Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. New York, 10 December 1984

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IV 9. HUMAN RIGHTS 1

9. CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR

DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT

New York, 10 December 1984

.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27(1).1

REGISTRATION: 26 June 1987, No. 24841.

STATUS: Signatories: 84. Parties: 173.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1465, p. 85.

Note: The Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic,

was adopted by resolution 39/462of 10 December 1984 at the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the United

Nations. The Convention is open for signature by all States, in accordance with its article 25.

.

Participant3

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Afghanistan..................................................

4 Feb 1985

1 Apr 1987

Albania.........................................................

11 May 1994 a

Algeria .........................................................

26 Nov 1985

12 Sep 1989

Andorra........................................................

5 Aug 2002

22 Sep 2006

Angola .........................................................

24 Sep 2013

2 Oct 2019

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

19 Jul 1993 a

Argentina .....................................................

4 Feb 1985

24 Sep 1986

Armenia .......................................................

13 Sep 1993 a

Australia.......................................................

10 Dec 1985

8 Aug 1989

Austria .........................................................

14 Mar 1985

29 Jul 1987

Azerbaijan....................................................

16 Aug 1996 a

Bahamas.......................................................

16 Dec 2008

31 May 2018

Bahrain.........................................................

6 Mar 1998 a

Bangladesh...................................................

5 Oct 1998 a

Belarus.........................................................

19 Dec 1985

13 Mar 1987

Belgium .......................................................

4 Feb 1985

25 Jun 1999

Belize...........................................................

17 Mar 1986 a

Benin............................................................

12 Mar 1992 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

4 Feb 1985

12 Apr 1999

Bosnia and

Herzegovina4..........................................

1 Sep 1993 d

Botswana .....................................................

8 Sep 2000

8 Sep 2000

Brazil ...........................................................

23 Sep 1985

28 Sep 1989

Brunei Darussalam ......................................

22 Sep 2015

Bulgaria .......................................................

10 Jun 1986

16 Dec 1986

Burkina Faso................................................

4 Jan 1999 a

Burundi ........................................................

18 Feb 1993 a

Cabo Verde..................................................

4 Jun 1992 a

Cambodia.....................................................

15 Oct 1992 a

Participant3

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Cameroon.....................................................

19 Dec 1986 a

Canada .........................................................

23 Aug 1985

24 Jun 1987

Central African

Republic.................................................

11 Oct 2016 a

Chad.............................................................

9 Jun 1995 a

Chile.............................................................

23 Sep 1987

30 Sep 1988

China5,6 ........................................................

12 Dec 1986

4 Oct 1988

Colombia .....................................................

10 Apr 1985

8 Dec 1987

Comoros.......................................................

22 Sep 2000

25 May 2017

Congo...........................................................

30 Jul 2003 a

Costa Rica....................................................

4 Feb 1985

11 Nov 1993

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

18 Dec 1995 a

Croatia4........................................................

12 Oct 1992 d

Cuba.............................................................

27 Jan 1986

17 May 1995

Cyprus..........................................................

9 Oct 1985

18 Jul 1991

Czech Republic7..........................................

22 Feb 1993 d

Democratic Republic of

the Congo...............................................

18 Mar 1996 a

Denmark ......................................................

4 Feb 1985

27 May 1987

Djibouti........................................................

5 Nov 2002 a

Dominican Republic....................................

4 Feb 1985

24 Jan 2012

Ecuador........................................................

4 Feb 1985

30 Mar 1988

Egypt............................................................

25 Jun 1986 a

El Salvador ..................................................

17 Jun 1996 a

Equatorial Guinea........................................

8 Oct 2002 a

Eritrea ..........................................................

25 Sep 2014 a

Estonia .........................................................

21 Oct 1991 a

Eswatini .......................................................

26 Mar 2004 a

Ethiopia........................................................

14 Mar 1994 a

Fiji ...............................................................

1 Mar 2016

14 Mar 2016

IV 9. HUMAN RIGHTS 2

Participant3

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Finland.........................................................

4 Feb 1985

30 Aug 1989

France ..........................................................

4 Feb 1985

18 Feb 1986

Gabon...........................................................

21 Jan 1986

8 Sep 2000

Gambia.........................................................

23 Oct 1985

28 Sep 2018

Georgia ........................................................

26 Oct 1994 a

Germany3,8 ...................................................

13 Oct 1986

1 Oct 1990

Ghana...........................................................

7 Sep 2000

7 Sep 2000

Greece8.........................................................

4 Feb 1985

6 Oct 1988

Grenada........................................................

26 Sep 2019 a

Guatemala....................................................

5 Jan 1990 a

Guinea..........................................................

30 May 1986

10 Oct 1989

Guinea-Bissau..............................................

12 Sep 2000

24 Sep 2013

Guyana.........................................................

25 Jan 1988

19 May 1988

Haiti .............................................................

16 Aug 2013

Holy See ......................................................

26 Jun 2002 a

Honduras......................................................

5 Dec 1996 a

Hungary .......................................................

28 Nov 1986

15 Apr 1987

Iceland .........................................................

4 Feb 1985

23 Oct 1996

India.............................................................

14 Oct 1997

Indonesia......................................................

23 Oct 1985

28 Oct 1998

Iraq...............................................................

7 Jul 2011 a

Ireland..........................................................

28 Sep 1992

11 Apr 2002

Israel ............................................................

22 Oct 1986

3 Oct 1991

Italy..............................................................

4 Feb 1985

12 Jan 1989

Japan ............................................................

29 Jun 1999 a

Jordan...........................................................

13 Nov 1991 a

Kazakhstan...................................................

26 Aug 1998 a

Kenya...........................................................

21 Feb 1997 a

Kiribati.........................................................

22 Jul 2019 a

Kuwait .........................................................

8 Mar 1996 a

Kyrgyzstan...................................................

5 Sep 1997 a

Lao People's

Democratic

Republic.................................................

21 Sep 2010

26 Sep 2012

Latvia...........................................................

14 Apr 1992 a

Lebanon .......................................................

5 Oct 2000 a

Lesotho ........................................................

12 Nov 2001 a

Liberia..........................................................

22 Sep 2004 a

Libya............................................................

16 May 1989 a

Liechtenstein................................................

27 Jun 1985

2 Nov 1990

Lithuania......................................................

1 Feb 1996 a

Luxembourg.................................................

22 Feb 1985

29 Sep 1987

Madagascar..................................................

1 Oct 2001

13 Dec 2005

Malawi.........................................................

11 Jun 1996 a

Maldives ......................................................

20 Apr 2004 a

Participant3

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Mali..............................................................

26 Feb 1999 a

Malta............................................................

13 Sep 1990 a

Marshall Islands...........................................

12 Mar 2018 a

Mauritania....................................................

17 Nov 2004 a

Mauritius......................................................

9 Dec 1992 a

Mexico.........................................................

18 Mar 1985

23 Jan 1986

Monaco ........................................................

6 Dec 1991 a

Mongolia......................................................

24 Jan 2002 a

Montenegro9................................................

23 Oct 2006 d

Morocco.......................................................

8 Jan 1986

21 Jun 1993

Mozambique ................................................

14 Sep 1999 a

Namibia .......................................................

28 Nov 1994 a

Nauru ...........................................................

12 Nov 2001

26 Sep 2012

Nepal............................................................

14 May 1991 a

Netherlands10 ...............................................

4 Feb 1985

21 Dec 1988

New Zealand................................................

14 Jan 1986

10 Dec 1989

Nicaragua.....................................................

15 Apr 1985

5 Jul 2005

Niger ............................................................

5 Oct 1998 a

Nigeria .........................................................

28 Jul 1988

28 Jun 2001

North Macedonia4........................................

12 Dec 1994 d

Norway ........................................................

4 Feb 1985

9 Jul 1986

Oman ...........................................................

9 Jun 2020 a

Pakistan........................................................

17 Apr 2008

23 Jun 2010

Palau ............................................................

20 Sep 2011

Panama.........................................................

22 Feb 1985

24 Aug 1987

Paraguay ......................................................

23 Oct 1989

12 Mar 1990

Peru..............................................................

29 May 1985

7 Jul 1988

Philippines ...................................................

18 Jun 1986 a

Poland ..........................................................

13 Jan 1986

26 Jul 1989

Portugal5......................................................

4 Feb 1985

9 Feb 1989

Qatar ............................................................

11 Jan 2000 a

Republic of Korea........................................

9 Jan 1995 a

Republic of Moldova...................................

28 Nov 1995 a

Romania.......................................................

18 Dec 1990 a

Russian Federation ......................................

10 Dec 1985

3 Mar 1987

Rwanda ........................................................

15 Dec 2008 a

Samoa ..........................................................

28 Mar 2019 a

San Marino ..................................................

18 Sep 2002

27 Nov 2006

Sao Tome and Principe................................

6 Sep 2000

10 Jan 2017

Saudi Arabia ................................................

23 Sep 1997 a

Senegal.........................................................

4 Feb 1985

21 Aug 1986

Serbia4..........................................................

18 Apr 1989

12 Mar 2001 d

Seychelles ....................................................

5 May 1992 a

Sierra Leone.................................................

18 Mar 1985

25 Apr 2001

IV 9. HUMAN RIGHTS 3

Participant3

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Slovakia7......................................................

28 May 1993 d

Slovenia .......................................................

16 Jul 1993 a

Somalia ........................................................

24 Jan 1990 a

South Africa.................................................

29 Jan 1993

10 Dec 1998

South Sudan.................................................

30 Apr 2015 a

Spain ............................................................

4 Feb 1985

21 Oct 1987

Sri Lanka......................................................

3 Jan 1994 a

St. Kitts and Nevis.......................................

21 Sep 2020 a

St. Vincent and the

Grenadines .............................................

1 Aug 2001 a

State of Palestine .........................................

2 Apr 2014 a

Sudan ...........................................................

4 Jun 1986

10 Aug 2021

Suriname......................................................

16 Nov 2021 a

Sweden.........................................................

4 Feb 1985

8 Jan 1986

Switzerland ..................................................

4 Feb 1985

2 Dec 1986

Syrian Arab Republic ..................................

19 Aug 2004 a

Tajikistan .....................................................

11 Jan 1995 a

Thailand.......................................................

2 Oct 2007 a

Timor-Leste .................................................

16 Apr 2003 a

Participant3

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Togo.............................................................

25 Mar 1987

18 Nov 1987

Tunisia .........................................................

26 Aug 1987

23 Sep 1988

Turkey..........................................................

25 Jan 1988

2 Aug 1988

Turkmenistan...............................................

25 Jun 1999 a

Uganda.........................................................

3 Nov 1986 a

Ukraine11......................................................

27 Feb 1986

24 Feb 1987

United Arab Emirates ..................................

19 Jul 2012 a

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland6,12 ................................

15 Mar 1985

8 Dec 1988

United States of

America13 ...............................................

18 Apr 1988

21 Oct 1994

Uruguay .......................................................

4 Feb 1985

24 Oct 1986

Uzbekistan ...................................................

28 Sep 1995 a

Vanuatu........................................................

12 Jul 2011 a

Venezuela (Bolivarian

Republic of) ...........................................

15 Feb 1985

29 Jul 1991

Viet Nam......................................................

7 Nov 2013

5 Feb 2015

Yemen..........................................................

5 Nov 1991 a

Zambia.........................................................

7 Oct 1998 a

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon ratification, accession or succession.)

AFGHANISTAN14

AUSTRIA15

“...

2. Austria regards article 15 as the legal basis for

the inadmissibility provided for therein of the use of

statements which are established to have been made as a

result of torture.”

BAHAMAS

“The Government of the Commonwealth of The

Bahamas does not recognize the competence of the

Committee against Torture as provided for in Article 20

of the UNCAT.

The Government of the Commonwealth of The

Bahamas does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of

Article 30 of the Convention.

The Government of the Commonwealth of The

Bahamas reserves the right to award compensation to

torture victims referred to in Article 14 of the Convention

Against Torture only at the discretion of the Supreme or

Appellate Courts, or the Attorney-General of the

Commonwealth of The Bahamas.”

BAHRAIN16

...

2. The State of Bahrain does not consider

itself bound by paragraph 1 of article 30 of the

Convention.

BANGLADESH17

“The Government of the People's Republic of

Bangladesh will apply article 14 para 1 in consonance

with the existing laws and legislation in the country."

BELARUS18

BOTSWANA

“The Government of the Republic of Botswana

considers itself bound by Article 1 of the Convention to

the extent that ‘torture’ means the torture and inhuman or

degrading punishment or other treatment prohibited by

Section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of

Botswana.”

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

“The Government of Brunei Darussalam reserves the

right to formulate and communicate, upon ratification,

such reservations, interpretative understandings, and/or

declarations which it might consider necessary.”

BULGARIA19

CHILE20

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