International Covenant On Civil and Political Rights - Parties To The Covenant

Parties To The Covenant

State Date signed Date ratified, acceded or succeeded Notes
Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) 24 Jan 1983 Acceded as the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Albania (Republic of) 4 Oct 1991
Algeria 10 Dec 1968 12 Sep 1989
Andorra 5 Aug 2002 22 Sep 2006
Angola 10 Jan 1992
Argentine Republic 19 Feb 1968 8 Aug 1986
Armenia 23 Jun 1993
Australia 18 Dec 1972 13 Aug 1980
Austria 10 Dec 1973 10 Sept 1978
Azerbaijan 13 Aug 1992
Bahamas 4 Dec 2008 23 Dec 2008
Bahrain 20 Sept 2006
Bangladesh 6 Sept 2000
Barbados 5 Jan 1973
Belarus 19 Mar 1968 12 Nov 1973 Signed and ratified as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium 10 Dec 1968 21 Apr 1983
Belize 10 Jun 1996
Benin 12 Mar 1992
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12 Aug 1982 Acceded as the Republic of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Sept 1993 Succeeded as Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Botswana 8 Sept 2000 8 Sept 2000
Brazil 12 Dec 1991 24 Jan 1992
Bulgaria 8 Oct 1968 21 Sept 1970 Signed and ratified as the People's Republic of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso 4 Jan 1999
Burundi 9 May 1990
Cambodia 17 Oct 1980 26 May 1992 Signed as Democratic Kampuchea
Cameroon 27 Jun 1984
Canada 19 May 1976
Cape Verde 6 Aug 1993
Central African Republic 8 May 1981
Chad 9 Jun 1995
Chile 16 Sep 1969 10 Feb 1972
China, People's Republic of 5 Oct 1998 Republic of China had signed on 5 October 1967
Colombia 21 Dec 1966 29 Oct 1969
Comoros 25 Sep 2008
Congo 5 Oct 1983 Ratified as the People's Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica 19 Dec 1966 29 Nov 1968
Côte d'Ivoire 26 Mar 1992
Republic of Croatia Oct 12 1992 Succeeded from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cuba 28 Feb 2008
Cyprus 19 Dec 1966 2 Apr 1969
Czech Republic 22 Feb 1993 Signed 7 October 1968 and ratified 23 December 1975 as Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 14 Sept 1981 Sought withdrawal on 25 August 1997 but Secretariat stated Covenant has no withdrawal provision so could not withdraw without approval of all states
Congo, Democratic Republic of 1 Nov 1976 Ratified as the Republic of Zaire
Denmark 20 Mar 1968 6 Jan 1972
Djibouti 5 Nov 2002
Dominica 17 Jun 1993
Dominican Republic 4 Jan 1978
Ecuador 4 Apr 1968 6 Mar 1969
Egypt, Arab Republic of 4 Aug 1967 14 Jan 1982 Signed as the United Arab Republic
El Salvador 21 Sept 1967 30 Nov 1979
Equatorial Guinea 25 Sept 1987
Eritrea 22 Jan 2002
Estonia 21 Oct 1991
Ethiopia 11 Jun 1993
Finland 11 Oct 1967 19 Aug 1975
France 4 Nov 1980
Gabon 21 Jan 1983
Gambia 22 Mar 1979
Georgia, Republic of 3 May 1994
Germany, Federal Republic of 9 Oct 1968 17 Dec 1973 The German Democratic Republic had signed on 23 March 1973 and ratified on 8 November 1973 the Covenant with reservations and declarations
Ghana 7 Sept 2000 7 Sep 2000
Greece 5 May 1997
Grenada 6 Sept 1991
Guatemala 5 May 1992
Guinea 28 Feb 1967 24 Jan 1978
Guinea-Bissau 12 Sept 2000 1 Nov 2010
Guyana 22 Aug 1968 15 Feb 1977
Haiti 6 Feb 1991
Honduras 19 Dec 1966 25 Aug 1997
Hungary 25 Mar 1969 17 Jan 1974 Signed and ratified as the People's Republic of Hungary
Iceland 30 Dec 1968 22 Aug 1979
India 10 Apr 1979
Indonesia 23 Feb 2006
Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 Apr 1968 24 Jun 1975 Signed and ratified as Empire of Iran
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 Sept 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
Kuwait 21 May 1996
Kyrgyzstan 7 Oct 1994
Lao People's Democratic Republic 7 Dec 2000 25 Sept 2009
Latvia 14 Apr 1992
Lebanon 3 Nov 1972
Lesotho 9 Sept 1992
Liberia 18 Apr 1967 22 Sept 2004
Libya 15 May 1970 Signed and ratified as the Libyan Arab Republic
Liechtenstein 10 Dec 1998
Lithuania 20 Nov 1991
Luxembourg 26 Nov 1974 18 Aug 1983
Madagascar 17 Sept 1969 21 Jun 1971 Signed and ratified as the Malagasy Republic
Malawi 22 Dec 1993
Maldives 19 Sept 2006
Mali 16 Jul 1974
Malta 13 Sept 1990
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 17 Nov 2004
Mauritius 12 Dec 1973
Mexico 23 Mar 1981
Monaco 26 Jun 1997 28 Aug 1997
Mongolia 5 Jun 1968 18 Nov 1974 Signed and ratified as the Mongolian People's Republic
Montenegro 23 Oct 2006
Morocco 19 Jan 1977 3 May 1979
Mozambique 21 Jul 1993
Namibia 28 Nov 1994
Nauru 12 Nov 2001
Nepal 14 May 1991 Signed as the Kingdom of Nepal
Netherlands 25 Jun 1969 11 Dec 1978
New Zealand 12 Nov 1968 28 Dec 1978
Nicaragua 12 Mar 1980
Niger 7 Mar 1986
Nigeria 29 Jul 1993
Norway 20 Mar 1968 13 Sep 1972
Pakistan 17 Apr 2008 23 Jun 2010
Palau 20 Sept 2011
Panama 27 Jul 1976 8 Mar 1977
Papua New Guinea 21 Jul 2008
Paraguay 10 Jun 1992
Peru 11 Aug 1977 28 Apr 1978
Philippines 19 Dec 1966 23 Oct 1986
Poland 2 Mar 1967 18 Mar 1977 Signed and ratified as the People's Republic of Poland
Portugal 7 Oct 1976 15 Jun 1978
Korea, Republic of 10 Apr 1990
Moldova 26 Jan 1993
Romania 27 Jun 1968 9 Dec 1974
Russian Federation 18 Mar 1968 16 Oct 1973 Succeeded from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Rwanda 16 Apr 1975
Samoa 15 Feb 2008
San Marino 18 Oct 1985
Sao Tome and Principe 31 Oct 1995
Senegal 6 Jul 1970 13 Feb 1978
Serbia 12 Mar 2001 The former Yugoslavia had signed the Covenant on 8 August 1967 and ratified it on 2 June 1971
Seychelles 5 May 1992
Sierra Leone 23 Aug 1996
Slovakia 28 May 1993 Signed 7 October 1968 and ratified 23 December 1975 as Czechoslovakia
Slovenia 6 Jul 1992 The former Yugoslavia had signed the Covenant on 8 August 1967 and ratified it on 2 June 1971
Somalia 24 Jan 1990
South Africa 3 Oct 1994 10 Dec 1998
Spain 28 Sep 1976 27 Apr 1977
Sri Lanka 11 Jun 1980
St. Lucia 22 Sep 2011
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9 Nov 1981
Sudan 18 Mar 1986 Acceded as the Democratic Republic of Sudan
Suriname 28 Dec 1976
Swaziland 26 Mar 2004
Sweden 29 Sept 1967 6 Dec 1971
Switzerland 18 Jun 1992
Syrian Arab Republic 21 Apr 1969
Tajikistan 4 Jan 1999
Thailand 29 Oct 1996
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 18 Jan 1994 The former Yugoslavia had signed the Covenant on 8 August 1967 and ratified it on 2 June 1971
Timor-Leste 18 Sep 2003
Togolese Republic 24 May 1984
Trinidad and Tobago 21 Dec 1978
Tunisia 30 Apr 1968 18 Mar 1969
Turkey (Republic of) 15 Aug 2000 23 Sept 2003
Turkmenistan 1 May 1997
Uganda 21 Jun 1995
Ukraine 20 Mar 1968 12 Nov 1973 Signed and ratified as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16 Sept 1968 20 May 1976
Tanzania 11 Jun 1976
United States of America 5 Oct 1977 8 Jun 1992
Uruguay 21 Feb 1967 1 Apr 1970
Uzbekistan 28 Sept 1995
Vanuatu 29 Nov 2007 21 Nov 2008
Venezuela 24 Jun 1969 10 May 1978
Vietnam 24 Sept 1982
Yemen 9 Feb 1987
Zambia 10 Apr 1984
Zimbabwe 13 May 1991

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