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STATUS OF WOMEN

Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Reference
XVI-1
Adopted
New York, 31 March 1953
Entry into force
7 July 1954, in accordance with article VI.
Registration
7 July 1954, No. 2613
Signatories
47
Parties
123
Depositary record
United Nations Treaty Collection

Who signed, and when

CountrySignatureRatification, acceptance, approval or accession
Afghanistan - 16 Nov 1966 a
Albania - 12 May 1955 a
Algeria - 5 Aug 2004 a
Angola - 17 Sep 1986 a
Antigua and Barbuda - 25 Oct 1988 d
Argentina 31 Mar 1953 27 Feb 1961
Armenia - 24 Jan 2008 a
Australia - 10 Dec 1974 a
Austria 19 Oct 1959 18 Apr 1969
Bahamas (The) - 16 Aug 1977 d
Bangladesh - 5 Oct 1998 a
Barbados - 12 Jan 1973 a
Belarus 31 Mar 1953 11 Aug 1954
Belgium - 20 May 1964 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9 Apr 1953 22 Sep 1970
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 Sep 1993 d
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 - 1 Sep 1993 d
Brazil 20 May 1953 13 Aug 1963
Bulgaria - 17 Mar 1954 a
Burkina Faso - 9 Dec 1998 a
Burundi - 18 Feb 1993 a
Cambodia 11 Nov 2001 -
Canada - 30 Jan 1957 a
Central African Republic - 4 Sep 1962 d
Chile 31 Mar 1953 18 Oct 1967
Colombia - 5 Aug 1986 a
Congo - 15 Oct 1962 d
Costa Rica 31 Mar 1953 25 Jul 1967
Croatia - 12 Oct 1992 d
Croatia 4 - 12 Oct 1992 d
Cuba 31 Mar 1953 8 Apr 1954
Cyprus 10 Sep 1968 12 Nov 1968
Czech Republic - 22 Feb 1993 d
Czech Republic 5 - 22 Feb 1993 d
Côte d'Ivoire - 18 Dec 1995 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 12 Oct 1977 a
Denmark 29 Oct 1953 7 Jul 1954
Dominican Republic 31 Mar 1953 11 Dec 1953
Ecuador 31 Mar 1953 23 Apr 1954
Ecuador 6 31 Mar 1953 23 Apr 1954
Egypt - 8 Sep 1981 a
El Salvador 24 Jun 1953 26 Mar 2008
Eswatini - 20 Jul 1970 a
Ethiopia 31 Mar 1953 21 Jan 1969
Fiji - 12 Jun 1972 d
Finland - 6 Oct 1958 a
France 31 Mar 1953 22 Apr 1957
Gabon 19 Apr 1967 19 Apr 1967
Georgia - 6 Jul 2005 a
Germany - 4 Nov 1970 a
Germany 7 , 8 - 4 Nov 1970 a
Ghana - 28 Dec 1965 a
Greece 1 Apr 1953 29 Dec 1953
Guatemala 31 Mar 1953 7 Oct 1959
Guinea 19 Mar 1975 24 Jan 1978
Haiti 23 Jul 1957 12 Feb 1958
Hungary 2 Sep 1954 20 Jan 1955
Iceland 25 Nov 1953 30 Jun 1954
India 29 Apr 1953 1 Nov 1961
Indonesia 31 Mar 1953 16 Dec 1958
Ireland - 14 Nov 1968 a
Israel 14 Apr 1953 6 Jul 1954
Italy - 6 Mar 1968 a
Jamaica - 14 Aug 1966 a
Japan 1 Apr 1955 13 Jul 1955
Jordan - 1 Jul 1992 a
Kazakhstan - 28 Mar 2000 a
Kyrgyzstan - 10 Feb 1997 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic - 28 Jan 1969 a
Latvia - 14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon 24 Feb 1954 5 Jun 1956
Lesotho - 4 Nov 1974 a
Liberia 9 Dec 1953 -
Libya - 16 May 1989 a
Luxembourg 4 Jun 1969 1 Nov 1976
Madagascar - 12 Feb 1964 a
Malawi - 29 Jun 1966 a
Mali - 16 Jul 1974 a
Malta - 9 Jul 1968 a
Mauritania - 4 May 1976 a
Mauritius - 18 Jul 1969 d
Mexico 31 Mar 1953 23 Mar 1981
Mongolia - 18 Aug 1965 a
Montenegro - 23 Oct 2006 d
Montenegro 9 - 23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco - 22 Nov 1976 a
Myanmar 14 Sep 1954 -
Nepal - 26 Apr 1966 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8 Aug 1968 30 Jul 1971
New Zealand - 22 May 1968 a
Nicaragua - 17 Jan 1957 a
Niger - 7 Dec 1964 d
Nigeria 11 Jul 1980 17 Nov 1980
North Macedonia - 18 Jan 1994 d
North Macedonia 4 - 18 Jan 1994 d
Norway 18 Sep 1953 24 Aug 1956
Pakistan 18 May 1954 7 Dec 1954
Papua New Guinea - 27 Jan 1982 a
Paraguay 16 Nov 1953 22 Feb 1990
Peru - 1 Jul 1975 a
Philippines 23 Sep 1953 12 Sep 1957
Poland 31 Mar 1953 11 Aug 1954
Republic of Korea - 23 Jun 1959 a
Republic of Moldova - 26 Jan 1993 a
Romania 27 Apr 1954 6 Aug 1954
Russian Federation 31 Mar 1953 3 May 1954
Rwanda - 26 Sep 2003 a
Senegal - 2 May 1963 d
Serbia - 12 Mar 2001 d
Serbia 4 - 12 Mar 2001 d
Sierra Leone - 25 Jul 1962 a
Slovakia - 28 May 1993 d
Slovakia 5 - 28 May 1993 d
Slovenia - 6 Jul 1992 d
Slovenia 4 - 6 Jul 1992 d
Solomon Islands - 3 Sep 1981 a
Solomon Islands 10 - 3 Sep 1981 a
South Africa 29 Jan 1993 -
Spain - 14 Jan 1974 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 27 Apr 1999 d
State of Palestine - 2 Jan 2015 a
Sweden 6 Oct 1953 31 Mar 1954
Tajikistan - 7 Jun 1999 a
Thailand 5 Mar 1954 30 Nov 1954
Trinidad and Tobago - 24 Jun 1966 a
Tunisia - 24 Jan 1968 a
Turkmenistan - 11 Oct 1999 a
Türkiye 12 Jan 1954 26 Jan 1960
Uganda - 21 Jun 1995 a
Ukraine 31 Mar 1953 15 Nov 1954
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 24 Feb 1967 a
United Republic of Tanzania - 19 Jun 1975 a
United States of America - 8 Apr 1976 a
Uruguay 26 May 1953 -
Uzbekistan - 29 Sep 1997 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - 31 May 1983 a
Yemen - 9 Feb 1987 a
Yemen 11 - 9 Feb 1987 a
Zambia - 4 Feb 1972 a
Zimbabwe - 5 Jun 1995 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.

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