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Registration Number
14668
Title
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
16/12/1966
EIF information
23 March 1976 , in accordance with article 9
Authentic texts
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 23 March 1976
Subject terms
Human rights
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
999 (p.171)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-999-I-14668-English.pdf
volume-999-I-14668-French.pdf
volume-999-I-14668-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v999.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Accession
04/10/2007
04/01/2008
Algeria
Accession
12/09/1989
12/12/1989
Andorra
Signature
05/08/2002
Andorra
Ratification
22/09/2006
22/12/2006
Angola
Accession
10/01/1992
10/04/1992
Argentina
Accession
08/08/1986
08/11/1986
Armenia
Accession
23/06/1993
23/09/1993
Australia
Accession
25/09/1991
25/12/1991
Austria
Signature
10/12/1973
Austria
Ratification
10/12/1987
10/03/1988
Azerbaijan
Accession
27/11/2001
27/02/2002
Barbados
Accession
05/01/1973
23/03/1976
Belarus
Denunciation
08/11/2022
08/02/2023
Belarus
Accession
30/09/1992
30/12/1992
Belgium
Accession
17/05/1994
17/08/1994
Benin
Accession
12/03/1992
12/06/1992
Bolivia
Accession
12/08/1982
12/11/1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Signature
01/03/1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratification
01/03/1995
01/06/1995
Brazil
Accession
25/09/2009
25/12/2009
Bulgaria
Accession
26/03/1992
26/06/1992
Burkina Faso
Accession
04/01/1999
04/04/1999
Cambodia
Signature
27/09/2004
Cameroon
Accession
27/06/1984
27/09/1984
Canada
Accession
19/05/1976
19/08/1976
Cape Verde
Accession
19/05/2000
19/08/2000
Central African Republic
Accession
08/05/1981
08/08/1981
Chad
Accession
09/06/1995
09/09/1995
Chile
Accession
27/05/1992
27/08/1992
Colombia
Signature
21/12/1966
Colombia
Ratification
29/10/1969
23/03/1976
Congo
Accession
05/10/1983
05/01/1984
Costa Rica
Signature
19/12/1966
Costa Rica
Ratification
29/11/1968
23/03/1976
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
05/03/1997
05/06/1997
Croatia
Accession
12/10/1995
12/01/1996
Cyprus
Signature
19/12/1966
Cyprus
Ratification
15/04/1992
15/07/1992
Czech Republic
Succession
22/02/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Accession
12/03/1991
12/06/1991
Denmark
Objection
06/08/1999
Denmark
Signature
20/03/1968
Denmark
Ratification
06/01/1972
23/03/1976
Djibouti
Accession
05/11/2002
05/02/2003
Dominican Republic
Accession
04/01/1978
04/04/1978
Ecuador
Signature
04/04/1968
Ecuador
Ratification
06/03/1969
23/03/1976
El Salvador
Signature
21/09/1967
El Salvador
Ratification
06/06/1995
06/09/1995
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
25/09/1987
25/12/1987
Estonia
Accession
21/10/1991
21/01/1992
Finland
Signature
11/12/1967
Finland
Communication
17/03/2000
Finland
Ratification
19/08/1975
23/02/1976
France
Communication
09/09/1999
France
Objection
28/01/2000
France
Accession
17/02/1984
17/05/1984
Gambia
Accession
09/06/1988
09/09/1988
Georgia
Accession
03/05/1994
03/08/1994
Germany
Communication
13/08/1999
Germany
Partial withdrawal of reservation
31/10/2023
Germany
Objection
26/08/1999
Germany
Accession
25/08/1993
25/11/1993
Ghana
Signature
07/09/2000
Ghana
Ratification
07/09/2000
07/12/2000
Greece
Accession
05/05/1997
05/08/1997
Guatemala
Accession
28/11/2000
28/02/2001
Guinea
Signature
19/03/1975
Guinea
Ratification
17/06/1993
17/09/1993
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
12/09/2000
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
24/09/2013
24/12/2013
Guyana
Accession
05/01/1999
05/04/1999
Honduras
Signature
19/12/1966
Honduras
Ratification
07/06/2005
07/09/2005
Hungary
Accession
07/09/1988
07/12/1988
Iceland
Accession
22/08/1979
22/11/1979
Ireland
Communication
23/08/1999
Ireland
Accession
08/12/1989
08/03/1990
Italy
Communication
17/09/1999
Italy
Signature
30/04/1976
Italy
Ratification
15/09/1978
15/12/1978
Jamaica
Signature
19/12/1966
Jamaica
Denunciation
23/10/1997
23/01/1998
Jamaica
Ratification
03/10/1975
23/03/1976
Kazakhstan
Signature
25/09/2007
Kazakhstan
Ratification
30/06/2009
30/09/2009
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
07/10/1994
07/01/1995
Latvia
Accession
22/06/1994
22/09/1994
Lesotho
Accession
06/09/2000
06/12/2000
Liberia
Signature
22/09/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
16/05/1989
16/08/1989
Liechtenstein
Accession
10/12/1998
10/03/1999
Lithuania
Accession
20/11/1991
20/02/1992
Luxembourg
Accession
18/08/1983
18/11/1983
Madagascar
Signature
17/09/1969
Madagascar
Ratification
21/06/1971
23/03/1976
Malawi
Accession
11/06/1996
11/09/1996
Maldives
Accession
19/09/2006
19/12/2006
Mali
Accession
24/10/2001
24/01/2002
Malta
Accession
13/09/1990
13/12/1990
Mauritius
Accession
12/12/1973
23/03/1976
Mexico
Accession
15/03/2002
15/06/2002
Moldova
Ratification
23/01/2008
23/04/2008
Mongolia
Accession
16/04/1991
16/07/1991
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Accession
22/04/2022
22/07/2022
Namibia
Accession
28/11/1994
28/02/1995
Nauru
Signature
12/11/2001
Nepal
Accession
14/05/1991
14/08/1991
Netherlands
Objection
06/08/1999
Netherlands
Objection
22/10/1999
Netherlands
Signature
25/06/1969
Netherlands
Ratification
11/12/1978
11/03/1979
New Zealand
Accession
26/05/1989
26/08/1989
Nicaragua
Accession
12/03/1980
12/06/1980
Niger
Accession
07/03/1986
07/06/1986
Norway
Objection
06/08/1999
Norway
Signature
20/03/1968
Norway
Ratification
13/09/1972
23/03/1976
Panama
Signature
27/07/1976
Panama
Ratification
08/03/1977
08/06/1977
Paraguay
Accession
10/01/1995
10/04/1995
Peru
Signature
11/08/1977
Peru
Ratification
03/10/1980
Philippines
Signature
19/12/1966
Philippines
Ratification
22/08/1989
22/11/1989
Poland
Communication
08/08/2000
Poland
Accession
07/11/1991
07/02/1992
Portugal
Signature
01/08/1978
Portugal
Ratification
03/05/1983
03/08/1983
Republic of Korea
Accession
10/04/1990
10/07/1990
Republic of Moldova
Signature
16/09/2005
Romania
Objection
28/02/1968
Romania
Accession
20/07/1993
20/10/1993
San Marino
Accession
18/10/1985
18/01/1986
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
06/09/2000
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
23/03/2017
23/06/2017
Senegal
Signature
06/07/1970
Senegal
Ratification
13/02/1978
13/05/1978
Seychelles
Accession
05/05/1992
05/08/1992
Sierra Leone
Accession
23/08/1996
23/11/1996
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Accession
16/07/1993
16/10/1993
Somalia
Accession
24/01/1990
24/04/1990
South Africa
Accession
28/08/2002
28/11/2002
Spain
Objection
01/12/1999
Spain
Communication
25/08/1999
Spain
Accession
25/01/1985
25/04/1985
Sri Lanka
Accession
03/10/1997
03/01/1998
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
09/11/1981
09/02/1982
Suriname
Accession
28/12/1976
28/03/1977
Sweden
Communication
27/04/2000
Sweden
Signature
29/09/1967
Sweden
Communication
17/08/1999
Sweden
Ratification
06/12/1971
23/03/1976
Tajikistan
Accession
04/01/1999
04/04/1999
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession to signature
12/12/1994
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ratification
12/12/1994
12/12/1995
Togo
Accession
30/03/1988
30/06/1988
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
14/11/1980
14/02/1981
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
26/05/1998
26/08/1998
Trinidad and Tobago
Denunciation
26/05/1998
26/08/1998
Trinidad and Tobago
Denunciation
27/03/2000
27/06/2000
Tunisia
Accession
29/06/2011
29/09/2011
Turkey
Signature
03/02/2004
Turkey
Ratification
24/11/2006
24/02/2007
Turkmenistan
Accession
01/05/1997
01/08/1997
Uganda
Accession
14/11/1995
14/02/1996
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Accession
25/07/1991
25/10/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Accession
01/10/1991
01/01/1992
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
13/01/1988
Uruguay
Signature
21/02/1967
Uruguay
Ratification
01/04/1970
23/03/1976
Uzbekistan
Accession
28/09/1995
28/12/1995
Venezuela
Signature
15/11/1976
Venezuela
Ratification
10/05/1978
10/08/1978
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Ratification
06/09/2001
06/12/2001
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession to signature
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
14/03/1990
Zaire
Accession
01/11/1976
01/02/1977
Zambia
Accession
10/04/1984
10/07/1984
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