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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Reference
IV-9
Adopted
New York, 10 December 1984
Entry into force
26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27(1). 1
Registration
26 June 1987, No. 24841
Signatories
83
Parties
176
Depositary record
United Nations Treaty Collection

Who signed, and when

CountrySignatureRatification, acceptance, approval or accession
Afghanistan 4 Feb 1985 1 Apr 1987
Albania - 11 May 1994 a
Algeria 26 Nov 1985 12 Sep 1989
Andorra 5 Aug 2002 22 Sep 2006
Angola 24 Sep 2013 2 Oct 2019
Antigua and Barbuda - 19 Jul 1993 a
Argentina 4 Feb 1985 24 Sep 1986
Armenia - 13 Sep 1993 a
Australia 10 Dec 1985 8 Aug 1989
Austria 14 Mar 1985 29 Jul 1987
Azerbaijan - 16 Aug 1996 a
Bahamas (The) 16 Dec 2008 31 May 2018
Bahrain - 6 Mar 1998 a
Bangladesh - 5 Oct 1998 a
Belarus 19 Dec 1985 13 Mar 1987
Belgium 4 Feb 1985 25 Jun 1999
Belize - 17 Mar 1986 a
Benin - 12 Mar 1992 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4 Feb 1985 12 Apr 1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 Sep 1993 d
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 - 1 Sep 1993 d
Botswana 8 Sep 2000 8 Sep 2000
Brazil 23 Sep 1985 28 Sep 1989
Brunei Darussalam 22 Sep 2015 -
Bulgaria 10 Jun 1986 16 Dec 1986
Burkina Faso - 4 Jan 1999 a
Burundi - 18 Feb 1993 a
Cabo Verde - 4 Jun 1992 a
Cambodia - 15 Oct 1992 a
Cameroon - 19 Dec 1986 a
Canada 23 Aug 1985 24 Jun 1987
Central African Republic - 11 Oct 2016 a
Chad - 9 Jun 1995 a
Chile 23 Sep 1987 30 Sep 1988
China 12 Dec 1986 4 Oct 1988
China 5 , 6 12 Dec 1986 4 Oct 1988
Colombia 10 Apr 1985 8 Dec 1987
Comoros 22 Sep 2000 25 May 2017
Congo - 30 Jul 2003 a
Costa Rica 4 Feb 1985 11 Nov 1993
Croatia - 12 Oct 1992 d
Croatia 4 - 12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba 27 Jan 1986 17 May 1995
Cyprus 9 Oct 1985 18 Jul 1991
Czech Republic - 22 Feb 1993 d
Czech Republic 7 - 22 Feb 1993 d
Côte d'Ivoire - 18 Dec 1995 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 18 Mar 1996 a
Denmark 4 Feb 1985 27 May 1987
Djibouti - 5 Nov 2002 a
Dominica - 5 Dec 2024 a
Dominican Republic 4 Feb 1985 24 Jan 2012
Ecuador 4 Feb 1985 30 Mar 1988
Egypt - 25 Jun 1986 a
El Salvador - 17 Jun 1996 a
Equatorial Guinea - 8 Oct 2002 a
Eritrea - 25 Sep 2014 a
Estonia - 21 Oct 1991 a
Eswatini - 26 Mar 2004 a
Ethiopia - 14 Mar 1994 a
Fiji 1 Mar 2016 14 Mar 2016
Finland 4 Feb 1985 30 Aug 1989
France 4 Feb 1985 18 Feb 1986
Gabon 21 Jan 1986 8 Sep 2000
Gambia 23 Oct 1985 28 Sep 2018
Georgia - 26 Oct 1994 a
Germany 13 Oct 1986 1 Oct 1990
Germany 3 , 8 13 Oct 1986 1 Oct 1990
Ghana 7 Sep 2000 7 Sep 2000
Greece 4 Feb 1985 6 Oct 1988
Greece 8 4 Feb 1985 6 Oct 1988
Grenada - 26 Sep 2019 a
Guatemala - 5 Jan 1990 a
Guinea 30 May 1986 10 Oct 1989
Guinea-Bissau 12 Sep 2000 24 Sep 2013
Guyana 25 Jan 1988 19 May 1988
Haiti 16 Aug 2013 -
Holy See - 26 Jun 2002 a
Honduras - 5 Dec 1996 a
Hungary 28 Nov 1986 15 Apr 1987
Iceland 4 Feb 1985 23 Oct 1996
India 14 Oct 1997 -
Indonesia 23 Oct 1985 28 Oct 1998
Iraq - 7 Jul 2011 a
Ireland 28 Sep 1992 11 Apr 2002
Israel 22 Oct 1986 3 Oct 1991
Italy 4 Feb 1985 12 Jan 1989
Japan - 29 Jun 1999 a
Jordan - 13 Nov 1991 a
Kazakhstan - 26 Aug 1998 a
Kenya - 21 Feb 1997 a
Kiribati - 22 Jul 2019 a
Kuwait - 8 Mar 1996 a
Kyrgyzstan - 5 Sep 1997 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 Sep 2010 26 Sep 2012
Latvia - 14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon - 5 Oct 2000 a
Lesotho - 12 Nov 2001 a
Liberia - 22 Sep 2004 a
Libya - 16 May 1989 a
Liechtenstein 27 Jun 1985 2 Nov 1990
Lithuania - 1 Feb 1996 a
Luxembourg 22 Feb 1985 29 Sep 1987
Madagascar 1 Oct 2001 13 Dec 2005
Malawi - 11 Jun 1996 a
Maldives - 20 Apr 2004 a
Mali - 26 Feb 1999 a
Malta - 13 Sep 1990 a
Marshall Islands - 12 Mar 2018 a
Mauritania - 17 Nov 2004 a
Mauritius - 9 Dec 1992 a
Mexico 18 Mar 1985 23 Jan 1986
Monaco - 6 Dec 1991 a
Mongolia - 24 Jan 2002 a
Montenegro - 23 Oct 2006 d
Montenegro 9 - 23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco 8 Jan 1986 21 Jun 1993
Mozambique - 14 Sep 1999 a
Namibia - 28 Nov 1994 a
Naoero 12 Nov 2001 26 Sep 2012
Nepal - 14 May 1991 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4 Feb 1985 21 Dec 1988
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10 4 Feb 1985 21 Dec 1988
New Zealand 14 Jan 1986 10 Dec 1989
Nicaragua 15 Apr 1985 5 Jul 2005
Niger - 5 Oct 1998 a
Nigeria 28 Jul 1988 28 Jun 2001
North Macedonia - 12 Dec 1994 d
North Macedonia 4 - 12 Dec 1994 d
Norway 4 Feb 1985 9 Jul 1986
Oman - 9 Jun 2020 a
Pakistan 17 Apr 2008 23 Jun 2010
Palau 20 Sep 2011 -
Panama 22 Feb 1985 24 Aug 1987
Paraguay 23 Oct 1989 12 Mar 1990
Peru 29 May 1985 7 Jul 1988
Philippines - 18 Jun 1986 a
Poland 13 Jan 1986 26 Jul 1989
Portugal 4 Feb 1985 9 Feb 1989
Portugal 6 4 Feb 1985 9 Feb 1989
Qatar - 11 Jan 2000 a
Republic of Korea - 9 Jan 1995 a
Republic of Moldova - 28 Nov 1995 a
Romania - 18 Dec 1990 a
Russian Federation 10 Dec 1985 3 Mar 1987
Rwanda - 15 Dec 2008 a
Samoa - 28 Mar 2019 a
San Marino 18 Sep 2002 27 Nov 2006
Sao Tome and Principe 6 Sep 2000 10 Jan 2017
Saudi Arabia - 23 Sep 1997 a
Senegal 4 Feb 1985 21 Aug 1986
Serbia - 12 Mar 2001 d
Serbia 4 - 12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles - 5 May 1992 a
Sierra Leone 18 Mar 1985 25 Apr 2001
Slovakia - 28 May 1993 d
Slovakia 7 - 28 May 1993 d
Slovenia - 16 Jul 1993 a
Somalia - 24 Jan 1990 a
South Africa 29 Jan 1993 10 Dec 1998
South Sudan - 30 Apr 2015 a
Spain 4 Feb 1985 21 Oct 1987
Sri Lanka - 3 Jan 1994 a
St. Kitts and Nevis - 21 Sep 2020 a
St. Lucia - 12 Feb 2026 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 1 Aug 2001 a
State of Palestine - 2 Apr 2014 a
Sudan 4 Jun 1986 10 Aug 2021
Suriname - 16 Nov 2021 a
Sweden 4 Feb 1985 8 Jan 1986
Switzerland 4 Feb 1985 2 Dec 1986
Syrian Arab Republic - 19 Aug 2004 a
Tajikistan - 11 Jan 1995 a
Thailand - 2 Oct 2007 a
Timor-Leste - 16 Apr 2003 a
Togo 25 Mar 1987 18 Nov 1987
Tunisia 26 Aug 1987 23 Sep 1988
Turkmenistan - 25 Jun 1999 a
Tuvalu - 25 Mar 2024 a
Türkiye 25 Jan 1988 2 Aug 1988
Uganda - 3 Nov 1986 a
Ukraine 27 Feb 1986 24 Feb 1987
Ukraine 11 27 Feb 1986 24 Feb 1987
United Arab Emirates - 19 Jul 2012 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15 Mar 1985 8 Dec 1988
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 , 12 15 Mar 1985 8 Dec 1988
United States of America 18 Apr 1988 21 Oct 1994
United States of America 13 18 Apr 1988 21 Oct 1994
Uruguay 4 Feb 1985 24 Oct 1986
Uzbekistan - 28 Sep 1995 a
Vanuatu - 12 Jul 2011 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15 Feb 1985 29 Jul 1991
Viet Nam 7 Nov 2013 5 Feb 2015
Yemen - 5 Nov 1991 a
Zambia - 7 Oct 1998 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.

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