HUMAN RIGHTS
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Reference
- IV-4
- Adopted
- New York, 16 December 1966
- Entry into force
- 23 March 1976, in accordance with article 49 , for all provisions except those of article 41; 28 March 1979 for the provisions of article 41 (Human Rights Committee), in accordance with paragraph 2 of the said article 41.
- Registration
- 23 March 1976, No. 14668
- Signatories
- 74
- Parties
- 175
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 74 signed
- 175 ratified or acceded
- 181 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | - | 24 Jan 1983 a |
| Albania | - | 4 Oct 1991 a |
| Algeria | 10 Dec 1968 | 12 Sep 1989 |
| Andorra | 5 Aug 2002 | 22 Sep 2006 |
| Angola | - | 10 Jan 1992 a |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 3 Jul 2019 a |
| Argentina | 19 Feb 1968 | 8 Aug 1986 |
| Armenia | - | 23 Jun 1993 a |
| Australia | 18 Dec 1972 | 13 Aug 1980 |
| Austria | 10 Dec 1973 | 10 Sep 1978 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 13 Aug 1992 a |
| Bahamas (The) | 4 Dec 2008 | 23 Dec 2008 |
| Bahrain | - | 20 Sep 2006 a |
| Bangladesh | - | 6 Sep 2000 a |
| Barbados | - | 5 Jan 1973 a |
| Belarus | 19 Mar 1968 | 12 Nov 1973 |
| Belgium | 10 Dec 1968 | 21 Apr 1983 |
| Belize | - | 10 Jun 1996 a |
| Benin | - | 12 Mar 1992 a |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | - | 12 Aug 1982 a |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | - | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Botswana | 8 Sep 2000 | 8 Sep 2000 |
| Brazil | - | 24 Jan 1992 a |
| Bulgaria | 8 Oct 1968 | 21 Sep 1970 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 4 Jan 1999 a |
| Burundi | - | 9 May 1990 a |
| Cabo Verde | - | 6 Aug 1993 a |
| Cambodia | 17 Oct 1980 | 26 May 1992 a |
| Cambodia 2 , 3 | 17 Oct 1980 | 26 May 1992 a |
| Cameroon | - | 27 Jun 1984 a |
| Canada | - | 19 May 1976 a |
| Central African Republic | - | 8 May 1981 a |
| Chad | - | 9 Jun 1995 a |
| Chile | 16 Sep 1969 | 10 Feb 1972 |
| China | 5 Oct 1998 | - |
| China 4 , 5 , 6 | 5 Oct 1998 | - |
| Colombia | 21 Dec 1966 | 29 Oct 1969 |
| Comoros | 25 Sep 2008 | - |
| Congo | - | 5 Oct 1983 a |
| Costa Rica | 19 Dec 1966 | 29 Nov 1968 |
| Croatia | - | 12 Oct 1992 d |
| Croatia 1 | - | 12 Oct 1992 d |
| Cuba | 28 Feb 2008 | - |
| Cyprus | 19 Dec 1966 | 2 Apr 1969 |
| Czech Republic | - | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Czech Republic 7 | - | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Côte d'Ivoire | - | 26 Mar 1992 a |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | - | 14 Sep 1981 a |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8 | - | 14 Sep 1981 a |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | 1 Nov 1976 a |
| Denmark | 20 Mar 1968 | 6 Jan 1972 |
| Djibouti | - | 5 Nov 2002 a |
| Dominica | - | 17 Jun 1993 a |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 Jan 1978 a |
| Ecuador | 4 Apr 1968 | 6 Mar 1969 |
| Egypt | 4 Aug 1967 | 14 Jan 1982 |
| El Salvador | 21 Sep 1967 | 30 Nov 1979 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 25 Sep 1987 a |
| Eritrea | - | 22 Jan 2002 a |
| Estonia | - | 21 Oct 1991 a |
| Eswatini | - | 26 Mar 2004 a |
| Ethiopia | - | 11 Jun 1993 a |
| Fiji | - | 16 Aug 2018 a |
| Finland | 11 Oct 1967 | 19 Aug 1975 |
| France | - | 4 Nov 1980 a |
| Gabon | - | 21 Jan 1983 a |
| Gambia | - | 22 Mar 1979 a |
| Georgia | - | 3 May 1994 a |
| Germany | 9 Oct 1968 | 17 Dec 1973 |
| Germany 9 , 10 | 9 Oct 1968 | 17 Dec 1973 |
| Ghana | 7 Sep 2000 | 7 Sep 2000 |
| Greece | - | 5 May 1997 a |
| Grenada | - | 6 Sep 1991 a |
| Guatemala | - | 5 May 1992 a |
| Guinea | 28 Feb 1967 | 24 Jan 1978 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 12 Sep 2000 | 1 Nov 2010 |
| Guyana | 22 Aug 1968 | 15 Feb 1977 |
| Haiti | - | 6 Feb 1991 a |
| Honduras | 19 Dec 1966 | 25 Aug 1997 |
| Hungary | 25 Mar 1969 | 17 Jan 1974 |
| Iceland | 30 Dec 1968 | 22 Aug 1979 |
| India | - | 10 Apr 1979 a |
| Indonesia | - | 23 Feb 2006 a |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4 Apr 1968 | 24 Jun 1975 |
| 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 Sep 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 a |
| Kuwait | - | 21 May 1996 a |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 7 Oct 1994 a |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7 Dec 2000 | 25 Sep 2009 |
| Latvia | - | 14 Apr 1992 a |
| Lebanon | - | 3 Nov 1972 a |
| Lesotho | - | 9 Sep 1992 a |
| Liberia | 18 Apr 1967 | 22 Sep 2004 |
| Libya | - | 15 May 1970 a |
| Liechtenstein | - | 10 Dec 1998 a |
| Lithuania | - | 20 Nov 1991 a |
| Luxembourg | 26 Nov 1974 | 18 Aug 1983 |
| Madagascar | 17 Sep 1969 | 21 Jun 1971 |
| Malawi | - | 22 Dec 1993 a |
| Maldives | - | 19 Sep 2006 a |
| Mali | - | 16 Jul 1974 a |
| Malta | - | 13 Sep 1990 a |
| Marshall Islands | - | 12 Mar 2018 a |
| Mauritania | - | 17 Nov 2004 a |
| Mauritius | - | 12 Dec 1973 a |
| Mexico | - | 23 Mar 1981 a |
| Monaco | 26 Jun 1997 | 28 Aug 1997 |
| Mongolia | 5 Jun 1968 | 18 Nov 1974 |
| Montenegro | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Montenegro 11 | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Morocco | 19 Jan 1977 | 3 May 1979 |
| Mozambique | - | 21 Jul 1993 a |
| Namibia | - | 28 Nov 1994 a |
| Naoero | 12 Nov 2001 | - |
| Nepal | - | 14 May 1991 a |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 25 Jun 1969 | 11 Dec 1978 |
| New Zealand | 12 Nov 1968 | 28 Dec 1978 |
| New Zealand 12 | 12 Nov 1968 | 28 Dec 1978 |
| Nicaragua | - | 12 Mar 1980 a |
| Niger | - | 7 Mar 1986 a |
| Nigeria | - | 29 Jul 1993 a |
| North Macedonia | - | 18 Jan 1994 d |
| North Macedonia 1 | - | 18 Jan 1994 d |
| Norway | 20 Mar 1968 | 13 Sep 1972 |
| Oman | - | 10 Nov 2025 a |
| Pakistan | 17 Apr 2008 | 23 Jun 2010 |
| Palau | 20 Sep 2011 | - |
| Panama | 27 Jul 1976 | 8 Mar 1977 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 21 Jul 2008 a |
| Paraguay | - | 10 Jun 1992 a |
| Peru | 11 Aug 1977 | 28 Apr 1978 |
| Philippines | 19 Dec 1966 | 23 Oct 1986 |
| Poland | 2 Mar 1967 | 18 Mar 1977 |
| Portugal | 7 Oct 1976 | 15 Jun 1978 |
| Portugal 6 | 7 Oct 1976 | 15 Jun 1978 |
| Qatar | - | 21 May 2018 a |
| Republic of Korea | - | 10 Apr 1990 a |
| Republic of Moldova | - | 26 Jan 1993 a |
| Romania | 27 Jun 1968 | 9 Dec 1974 |
| Russian Federation | 18 Mar 1968 | 16 Oct 1973 |
| Rwanda | - | 16 Apr 1975 a |
| Samoa | - | 15 Feb 2008 a |
| San Marino | - | 18 Oct 1985 a |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 31 Oct 1995 | 10 Jan 2017 |
| Senegal | 6 Jul 1970 | 13 Feb 1978 |
| Serbia | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Serbia 1 | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Seychelles | - | 5 May 1992 a |
| Sierra Leone | - | 23 Aug 1996 a |
| Slovakia | - | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovakia 7 | - | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovenia | - | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| Slovenia 1 | - | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| Somalia | - | 24 Jan 1990 a |
| South Africa | 3 Oct 1994 | 10 Dec 1998 |
| South Sudan | - | 5 Feb 2024 a |
| Spain | 28 Sep 1976 | 27 Apr 1977 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 11 Jun 1980 a |
| St. Lucia | 22 Sep 2011 | - |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 9 Nov 1981 a |
| State of Palestine | - | 2 Apr 2014 a |
| Sudan | - | 18 Mar 1986 a |
| Suriname | - | 28 Dec 1976 a |
| Sweden | 29 Sep 1967 | 6 Dec 1971 |
| Switzerland | - | 18 Jun 1992 a |
| Syrian Arab Republic | - | 21 Apr 1969 a |
| Tajikistan | - | 4 Jan 1999 a |
| Thailand | - | 29 Oct 1996 a |
| Timor-Leste | - | 18 Sep 2003 a |
| Togo | - | 24 May 1984 a |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 21 Dec 1978 a |
| Tunisia | 30 Apr 1968 | 18 Mar 1969 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 May 1997 a |
| Türkiye | 15 Aug 2000 | 23 Sep 2003 |
| Uganda | - | 21 Jun 1995 a |
| Ukraine | 20 Mar 1968 | 12 Nov 1973 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16 Sep 1968 | 20 May 1976 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 | 16 Sep 1968 | 20 May 1976 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | - | 11 Jun 1976 a |
| United States of America | 5 Oct 1977 | 8 Jun 1992 |
| Uruguay | 21 Feb 1967 | 1 Apr 1970 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 28 Sep 1995 a |
| Vanuatu | 29 Nov 2007 | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24 Jun 1969 | 10 May 1978 |
| Viet Nam | - | 24 Sep 1982 a |
| Yemen | - | 9 Feb 1987 a |
| Zambia | - | 10 Apr 1984 a |
| Zimbabwe | - | 13 May 1991 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.