International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16 December 1966
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IV 4. HUMAN RIGHTS 1
4. INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
New York, 16 December 1966
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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: 75. Parties: 173.
TEXT: 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.
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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
Antigua and Barbuda...................................
3 Jul 2019 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
Herzegovina1..........................................
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
Participant
Signature
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
Cambodia2,3 .................................................
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
China4,5,6 ......................................................
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
Croatia1........................................................
12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba.............................................................
28 Feb 2008
Cyprus..........................................................
19 Dec 1966
2 Apr 1969
Czech Republic7..........................................
22 Feb 1993 d
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea8.................................
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
IV 4. HUMAN RIGHTS 2
Participant
Signature
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
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
Germany9,10..................................................
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
Participant
Signature
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
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
Montenegro11 ...............................................
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 Zealand12 .............................................
12 Nov 1968
28 Dec 1978
Nicaragua.....................................................
12 Mar 1980 a
Niger ............................................................
7 Mar 1986 a
Nigeria .........................................................
29 Jul 1993 a
North Macedonia1........................................
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
Portugal4......................................................
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
IV 4. HUMAN RIGHTS 3
Participant
Signature
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
Sao Tome and Principe................................
31 Oct 1995
10 Jan 2017
Senegal.........................................................
6 Jul 1970
13 Feb 1978
Serbia1..........................................................
8 Aug 1967
12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles ....................................................
5 May 1992 a
Sierra Leone.................................................
23 Aug 1996 a
Slovakia7......................................................
28 May 1993 d
Slovenia1......................................................
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
Participant
Signature
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
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 Ireland6...................................
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
Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or
succession.
For objections thereto and declarations recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under
article 41, see hereinafter.)
AFGHANISTAN
[See chapter IV.3.]
ALGERIA13
[See chapter IV.3.]
ARGENTINA
The Argentine Government states that the application
of the second part of article 15 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights shall be subject to
the principle laid down in article 18 of the Argentine
National Constitution.
AUSTRALIA14
Article 10
"In relation to paragraph 2 (a) the principle of
segregation is accepted as an objective to be achieved
progressively. In relation to paragraph 2 (b) and 3 (second
sentence) the obligation to segregate is accepted only to
the extent that such segregation is considered by the
responsible authorities to be beneficial to the juveniles or
adults concerned".
Article 14
"Australia makes the reservation that the provision of
compensation for miscarriage of justice in the
circumstances contemplated in paragraph 6 of article 14
may be by administrative procedures rather than pursuant
to specific legal provision."
Article 20
"Australia interprets the rights provided for by articles
19, 21 and 22 as consistent with article 20; accordingly,
the Common wealth and the constituent States, having
legislated with respect to the subject matter of the article
in matters of practical concern in the interest of public
order ( ordre public ), the right is reserved not to
introduce any further legislative provision on these
matters."
"Australia has a federal constitutional system in which
legislative, executive and judicial powers are shared or
distributed between the Commonwealth and the
constituent States. The implementation of the treaty
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