA
  72. MALTA
  73. MAURITIUS
  74. MAURITIUS
  75. MEXICO
  76. MONACO
  77. NAURU
  78. NETHERLANDS THE
  79. New Guinea
  80. NEW ZEALAND
  81. NICARAGUA
  82. Norfolk Island
  83. Northern Rhodesia
  84. NORWAY
  85. Nyasaland
  86. Palestine
  87. Papua
  88. PERSIA
  89. PHILIPPINES
  90. POLAND
  91. PORTUGAL
  92. ROUMANIA
  93. Sarawak
  94. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  95. SEYCHELLES
  96. SIAM
  97. SIERRA LEONE
  98. SIERRA LEONE
  99. SINGAPORE
  100. SOUTH AFRICA
  101. Southern Rhodesia
  102. SPAIN
  103. ST LUCIA
  104. Straits Settlements
  105. St Vincent
  106. SUDAN
  107. SWEDEN
  108. SWITZERLAND
  109. SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON
  110. TANGANYIKA
  111. The Gambia
  112. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  113. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  114. TURKEY
  115. UGANDA
  116. UNITED KINGDOM
  117. URUGUAY
  118. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  119. ZAMBIA
  120. Zanzibar
  121. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 10 April 1935
ALBANIA Signature 30 September 1921
ALBANIA Ratification 13 October 1924
ALGERIA Accession 31 October 1963
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Accession 3 October 1936
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 30 September 1921
AUSTRALIA Declaration 30 September 1921
AUSTRALIA Ratification 28 June 1922
AUSTRIA Signature 30 September 1921
AUSTRIA Ratification 9 August 1922
BAHAMAS Extension 23 September 1922
BAHAMAS Succession 10 June 1976
BARBADOS Extension 23 September 1922
BELGIUM Signature 30 September 1921
BELGIUM Ratification 15 June 1922
BRAZIL Signature 30 September 1921
BRAZIL Ratification 18 August 1933
BRITISH EMPIRE Signature 30 September 1921
BRITISH EMPIRE Declaration 30 September 1921
BRITISH EMPIRE Ratification 28 June 1922
British Guiana Extension 31 October 1922
British Honduras Extension 23 September 1922
British Solomon Islands Extension 2 November 1931
BULGARIA Accession 29 April 1925
BURMA Extension 3 April 1939
BURMA Reservation 3 April 1939
BYELORUSSIA S S R Accession 21 May 1948
CANADA Signature 30 September 1921
CANADA Ratification 28 June 1922
CEYLON Extension 23 September 1922
CHILE Signature 30 September 1921
CHILE Ratification 15 January 1929
CHINA Signature 30 September 1921
CHINA Ratification 24 February 1926
CHINA Communication 3 December 1999 20 December 1999
COLOMBIA Signature 30 September 1921
COLOMBIA Reservation 30 September 1921
COLOMBIA Ratification 8 November 1934
COSTA RICA Signature 30 September 1921
CUBA Signature 30 September 1921
CUBA Ratification 7 May 1923
CYPRUS Extension 23 September 1922
CYPRUS Succession 16 May 1963
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 30 December 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 30 September 1921
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 29 September 1923
DANZIG Signature 30 September 1921
DANZIG Ratification 8 October 1924
DENMARK Accession 23 April 1931 1 January 1753
DENMARK Reservation 23 April 1931
EGYPT Accession 13 April 1932
ESTONIA Signature 30 September 1921
ESTONIA Ratification 28 February 1930
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 8 May 1924
Falkland Islands Extension 8 May 1924
Fiji Extension 31 October 1922
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 16 August 1926
FRANCE Accession 16 January 1926
FRANCE Ratification 1 March 1926
FRANCE Reservation 1 March 1926
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Statement 1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 8 March 1958
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 31 January 1974 8 March 1958
GERMANY Signature 30 September 1921
GERMANY Ratification 8 July 1924
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 2 March 1976
GHANA Succession 7 April 1958
Gibraltar Extension 23 September 1922
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 2 November 1931
GREECE Signature 30 September 1921
GREECE Ratification 9 April 1923
GRENADA Extension 23 September 1922
Hong Kong Accession 23 September 1922
Hong Kong Withdrawn 1 July 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 6 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Signature 30 September 1921
HUNGARY Ratification 25 April 1925
INDIA Signature 30 September 1921
INDIA Declaration 30 September 1921
INDIA Ratification 28 June 1922
IRAQ Accession 15 May 1925
IRAQ Reservation 15 May 1925
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 May 1934
Italian Colonies Extension 27 July 1922
ITALY Signature 30 September 1921
ITALY Reservation 30 September 1921
ITALY Ratification 30 June 1924
JAMAICA Extension 7 March 1924
JAMAICA Succession 30 July 1964
JAPAN Signature 30 September 1921
JAPAN Reservation 30 September 1921
JAPAN Ratification 15 December 1925
JAPAN Declaration 15 December 1925
JAPAN Withdrawn 26 March 1927
KENYA Extension 23 September 1922
LATVIA Signature 30 September 1921
LATVIA Ratification 12 February 1924
Leeward Islands Extension 7 March 1924
LIBYA Accession 17 February 1959
LITHUANIA Signature 30 September 1921
LITHUANIA Ratification 14 September 1931
LUXEMBOURG Accession 31 December 1929
Macao Application 11 August 1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 January 1994 17 September 1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 18 February 1963
MALAWI Accession 25 February 1966
MALTA Extension 23 September 1922
MALTA Succession 24 March 1967 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Extension 7 March 1924
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Accession 10 May 1932
MONACO Accession 18 July 1931
NAURU Extension 2 September 1936
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 30 September 1921
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 19 September 1923
New Guinea Extension 2 September 1936
NEW ZEALAND Signature 30 September 1921
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 30 September 1921
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 28 June 1922
NICARAGUA Accession 12 December 1935
Norfolk Island Extension 2 September 1936
Northern Rhodesia Extension 23 September 1922
NORWAY Signature 30 September 1921
NORWAY Ratification 16 August 1922
Nyasaland Extension 23 September 1922
Palestine Extension 2 November 1931
Papua Extension 2 September 1936
PERSIA Signature 30 September 1921
PERSIA Ratification 28 March 1933
PHILIPPINES Accession 30 September 1954
POLAND Signature 30 September 1921
POLAND Ratification 8 October 1924
PORTUGAL Signature 30 September 1921
PORTUGAL Ratification 1 December 1923
PORTUGAL Communication 18 November 1999
ROUMANIA Signature 30 September 1921
ROUMANIA Ratification 5 September 1923
Sarawak Extension 2 November 1931
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Accession 2 May 1929
SEYCHELLES Extension 23 September 1922
SIAM Signature 30 September 1921
SIAM Reservation 30 September 1921
SIAM Ratification 13 July 1922
SIERRA LEONE Extension 16 November 1927
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Succession 7 June 1966
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 30 September 1921
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 28 June 1922
Southern Rhodesia Extension 23 September 1922
SPAIN Accession 12 May 1924
ST LUCIA Extension 23 September 1922
St Vincent Extension 23 September 1922
Straits Settlements Extension 23 September 1922
SUDAN Accession 1 June 1932
SWEDEN Signature 30 September 1921
SWEDEN Ratification 9 June 1925
SWITZERLAND Signature 30 September 1921
SWITZERLAND Reservation 30 September 1921
SWITZERLAND Ratification 20 January 1926
SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON Accession 2 June 1930
TANGANYIKA Extension 10 April 1931
The Gambia Extension 10 April 1931
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 23 September 1922
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
TURKEY Accession 15 April 1937
UGANDA Extension 10 April 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 30 September 1921
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 28 June 1922
URUGUAY Accession 21 October 1924
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Succession 26 March 1973
Zanzibar Extension 14 January 1932
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.9 (p.415)/1922: 0 0
  2. Treaty Series 026/1923: Cmd. 1986||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1923-TS0026.pdf
  3. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/73/0: 0
  4. League of Nations Registration 269/1922: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 21b33fac-aa8d-497b-b8c5-fa4529e4c810
Treaty ID: 1804
Record ID: 63394