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
- 47 signed
- 123 ratified or acceded
- 128 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, 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.