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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: 71 ,Parties: 1.
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.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Participant  Signature  Ratification, Accession (a) 
Albania  6 Feb 2007  8 Nov 2007 
Algeria  6 Feb 2007   
Argentina  6 Feb 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   
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   
Moldova  6 Feb 2007   
Monaco  6 Feb 2007   
Mongolia  6 Feb 2007   
Montenegro  6 Feb 2007   
Morocco  6 Feb 2007   
Niger  6 Feb 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   
 

 

DECLARATIONS


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.