Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. New York, 25 May 2000

• Reference: IV-11-c

IV 11 C. HUMAN RIGHTS 1

11. c) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the

sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

New York, 25 May 2000

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18 January 2002, in accordance with article 14(1).

REGISTRATION: 18 January 2002, No. 27531.

STATUS: Signatories: 121. Parties: 177.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2171, p. 227;

Doc. A/RES/54/263; C.N.1032.2000.TREATIES-72 of 14 November 2000 [rectification

of the the original of the Protocol (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and

Spanish authentic texts)]; C.N.1008.2002.TREATIES-42 of 17 September 2002 (proposal

of corrections to the original chinese text) and C.N.1312.2002.TREATIES-49 of 16

December 2002 [rectification of the original of the Protocol (Chinese authentic text)].

Note: The Optional Protocol was adopted by resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000 at the fifty-fourth session of the

General Assembly of the United Nations. In accordance with its article 13 (1), the Optional Protocol will be open for

signature by any State that is a party to the Convention or has signed it.

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

19 Sep 2002 a

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

5 Feb 2008 a

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

27 Dec 2006 a

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

7 Sep 2000

30 Apr 2001

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

24 Mar 2005 a

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

18 Dec 2001

30 Apr 2002

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

1 Apr 2002

25 Sep 2003

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

24 Sep 2003

30 Jun 2005

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

18 Dec 2001

8 Jan 2007

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

6 Sep 2000

6 May 2004

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

8 Sep 2000

3 Jul 2002

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

28 Sep 2015 a

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

21 Sep 2004 a

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

6 Sep 2000

6 Sep 2000

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

23 Jan 2002 a

Belgium1......................................................

6 Sep 2000

17 Mar 2006

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

6 Sep 2000

1 Dec 2003

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

22 Feb 2001

31 Jan 2005

Bhutan..........................................................

15 Sep 2005

26 Oct 2009

Bolivia (Plurinational

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

10 Nov 2001

3 Jun 2003

Bosnia and

Herzegovina...........................................

7 Sep 2000

4 Sep 2002

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

24 Sep 2003 a

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

6 Sep 2000

27 Jan 2004

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

21 Nov 2006 a

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

8 Jun 2001

12 Feb 2002

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

16 Nov 2001

31 Mar 2006

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

6 Nov 2007 a

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

10 May 2002 a

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

27 Jun 2000

30 May 2002

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

5 Oct 2001

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

10 Nov 2001

14 Sep 2005

Central African

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

27 Sep 2010

24 Oct 2012

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

3 May 2002

28 Aug 2002

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

28 Jun 2000

6 Feb 2003

China2..........................................................

6 Sep 2000

3 Dec 2002

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

6 Sep 2000

11 Nov 2003

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

23 Feb 2007 a

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

27 Oct 2009 a

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

7 Sep 2000

9 Apr 2002

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

19 Sep 2011 a

Croatia .........................................................

8 May 2002

13 May 2002

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

13 Oct 2000

25 Sep 2001

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

8 Feb 2001

6 Apr 2006

Czech Republic............................................

26 Jan 2005

26 Aug 2013

Democratic People's

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

9 Sep 2014

10 Nov 2014

Democratic Republic of

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

11 Nov 2001 a

Denmark3.....................................................

7 Sep 2000

24 Jul 2003