HUMAN RIGHTS
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Reference
- IV-16
- Adopted
- New York, 20 December 2006
- Entry into force
- 23 December 2010, in accordance with article 39(1) 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.”.
- Registration
- 23 December 2010, No. 48088
- Signatories
- 98
- Parties
- 78
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 98 signed
- 78 ratified or acceded
- 117 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 6 Feb 2007 | 8 Nov 2007 |
| Algeria | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Angola | 24 Sep 2014 | - |
| Argentina | 6 Feb 2007 | 14 Dec 2007 |
| Armenia | 10 Apr 2007 | 24 Jan 2011 |
| Austria | 6 Feb 2007 | 7 Jun 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Bangladesh | - | 30 Aug 2024 a |
| Belgium | 6 Feb 2007 | 2 Jun 2011 |
| Belize | - | 14 Aug 2015 a |
| Benin | 19 Mar 2010 | 2 Nov 2017 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6 Feb 2007 | 17 Dec 2008 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 Feb 2007 | 30 Mar 2012 |
| Brazil | 6 Feb 2007 | 29 Nov 2010 |
| Bulgaria | 24 Sep 2008 | - |
| Burkina Faso | 6 Feb 2007 | 3 Dec 2009 |
| Burundi | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Cabo Verde | 6 Feb 2007 | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Cambodia | - | 27 Jun 2013 a |
| Cameroon | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Central African Republic | - | 11 Oct 2016 a |
| Chad | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Chile | 6 Feb 2007 | 8 Dec 2009 |
| Colombia | 27 Sep 2007 | 11 Jul 2012 |
| Comoros | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Congo | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Costa Rica | 6 Feb 2007 | 16 Feb 2012 |
| Croatia | 6 Feb 2007 | 31 Jan 2022 |
| Cuba | 6 Feb 2007 | 2 Feb 2009 |
| Cyprus | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Czech Republic | 19 Jul 2016 | 8 Feb 2017 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | - | 6 Jun 2024 a |
| Denmark | 25 Sep 2007 | 13 Jan 2022 |
| Denmark 1 | 25 Sep 2007 | 13 Jan 2022 |
| Dominica | - | 13 May 2019 a |
| Dominican Republic | 26 Sep 2018 | - |
| Ecuador | 24 May 2007 | 20 Oct 2009 |
| Estonia | - | 13 Jan 2026 a |
| Eswatini | 25 Sep 2007 | - |
| Fiji | - | 19 Aug 2019 a |
| Finland | 6 Feb 2007 | 24 Mar 2023 |
| France | 6 Feb 2007 | 23 Sep 2008 |
| Gabon | 25 Sep 2007 | 19 Jan 2011 |
| Gambia | 20 Sep 2017 | 28 Sep 2018 |
| Germany | 26 Sep 2007 | 24 Sep 2009 |
| Ghana | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Greece | 1 Oct 2008 | 9 Jul 2015 |
| Grenada | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Guatemala | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Guinea-Bissau | 24 Sep 2013 | - |
| Haiti | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Honduras | 6 Feb 2007 | 1 Apr 2008 |
| Iceland | 1 Oct 2008 | - |
| India | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Indonesia | 27 Sep 2010 | - |
| Iraq | - | 23 Nov 2010 a |
| Ireland | 29 Mar 2007 | - |
| Italy | 3 Jul 2007 | 8 Oct 2015 |
| Japan | 6 Feb 2007 | 23 Jul 2009 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 27 Feb 2009 a |
| Kenya | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29 Sep 2008 | - |
| Lebanon | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Lesotho | 22 Sep 2010 | 6 Dec 2013 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 Oct 2007 | - |
| Lithuania | 6 Feb 2007 | 14 Aug 2013 |
| Luxembourg | 6 Feb 2007 | 1 Apr 2022 |
| Madagascar | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Malawi | - | 14 Jul 2017 a |
| Maldives | 6 Feb 2007 | 31 Jul 2023 |
| Mali | 6 Feb 2007 | 1 Jul 2009 |
| Malta | 6 Feb 2007 | 27 Mar 2015 |
| Mauritania | 27 Sep 2011 | 3 Oct 2012 |
| Mexico | 6 Feb 2007 | 18 Mar 2008 |
| Monaco | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Mongolia | 6 Feb 2007 | 12 Feb 2015 |
| Montenegro | 6 Feb 2007 | 20 Sep 2011 |
| Morocco | 6 Feb 2007 | 14 May 2013 |
| Mozambique | 24 Dec 2008 | - |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 29 Apr 2008 | 23 Mar 2011 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2 | 29 Apr 2008 | 23 Mar 2011 |
| Niger | 6 Feb 2007 | 24 Jul 2015 |
| Nigeria | - | 27 Jul 2009 a |
| North Macedonia | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Norway | 21 Dec 2007 | 22 Aug 2019 |
| Oman | - | 12 Jun 2020 a |
| Palau | 20 Sep 2011 | - |
| Panama | 25 Sep 2007 | 24 Jun 2011 |
| Paraguay | 6 Feb 2007 | 3 Aug 2010 |
| Peru | - | 26 Sep 2012 a |
| Poland | 25 Jun 2013 | 30 Dec 2024 |
| Portugal | 6 Feb 2007 | 27 Jan 2014 |
| Republic of Korea | - | 4 Jan 2023 a |
| Republic of Moldova | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Romania | 3 Dec 2008 | - |
| Samoa | 6 Feb 2007 | 27 Nov 2012 |
| Senegal | 6 Feb 2007 | 11 Dec 2008 |
| Serbia | 6 Feb 2007 | 18 May 2011 |
| Seychelles | - | 18 Jan 2017 a |
| Sierra Leone | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Slovakia | 26 Sep 2007 | 15 Dec 2014 |
| Slovenia | 26 Sep 2007 | 15 Dec 2021 |
| South Africa | - | 14 May 2024 a |
| Spain | 27 Sep 2007 | 24 Sep 2009 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 Dec 2015 | 25 May 2016 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 29 Mar 2010 | - |
| Sudan | - | 10 Aug 2021 a |
| Sweden | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Switzerland | 19 Jan 2011 | 2 Dec 2016 |
| Thailand | 9 Jan 2012 | 14 May 2024 |
| Togo | 27 Oct 2010 | 21 Jul 2014 |
| Tunisia | 6 Feb 2007 | 29 Jun 2011 |
| Uganda | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Ukraine | - | 14 Aug 2015 a |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 29 Sep 2008 | - |
| Uruguay | 6 Feb 2007 | 4 Mar 2009 |
| Vanuatu | 6 Feb 2007 | - |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21 Oct 2008 | - |
| Zambia | 27 Sep 2010 | 4 Apr 2011 |
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.