Convention on the Political Rights of Women. New York, 31 March 1953

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XVI 1. STATUS OF WOMEN 1

CHAPTER XVI

STATUS OF WOMEN

1. CONVENTION ON THE POLITICAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

New York, 31 March 1953

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 7 July 1954, in accordance with article VI.

REGISTRATION: 7 July 1954, No. 2613.

STATUS: Signatories: 47. Parties: 123.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 193, p. 135.

Note: The Convention was opened for signature pursuant to resolution 640 (VII),1 adopted by the General Assembly of

the United Nations on 20 December 1952.

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Participant2,3

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

16 Nov 1966 a

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

12 May 1955 a

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

5 Aug 2004 a

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

17 Sep 1986 a

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

25 Oct 1988 d

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

31 Mar 1953

27 Feb 1961

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

24 Jan 2008 a

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

10 Dec 1974 a

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

19 Oct 1959

18 Apr 1969

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

16 Aug 1977 d

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

5 Oct 1998 a

Barbados ......................................................

12 Jan 1973 a

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

31 Mar 1953

11 Aug 1954

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

20 May 1964 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

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

9 Apr 1953

22 Sep 1970

Bosnia and

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

1 Sep 1993 d

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

20 May 1953

13 Aug 1963

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

17 Mar 1954 a

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

9 Dec 1998 a

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

18 Feb 1993 a

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

11 Nov 2001

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

30 Jan 1957 a

Central African

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

4 Sep 1962 d

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

31 Mar 1953

18 Oct 1967

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

5 Aug 1986 a

Participant2,3

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

15 Oct 1962 d

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

31 Mar 1953

25 Jul 1967

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

18 Dec 1995 a

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

12 Oct 1992 d

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

31 Mar 1953

8 Apr 1954

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

10 Sep 1968

12 Nov 1968

Czech Republic5..........................................

22 Feb 1993 d

Democratic Republic of

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

12 Oct 1977 a

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

29 Oct 1953

7 Jul 1954

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

31 Mar 1953

11 Dec 1953

Ecuador6.......................................................

31 Mar 1953

23 Apr 1954

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

8 Sep 1981 a

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

24 Jun 1953

26 Mar 2008

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

20 Jul 1970 a

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

31 Mar 1953

21 Jan 1969

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

12 Jun 1972 d

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

6 Oct 1958 a

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

31 Mar 1953

22 Apr 1957

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

19 Apr 1967

19 Apr 1967

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

6 Jul 2005 a

Germany7,8 ...................................................

4 Nov 1970 a

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

28 Dec 1965 a

Greece..........................................................

1 Apr 1953

29 Dec 1953

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

31 Mar 1953

7 Oct 1959

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

19 Mar 1975

24 Jan 1978

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

23 Jul 1957

12 Feb 1958