Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Global Status of OPCAT Ratification

 

There are currently 54 States Parties and 20 Signatories* to the Optional Protocol

OPCAT Global Ratification Status

54 States Parties 20 Signatories*
Albania 01 October 2003
Australia 19 May 2009
Argentina 15 November 2004 Austria 25 September 2003
Armenia 14 September 2006 Belgium 24 October 2005
Azerbaijan
28 January 2009
Cameroon 15 December 2009
Benin 
20 September 2006
Congo, Republic of the 29 September 2008
Bolivia 23 May 2006
Finland 23 September 2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 October 2008
Gabon 15 December 2004
Burkina Faso 07 July 2010 Ghana 06 November 2006
Brazil 12 January 2007 Guinea 16 September 2005
Cambodia
30 March 2007
Iceland 24 September 2003
Chile
12 December 2008
Ireland 02 October 2007
Costa Rica 01 December 2005
Italy 20 August 2003
Croatia 25 April 2005
Madagascar 24 September 2003
Cyprus
29 April 2009
Netherlands 03 June 2005
Czech Republic 10 July 2006
Norway 24 September 2003
Denmark 25 June 2004
Portugal 15 February 2006
Ecuador 20 July 2010 Sierra Leone 26 September 2003
Estonia 18 December 2006
South Africa 20 September 2006
Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
13 February 2009
Timor-Leste 16 September 2005
France
11 November 2008
Turkey 14 September 2005
Georgia 09 August 2005


Germany
04 December 2008


Guatemala
09 June 2008


Honduras 23 May 2006


Kazakhstan
22 October 2008
Kyrgyzstan
29 December 2008
Lebanon
22 December 2008
Liberia 22 September 2004
Liechtenstein 03 November 2006
Luxembourg
19 May 2010
Maldives 15 February 2006
Mali 12 May 2005
Malta 24 September 2003
Mauritius 21 June 2005
Mexico 11 April 2005
Montenegro
06 March 2009
New Zealand 14 March 2007
Nicaragua
25 February 2009
Nigeria
27 July 2009
Paraguay 02 December 2005
Peru 14 September 2006
Poland 14 September 2005
Republic of Moldova 24 July 2006
Romania
02 July 2009
Senegal 18 October 2006
Serbia 26 September 2006
Slovenia 23 January 2007
Spain 04 April 2006
Sweden 14 September 2005

Switzerland
24 September 2009
Togo 20 July 2010
Ukraine 19 September 2006
United Kingdom 10 December 2003
Uruguay 08 December 2005

 

*Signatories: Not taken into account are States that have already ratified or acceeded to the OPCAT

 

Last modified on Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Torture Law Compilation

The APT's research tool, the Compilation of Torture Laws, is accessible at www.apt.ch/laws

Focusing on issues related to the criminalisation of torture, this tool compiles national laws of State Parties to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT).