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4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights New York, 16 December 1966
Last update: 22 July 2008
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: 70, Parties: 162.
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.TREATEIS-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.

Participant 
Signature  Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) 
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 
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 
Barhain . 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  . 12 Aug 1982 a 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 . 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 
Cambodia 2 , 3 17 Oct 1980  26 May 1992 a 
Cameroon  . 27 Jun 1984 a 
Canada  . 19 May 1976 a 
Cape Verde  . 6 Aug 1993 a 
Central African Republic  . 8 May 1981 a 
Chad  . 9 Jun 1995 a 
Chile  16 Sep 1969  10 Feb 1972 
China 4 , 5 , 13 5 Oct 1998  .
Colombia  21 Dec 1966  29 Oct 1969 
Congo  . 5 Oct 1983 a 
Costa Rica  19 Dec 1966  29 Nov 1968 
Côte d'Ivoire  . 26 Mar 1992 a 
Croatia 1 . 12 Oct 1992 d 
Cuba 28 Feb 2008  
Cyprus  19 Dec 1966  2 Apr 1969 
Czech Republic 6 . 22 Feb 1993 d 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7 . 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 
Eritrea  . 22 Jan 2002 a 
Estonia  . 21 Oct 1991 a 
Ethiopia  . 11 Jun 1993 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 
Germany 8 , 9 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  .
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  .
Latvia  . 14 Apr 1992 a 
Lebanon  . 3 Nov 1972 a 
Lesotho  . 9 Sep 1992 a 
Liberia  18 Apr 1967  22 Sep 2004 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  . 15 May 1970 a 
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 
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 
Montenegro14  . 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 10 25 Jun 1969  11 Dec 1978 
New Zealand 11 12 Nov 1968  28 Dec 1978 
Nicaragua  . 12 Mar 1980 a 
Niger  . 7 Mar 1986 a 
Nigeria  . 29 Jul 1993 a 
Norway  20 Mar 1968  13 Sep 1972 
Pakistan 17 Apr 2008 .
Papua New Guinea . 21 Jul 2008 a
Panama  27 Jul 1976  8 Mar 1977 
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 
Portugal 5 7 Oct 1976  15 Jun 1978 
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 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  . 9 Nov 1981 a 
Samoa . 15 Feb 2008
San Marino  . 18 Oct 1985 a 
Sao Tome and Principe  31 Oct 1995  .
Senegal  6 Jul 1970  13 Feb 1978 
Serbia and Montenegro 1 . 12 Mar 2001 d 
Seychelles  . 5 May 1992 a 
Sierra Leone  . 23 Aug 1996 a 
Slovakia 6 . 28 May 1993 d 
Slovenia 1 . 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 
Sudan  . 18 Mar 1986 a 
Suriname  . 28 Dec 1976 a 
Swaziland  . 26 Mar 2004 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 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 . 18 Jan 1994 d 
Timor-Leste  . 18 Sep 2003 a 
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 Ireland 12 , 13 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  
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)  24 Jun 1969  10 May 1978 
Viet Nam  . 24 Sep 1982 a 
Yemen 14 . 9 Feb 1987 a 
Zambia  . 10 Apr 1984 a 
Zimbabwe  . 13 May 1991 a 

 

Declarations and Reservations

1. Declarations and Reservations made upon ratification, accession or succession

1 bis. Samoa

2. Declarations recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41

3. Objections (as disclosed on OLA website)

4. New objections received (not yet disclosed on OLA website)
Slovakia objections v. Bahrain
Slovakia objections v, Maldives
UK objections v. Bahrain

5. Notifications under Article 4 (3)

 
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