16. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

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16. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (New York, 20 December 2006)

Not yet in force:	in accordance with article 39 which reads as follows: "This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession. 2. For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter inot force on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit of that State's instrument of ratification or accession.".
Status:	Signatories: 73 ,Parties: 4.
Text:	Doc.A/61/488.

Note: The above Convention was adopted on 20 December 2006 during the sixty-first session of the General Assembly by resolution A/RES/61/177. In accordance with its article 38, the Convention shall be open for signature by all Member States of the United Nations. The Convention shall be open for signature on 6 February 2007 in Paris , France , and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession (a)
Albania	6 Feb 2007	8 Nov 2007
Algeria	6 Feb 2007
Argentina	6 Feb 2007	14 Dec 2007
Armenia	10 Apr 2007
Austria	6 Feb 2007
Azerbaijan	6 Feb 2007
Belgium	6 Feb 2007
Bolivia	6 Feb 2007
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6 Feb 2007
Brazil	6 Feb 2007
Burkina Faso	6 Feb 2007
Burundi	6 Feb 2007
Cameroon	6 Feb 2007
Cape Verde	6 Feb 2007
Chad	6 Feb 2007
Chile	6 Feb 2007
Colombia	27 Sep 2007
Comoros	6 Feb 2007
Congo	6 Feb 2007
Costa Rica	6 Feb 2007
Croatia	6 Feb 2007
Cuba	6 Feb 2007
Cyprus	6 Feb 2007
Denmark	25 Sep 2007
Ecuador	24 May 2007
Finland	6 Feb 2007
France	6 Feb 2007
Gabon	25 Sep 2007
Germany	26 Sep 2007
Ghana	6 Feb 2007
Grenada	6 Feb 2007
Guatemala	6 Feb 2007
Haiti	6 Feb 2007
Honduras	6 Feb 2007	1 Apr 2008
India	6 Feb 2007
Ireland	29 Mar 2007
Italy	3 Jul 2007
Japan	6 Feb 2007
Kenya	6 Feb 2007
Lebanon	6 Feb 2007
Liechtenstein	1 Oct 2007
Lithuania	6 Feb 2007
Luxembourg	6 Feb 2007
Madagascar	6 Feb 2007
Maldives	6 Feb 2007
Mali	6 Feb 2007
Malta	6 Feb 2007
Mexico	6 Feb 2007	18 Mar 2008
Moldova	6 Feb 2007
Monaco	6 Feb 2007
Mongolia	6 Feb 2007
Montenegro	6 Feb 2007
Morocco	6 Feb 2007
Netherlands	29 Apr 2008
Niger	6 Feb 2007
Norway	21 Dec 2007
Panama	25 Sep 2007
Paraguay	6 Feb 2007
Portugal	6 Feb 2007
Samoa	6 Feb 2007
Senegal	6 Feb 2007
Serbia	6 Feb 2007
Sierra Leone	6 Feb 2007
Slovakia	26 Sep 2007
Slovenia	26 Sep 2007
Spain	27 Sep 2007
Swaziland	25 Sep 2007
Sweden	6 Feb 2007
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	6 Feb 2007
Tunisia	6 Feb 2007
Uganda	6 Feb 2007
Uruguay	6 Feb 2007
Vanuatu	6 Feb 2007

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Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)

Declarations recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under articles31 and 32

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)

Albania

In accordance with Article 31 of this Convention, the Republic of Albania declares that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals subject to its jurisdiction claiming to be victims of a violation of provisions of this Convention by Albanian State . In accordance with Article 32 of this Convention, the Republic of Albania declares that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications in which a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under this Convention.

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