HUMAN RIGHTS
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- Reference
- IV-12
- Adopted
- New York, 15 December 1989
- Entry into force
- 11 July 1991, in accordance with article 8(1).
- Registration
- 11 July 1991, No. 14668
- Signatories
- 40
- Parties
- 92
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 40 signed
- 92 ratified or acceded
- 92 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | - | 17 Oct 2007 a |
| Andorra | 5 Aug 2002 | 22 Sep 2006 |
| Angola | 24 Sep 2013 | 2 Oct 2019 |
| Argentina | 20 Dec 2006 | 2 Sep 2008 |
| Armenia | 26 Sep 2019 | 18 Mar 2021 |
| Australia | - | 2 Oct 1990 a |
| Austria | 8 Apr 1991 | 2 Mar 1993 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 22 Jan 1999 a |
| Belgium | 12 Jul 1990 | 8 Dec 1998 |
| Benin | - | 5 Jul 2012 a |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | - | 12 Jul 2013 a |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 Sep 2000 | 16 Mar 2001 |
| Brazil | - | 25 Sep 2009 a |
| Bulgaria | 11 Mar 1999 | 10 Aug 1999 |
| Cabo Verde | - | 19 May 2000 a |
| Canada | - | 25 Nov 2005 a |
| Chile | 15 Nov 2001 | 26 Sep 2008 |
| Colombia | - | 5 Aug 1997 a |
| Costa Rica | 14 Feb 1990 | 5 Jun 1998 |
| Croatia | - | 12 Oct 1995 a |
| Cyprus | - | 10 Sep 1999 a |
| Cyprus 2 | - | 10 Sep 1999 a |
| Czech Republic | - | 15 Jun 2004 a |
| Côte d'Ivoire | - | 3 May 2024 a |
| Denmark | 13 Feb 1990 | 24 Feb 1994 |
| Djibouti | - | 5 Nov 2002 a |
| Dominican Republic | - | 21 Sep 2016 a |
| Ecuador | - | 23 Feb 1993 a |
| El Salvador | - | 8 Apr 2014 a |
| Estonia | - | 30 Jan 2004 a |
| Finland | 13 Feb 1990 | 4 Apr 1991 |
| France | - | 2 Oct 2007 a |
| Gabon | - | 2 Apr 2014 a |
| Gambia | 20 Sep 2017 | 28 Sep 2018 |
| Georgia | - | 22 Mar 1999 a |
| Germany | 13 Feb 1990 | 18 Aug 1992 |
| Germany 3 | 13 Feb 1990 | 18 Aug 1992 |
| Greece | - | 5 May 1997 a |
| Guinea-Bissau | 12 Sep 2000 | 24 Sep 2013 |
| Honduras | 10 May 1990 | 1 Apr 2008 |
| Hungary | - | 24 Feb 1994 a |
| Iceland | 30 Jan 1991 | 2 Apr 1991 |
| Ireland | - | 18 Jun 1993 a |
| Italy | 13 Feb 1990 | 14 Feb 1995 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 Sep 2020 | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 6 Dec 2010 a |
| Latvia | - | 19 Apr 2013 a |
| Liberia | - | 16 Sep 2005 a |
| Liechtenstein | - | 10 Dec 1998 a |
| Lithuania | 8 Sep 2000 | 27 Mar 2002 |
| Luxembourg | 13 Feb 1990 | 12 Feb 1992 |
| Madagascar | 24 Sep 2012 | 21 Sep 2017 |
| Malta | - | 29 Dec 1994 a |
| Malta 4 | - | 29 Dec 1994 a |
| Mexico | - | 26 Sep 2007 a |
| Monaco | - | 28 Mar 2000 a |
| Mongolia | - | 13 Mar 2012 a |
| Montenegro | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Montenegro 5 | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Mozambique | - | 21 Jul 1993 a |
| Namibia | - | 28 Nov 1994 a |
| Nepal | - | 4 Mar 1998 a |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9 Aug 1990 | 26 Mar 1991 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6 | 9 Aug 1990 | 26 Mar 1991 |
| New Zealand | 22 Feb 1990 | 22 Feb 1990 |
| New Zealand 7 | 22 Feb 1990 | 22 Feb 1990 |
| Nicaragua | 21 Feb 1990 | 25 Feb 2009 |
| North Macedonia | - | 26 Jan 1995 a |
| Norway | 13 Feb 1990 | 5 Sep 1991 |
| Panama | - | 21 Jan 1993 a |
| Paraguay | - | 18 Aug 2003 a |
| Philippines | 20 Sep 2006 | 20 Nov 2007 |
| Poland | 21 Mar 2000 | 25 Apr 2014 |
| Portugal | 13 Feb 1990 | 17 Oct 1990 |
| Republic of Moldova | - | 20 Sep 2006 a |
| Romania | 15 Mar 1990 | 27 Feb 1991 |
| Rwanda | - | 15 Dec 2008 a |
| San Marino | 26 Sep 2003 | 17 Aug 2004 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 6 Sep 2000 | 10 Jan 2017 |
| Serbia | - | 6 Sep 2001 a |
| Seychelles | - | 15 Dec 1994 a |
| Slovakia | 22 Sep 1998 | 22 Jun 1999 |
| Slovenia | 14 Sep 1993 | 10 Mar 1994 |
| South Africa | - | 28 Aug 2002 a |
| Spain | 23 Feb 1990 | 11 Apr 1991 |
| Spain 8 | 23 Feb 1990 | 11 Apr 1991 |
| State of Palestine | - | 18 Mar 2019 a |
| Sweden | 13 Feb 1990 | 11 May 1990 |
| Switzerland | - | 16 Jun 1994 a |
| Timor-Leste | - | 18 Sep 2003 a |
| Togo | - | 14 Sep 2016 a |
| Turkmenistan | - | 11 Jan 2000 a |
| Türkiye | 6 Apr 2004 | 2 Mar 2006 |
| Ukraine | - | 25 Jul 2007 a |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 31 Mar 1999 | 10 Dec 1999 |
| Uruguay | 13 Feb 1990 | 21 Jan 1993 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 23 Dec 2008 a |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7 Jun 1990 | 22 Feb 1993 |
| Zambia | - | 19 Dec 2024 a |
Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.
Counts verified against the depositary’s own totals for this treaty before publication. The United Nations Treaty Collection is the authority; this page is a readable copy and may lag it.