International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

STATUS AS AT : 16-05-2019 05:00:39 EDT CHAPTER IV HUMAN RIGHTS 4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights New York, 16 December 1966 Entry into force : 23 March 1976, in accordance with article 49, for all provisions except those of article 41; 28 March 1979 for the provisions of article 41 (Human Rights Committee), in accordance with paragraph 2 of the said article 41. Registration : 23 March 1976, No. 14668 Status : Signatories : 74. Parties : 172 Text : Certified true copy United Nations,  Treaty Series, vol. 999, p. 171 and vol. 1057, p. 407 (procès-verbal of rectification of the authentic Spanish text); depositary notification C.N.782.2001.TREATIES-6 of 5 October 2001 [Proposal of correction to the original of the Covenant (Chinese authentic text)] and C.N.8.2002.TREATIES-1 of 3 January 2002 [Rectification of the original of the Covenant (Chinese authentic text)]. Note : The Covenant was opened for signature at New York on 19 December 1966.

Participant Signature Accession(a), Succession(d), Ratification Afghanistan   24 Jan 1983 a Albania    4 Oct 1991 a Algeria 10 Dec 1968 12 Sep 1989 Andorra  5 Aug 2002 22 Sep 2006 Angola   10 Jan 1992 a Argentina 19 Feb 1968  8 Aug 1986 Armenia   23 Jun 1993 a Australia 18 Dec 1972 13 Aug 1980 Austria 10 Dec 1973 10 Sep 1978 Azerbaijan   13 Aug 1992 a Bahamas  4 Dec 2008 23 Dec 2008 Bahrain   20 Sep 2006 a Bangladesh    6 Sep 2000 a Barbados    5 Jan 1973 a Belarus 19 Mar 1968 12 Nov 1973 Belgium 10 Dec 1968 21 Apr 1983 Belize   10 Jun 1996 a Benin   12 Mar 1992 a Bolivia (Plurinational State of)   12 Aug 1982 a Bosnia and Herzegovina 1    1 Sep 1993 d Botswana  8 Sep 2000  8 Sep 2000 Brazil   24 Jan 1992 a Bulgaria  8 Oct 1968 21 Sep 1970 Burkina Faso    4 Jan 1999 a Burundi    9 May 1990 a Cabo Verde    6 Aug 1993 a Cambodia 2, 3 17 Oct 1980 26 May 1992 a Cameroon   27 Jun 1984 a Canada   19 May 1976 a Central African Republic    8 May 1981 a Chad    9 Jun 1995 a Chile 16 Sep 1969 10 Feb 1972 China 4, 5, 6  5 Oct 1998   Colombia 21 Dec 1966 29 Oct 1969 Comoros 25 Sep 2008   Congo    5 Oct 1983 a Costa Rica 19 Dec 1966 29 Nov 1968 Côte d'Ivoire   26 Mar 1992 a Croatia 1   12 Oct 1992 d Cuba 28 Feb 2008   Cyprus 19 Dec 1966  2 Apr 1969 Czech Republic 7   22 Feb 1993 d Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8   14 Sep 1981 a Democratic Republic of the Congo    1 Nov 1976 a Denmark 20 Mar 1968  6 Jan 1972 Djibouti    5 Nov 2002 a Dominica   17 Jun 1993 a Dominican Republic    4 Jan 1978 a Ecuador  4 Apr 1968  6 Mar 1969 Egypt  4 Aug 1967 14 Jan 1982 El Salvador 21 Sep 1967 30 Nov 1979 Equatorial Guinea   25 Sep 1987 a Eritrea   22 Jan 2002 a Estonia   21 Oct 1991 a Eswatini   26 Mar 2004 a Ethiopia   11 Jun 1993 a Fiji   16 Aug 2018 a Finland 11 Oct 1967 19 Aug 1975 France    4 Nov 1980 a Gabon   21 Jan 1983 a Gambia   22 Mar 1979 a Georgia    3 May 1994 a Germany 9, 10  9 Oct 1968 17 Dec 1973 Ghana  7 Sep 2000  7 Sep 2000 Greece    5 May 1997 a Grenada    6 Sep 1991 a Guatemala    5 May 1992 a Guinea 28 Feb 1967 24 Jan 1978 Guinea-Bissau 12 Sep 2000  1 Nov 2010 Guyana 22 Aug 1968 15 Feb 1977 Haiti    6 Feb 1991 a Honduras 19 Dec 1966 25 Aug 1997 Hungary 25 Mar 1969 17 Jan 1974 Iceland 30 Dec 1968 22 Aug 1979 India   10 Apr 1979 a Indonesia   23 Feb 2006 a Iran (Islamic Republic of)  4 Apr 1968 24 Jun 1975 Iraq 18 Feb 1969 25 Jan 1971 Ireland  1 Oct 1973  8 Dec 1989 Israel 19 Dec 1966  3 Oct 1991 Italy 18 Jan 1967 15 Sep 1978 Jamaica 19 Dec 1966  3 Oct 1975 Japan 30 May 1978 21 Jun 1979 Jordan 30 Jun 1972 28 May 1975 Kazakhstan  2 Dec 2003 24 Jan 2006 Kenya    1 May 1972 a Kuwait   21 May 1996 a Kyrgyzstan    7 Oct 1994 a Lao People's Democratic Republic  7 Dec 2000 25 Sep 2009 Latvia   14 Apr 1992 a Lebanon    3 Nov 1972 a Lesotho    9 Sep 1992 a Liberia 18 Apr 1967 22 Sep 2004 Libya   15 May 1970 a Liechtenstein   10 Dec 1998 a Lithuania   20 Nov 1991 a Luxembourg 26 Nov 1974 18 Aug 1983 Madagascar 17 Sep 1969 21 Jun 1971 Malawi   22 Dec 1993 a Maldives   19 Sep 2006 a Mali   16 Jul 1974 a Malta   13 Sep 1990 a Marshall Islands   12 Mar 2018 a Mauritania   17 Nov 2004 a Mauritius   12 Dec 1973 a Mexico   23 Mar 1981 a Monaco 26 Jun 1997 28 Aug 1997 Mongolia  5 Jun 1968 18 Nov 1974 Montenegro 11   23 Oct 2006 d Morocco 19 Jan 1977  3 May 1979 Mozambique   21 Jul 1993 a Namibia   28 Nov 1994 a Nauru 12 Nov 2001   Nepal   14 May 1991 a Netherlands 25 Jun 1969 11 Dec 1978 New Zealand 12 12 Nov 1968 28 Dec 1978 Nicaragua   12 Mar 1980 a Niger    7 Mar 1986 a Nigeria   29 Jul 1993 a North Macedonia 1   18 Jan 1994 d Norway 20 Mar 1968 13 Sep 1972 Pakistan 17 Apr 2008 23 Jun 2010 Palau 20 Sep 2011   Panama 27 Jul 1976  8 Mar 1977 Papua New Guinea   21 Jul 2008 a Paraguay   10 Jun 1992 a Peru 11 Aug 1977 28 Apr 1978 Philippines 19 Dec 1966 23 Oct 1986 Poland  2 Mar 1967 18 Mar 1977 Portugal 4  7 Oct 1976 15 Jun 1978 Qatar   21 May 2018 a Republic of Korea   10 Apr 1990 a Republic of Moldova   26 Jan 1993 a Romania 27 Jun 1968  9 Dec 1974 Russian Federation 18 Mar 1968 16 Oct 1973 Rwanda   16 Apr 1975 a Samoa   15 Feb 2008 a San Marino   18 Oct 1985 a Sao Tome and Principe 31 Oct 1995 10 Jan 2017 Senegal  6 Jul 1970 13 Feb 1978 Serbia 1   12 Mar 2001 d Seychelles    5 May 1992 a Sierra Leone   23 Aug 1996 a Slovakia 7   28 May 1993 d Slovenia 1    6 Jul 1992 d Somalia   24 Jan 1990 a South Africa  3 Oct 1994 10 Dec 1998 Spain 28 Sep 1976 27 Apr 1977 Sri Lanka   11 Jun 1980 a St. Lucia 22 Sep 2011   St. Vincent and the Grenadines    9 Nov 1981 a State of Palestine    2 Apr 2014 a Sudan   18 Mar 1986 a Suriname   28 Dec 1976 a Sweden 29 Sep 1967  6 Dec 1971 Switzerland   18 Jun 1992 a Syrian Arab Republic   21 Apr 1969 a Tajikistan    4 Jan 1999 a Thailand   29 Oct 1996 a Timor-Leste   18 Sep 2003 a Togo   24 May 1984 a Trinidad and Tobago   21 Dec 1978 a Tunisia 30 Apr 1968 18 Mar 1969 Turkey 15 Aug 2000 23 Sep 2003 Turkmenistan    1 May 1997 a Uganda   21 Jun 1995 a Ukraine 20 Mar 1968 12 Nov 1973 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6 16 Sep 1968 20 May 1976 United Republic of Tanzania   11 Jun 1976 a United States of America  5 Oct 1977  8 Jun 1992 Uruguay 21 Feb 1967  1 Apr 1970 Uzbekistan   28 Sep 1995 a Vanuatu 29 Nov 2007 21 Nov 2008 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24 Jun 1969 10 May 1978 Viet Nam   24 Sep 1982 a Yemen    9 Feb 1987 a Zambia   10 Apr 1984 a Zimbabwe   13 May 1991 a