Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
Signed on
19 December 1966
In force on
23 March 1976

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. ANDORRA
  3. ANGOLA
  4. Antilles
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. Aruba
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BARBADOS
  11. BELARUS
  12. BELGIUM
  13. BENIN
  14. BOLIVIA
  15. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  16. BRAZIL
  17. BULGARIA
  18. BURKINA FASO
  19. CAMBODIA
  20. CAMEROON
  21. CANADA
  22. CAPE VERDE
  23. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  24. CHAD
  25. CHILE
  26. CHINA
  27. CONGO
  28. COSTA RICA
  29. COTE D'IVOIRE
  30. CYPRUS
  31. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  32. CZECH REPUBLIC
  33. DENMARK
  34. DJIBOUTI
  35. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  36. EL SALVADOR
  37. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  38. ESTONIA
  39. FINLAND
  40. FRANCE
  41. GAMBIA THE
  42. GEORGIA
  43. GERMANY
  44. GHANA
  45. GREECE
  46. GUATEMALA
  47. GUINEA
  48. GUINEA BISSAU
  49. GUYANA
  50. HONDURAS
  51. HUNGARY
  52. ICELAND
  53. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  54. ITALY
  55. JAMAICA
  56. KAZAKHSTAN
  57. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  58. KYRGYZSTAN
  59. LATVIA
  60. LESOTHO
  61. LIBYA
  62. LIECHTENSTEIN
  63. LITHUANIA
  64. LUXEMBOURG
  65. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  66. MADAGASCAR
  67. MALAWI
  68. MALDIVES
  69. MALI
  70. MALTA
  71. MAURITIUS
  72. MEXICO
  73. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  74. MONGOLIA
  75. NAMIBIA
  76. NAURU
  77. NEPAL
  78. NETHERLANDS THE
  79. NEW ZEALAND
  80. NICARAGUA
  81. NIGER
  82. NORWAY
  83. PANAMA
  84. PARAGUAY
  85. PERU
  86. PHILIPPINES
  87. POLAND
  88. PORTUGAL
  89. ROMANIA
  90. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  91. SAN MARINO
  92. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  93. SENEGAL
  94. SEYCHELLES
  95. SIERRA LEONE
  96. SLOVAKIA
  97. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  98. SLOVENIA
  99. SOMALIA
  100. SOUTH AFRICA
  101. SPAIN
  102. SRI LANKA
  103. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  104. SURINAME
  105. SWEDEN
  106. TAJIKISTAN
  107. TOGO
  108. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  109. TURKEY
  110. TURKMENISTAN
  111. UGANDA
  112. UKRAINE S S R
  113. UNITED KINGDOM
  114. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  115. URUGUAY
  116. UZBEKISTAN
  117. VENEZUELA
  118. YUGOSLAVIA
  119. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  120. ZAIRE
  121. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 12 September 1989 12 December 1989
ANDORRA Signature 5 August 2002
ANDORRA Ratification 22 September 2006 22 December 2006
ANGOLA Accession 10 January 1992 10 April 1992
Antilles Extension 11 March 1979
ARGENTINA Accession 8 August 1986 8 November 1986
ARMENIA Accession 23 June 1993 23 September 1993
Aruba Application 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 25 September 1991 25 December 1991
AZERBAIJAN Accession 27 November 2001
BARBADOS Accession 5 January 1973
BELARUS Accession 30 September 1992 30 December 1992
BELGIUM Accession 17 May 1994 17 August 1994
BENIN Accession 12 March 1992 12 June 1992
BOLIVIA Accession 12 August 1982 12 November 1982
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Signature 1 March 1995
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 1 March 1995
BRAZIL Accession 25 September 2009 25 December 2009
BULGARIA Objection 1 January 1970
BULGARIA Accession 26 March 1992 26 June 1992
BURKINA FASO Accession 4 January 1999 4 April 1999
CAMBODIA Denunciation 27 September 2004 1 January 1900
CAMEROON Accession 27 June 1984 27 September 1984
CANADA Accession 19 May 1976 19 August 1976
CAPE VERDE Accession 19 May 2000 19 August 2000
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 8 May 1981 8 August 1981
CHAD Accession 9 June 1995 9 September 1995
CHILE Declaration 31 January 1991
CHILE Accession 27 May 1992 27 August 1992
CHINA Signature 5 October 1967
CHINA Statement 1 January 1970
CONGO Accession 5 October 1983 5 January 1984
COSTA RICA Signature 19 December 1966
COSTA RICA Ratification 29 November 1968
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 5 March 1997 5 June 1997
CYPRUS Signature 19 December 1966
CYPRUS Ratification 15 April 1992 15 July 1992
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 22 February 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 12 March 1991 12 June 1991
DENMARK Signature 20 March 1968
DENMARK Ratification 6 January 1972
DENMARK Reservation 6 January 1972
DENMARK Objection 6 August 1999
DJIBOUTI Accession 5 November 2002 5 February 2003
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 4 January 1978 4 April 1978
EL SALVADOR Signature 21 September 1967
EL SALVADOR Ratification 6 June 1995 6 September 1995
EL SALVADOR Declaration 6 June 1995
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 25 September 1987 25 December 1987
ESTONIA Accession 21 October 1991 21 January 1992
FINLAND Signature 11 December 1967
FINLAND Ratification 19 August 1975
FINLAND Communication 17 March 2000
FRANCE Accession 17 February 1984 17 May 1984
FRANCE Declaration 17 February 1984
FRANCE Reservation 17 February 1984
FRANCE Statement 17 May 1984
FRANCE Objection 28 January 2000
GAMBIA THE Accession 9 June 1988 9 September 1988
GEORGIA Accession 3 May 1994 3 August 1994
GERMANY Accession 25 August 1993 25 November 1993
GERMANY Reservation 25 August 1993
GERMANY Communication 13 August 1999
GERMANY Objection 26 August 1999
GHANA Signature 7 September 2000
GHANA Ratification 7 September 2000 7 December 2000
GREECE Accession 5 May 1997 5 August 1997
GUATEMALA Accession 28 November 2000 28 February 2001
GUATEMALA Declaration 28 November 2000
GUATEMALA Notification 20 May 2009
GUATEMALA Notification 20 May 2009
GUINEA Signature 19 March 1975
GUINEA Ratification 17 June 1993 17 September 1993
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 12 September 2000
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 24 September 2013 24 December 2013
GUYANA Accession 10 May 1993 10 August 1993
GUYANA Re-Accession 5 January 1999
GUYANA Reservation 5 January 1999
GUYANA Denunciation 5 January 1999 5 April 1999
HONDURAS Signature 19 December 1966
HONDURAS Ratification 7 June 2005 7 September 2005
HUNGARY Accession 7 September 1988 7 December 1988
ICELAND Accession 22 August 1979 22 November 1979
ICELAND Reservation 22 August 1979
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 8 December 1989 8 March 1989
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Reservation 8 December 1989
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Communication 23 August 1999
ITALY Signature 30 April 1976
ITALY Ratification 15 September 1978 15 December 1978
ITALY Reservation 15 September 1978
ITALY Communication 17 September 1999
JAMAICA Signature 19 December 1966
JAMAICA Ratification 3 October 1975
JAMAICA Denunciation 23 October 1997 23 January 1998
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 25 September 2007
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 30 June 2009 30 September 2009
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 10 April 1990 10 July 1990
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 7 October 1994 7 January 1995
LATVIA Accession 22 June 1994 22 September 1994
LESOTHO Accession 6 September 2000 6 December 2000
LIBYA Accession 16 May 1989 16 August 1989
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 10 December 1998 10 March 1999
LITHUANIA Accession 20 November 1991 20 February 1992
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 August 1983 18 November 1983
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 18 August 1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 12 December 1994 12 March 1995
MADAGASCAR Signature 17 September 1969
MADAGASCAR Ratification 21 June 1971
MALAWI Accession 11 June 1996 11 September 1996
MALDIVES Accession 19 September 2006 19 December 2006
MALI Accession 24 October 2001 24 January 2002
MALTA Accession 13 September 1990 13 December 1990
MALTA Declaration 13 September 1990
MAURITIUS Accession 12 December 1973
MEXICO Accession 15 March 2002 15 June 2002
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 16 September 2005
MONGOLIA Accession 16 April 1991 16 July 1991
NAMIBIA Accession 28 November 1994 28 February 1995
NAURU Signature 12 November 2001
NEPAL Accession 14 May 1991 14 August 1991
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 6 August 1999
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 22 October 1999
NEW ZEALAND Accession 26 May 1989 26 August 1989
NICARAGUA Accession 12 March 1980 12 June 1980
NIGER Accession 7 March 1986 7 June 1986
NORWAY Signature 20 March 1968
NORWAY Ratification 13 September 1972
NORWAY Objection 6 August 1999
PANAMA Signature 27 July 1976
PANAMA Ratification 8 March 1977 8 March 1977
PARAGUAY Accession 10 January 1995 10 April 1995
PERU Signature 11 August 1977
PERU Ratification 3 October 1980 3 January 1981
PERU Notification 30 May 2003 1 January 1900
PERU Notification 30 March 2004 1 January 1900
PERU Notification 1 June 2012 4 June 2012
PHILIPPINES Signature 19 December 1966
PHILIPPINES Ratification 22 August 1989 22 November 1989
POLAND Declaration 31 January 1991
POLAND Accession 7 November 1991 7 February 1992
POLAND Reservation 7 November 1991
POLAND Communication 8 August 2000
PORTUGAL Signature 1 August 1978
PORTUGAL Ratification 3 May 1983 3 August 1973
ROMANIA Accession 20 July 1993 20 October 1993
ROMANIA Declaration 20 July 1993
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 1 October 1991 1 January 1992
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 1 October 1991
SAN MARINO Accession 18 October 1985 18 January 1986
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Signature 6 September 2000
SENEGAL Signature 6 July 1970
SENEGAL Ratification 13 February 1978 13 May 1978
SEYCHELLES Accession 5 May 1992 5 August 1992
SIERRA LEONE Accession 23 August 1996 23 November 1996
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVAKIA Succession 28 May 1993
SLOVENIA Accession 16 July 1993 16 October 1993
SLOVENIA Declaration 16 July 1993
SLOVENIA Reservation 16 July 1993
SOMALIA Accession 24 January 1990 24 April 1990
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 28 August 2002 28 November 2002
SPAIN Accession 25 January 1985 25 April 1985
SPAIN Reservation 25 January 1985
SPAIN Statement 25 January 1985
SPAIN Communication 25 August 1999
SPAIN Objection 1 December 1999
SRI LANKA Accession 3 October 1997 3 January 1998
SRI LANKA Declaration 3 October 1997
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 9 November 1981 9 February 1982
SURINAME Accession 28 December 1976 28 March 1977
SWEDEN Signature 29 September 1967
SWEDEN Ratification 6 December 1971
SWEDEN Reservation 6 December 1971
SWEDEN Communication 17 August 1999
SWEDEN Communication 27 April 2000
TAJIKISTAN Accession 4 January 1999 4 April 1999
TOGO Accession 30 March 1988 30 June 1988
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 14 November 1980 14 February 1981
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Withdrawal 24 May 1998 26 August 1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Declaration 24 May 1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Re-Accession 26 August 1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Denunciation 27 March 2000 27 June 2000
TURKEY Signature 3 February 2004 1 January 1900
TURKMENISTAN Accession 1 May 1997 1 August 1997
UGANDA Accession 14 November 1995 14 February 1996
UKRAINE S S R Accession 25 July 1991 25 October 1991
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 13 May 2014
URUGUAY Signature 21 February 1967
URUGUAY Ratification 1 April 1970
UZBEKISTAN Accession 28 September 1995 28 December 1995
VENEZUELA Signature 15 November 1976
VENEZUELA Ratification 10 May 1978 10 August 1978
VENEZUELA Reservation 10 May 1978
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 14 March 1990
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession to Signature 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Ratification 6 September 2001 6 December 2001
ZAIRE Accession 1 November 1976 1 February 1977
ZAMBIA Accession 10 April 1984 10 July 1984

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/802B /0: 0
  2. UN Registration Ex off/0: 999 171
  3. Miscellaneous Series 004/1967: Cmnd 3220
  4. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
Metadata

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UUID: e73ed224-8d56-48af-8f10-e6723fbb8010
Treaty ID: 2536
Record ID: 70799