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International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

Reference
XVIII-5
Adopted
New York, 17 December 1979
Entry into force
3 June 1983, in accordance with article 18(2).
Registration
3 June 1983, No. 21931
Signatories
39
Parties
176
Depositary record
United Nations Treaty Collection

Who signed, and when

CountrySignatureRatification, acceptance, approval or accession
Afghanistan - 24 Sep 2003 a
Albania - 22 Jan 2002 a
Algeria - 18 Dec 1996 a
Andorra - 23 Sep 2004 a
Antigua and Barbuda - 6 Aug 1986 a
Argentina - 18 Sep 1991 a
Armenia - 16 Mar 2004 a
Australia - 21 May 1990 a
Austria 3 Oct 1980 22 Aug 1986
Azerbaijan - 29 Feb 2000 a
Bahamas (The) - 4 Jun 1981 a
Bahrain - 16 Sep 2005 a
Bangladesh - 20 May 2005 a
Barbados - 9 Mar 1981 a
Belarus - 1 Jul 1987 a
Belgium 3 Jan 1980 16 Apr 1999
Belize - 14 Nov 2001 a
Benin - 31 Jul 2003 a
Bhutan - 31 Aug 1981 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25 Mar 1980 7 Jan 2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 Sep 1993 d
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 - 1 Sep 1993 d
Botswana - 8 Sep 2000 a
Brazil - 8 Mar 2000 a
Brunei Darussalam - 18 Oct 1988 a
Bulgaria - 10 Mar 1988 a
Burkina Faso - 1 Oct 2003 a
Cabo Verde - 10 Sep 2002 a
Cambodia - 27 Jul 2006 a
Cameroon - 9 Mar 1988 a
Canada 18 Feb 1980 4 Dec 1985
Central African Republic - 9 Jul 2007 a
Chad - 1 Nov 2006 a
Chile 3 Jan 1980 12 Nov 1981
China - 26 Jan 1993 a
China 3 , 4 - 26 Jan 1993 a
Colombia - 14 Apr 2005 a
Comoros - 25 Sep 2003 a
Costa Rica - 24 Jan 2003 a
Croatia - 23 Sep 2003 d
Croatia 2 - 23 Sep 2003 d
Cuba - 15 Nov 2001 a
Cyprus - 13 Sep 1991 a
Czech Republic - 22 Feb 1993 d
Czech Republic 5 - 22 Feb 1993 d
Côte d'Ivoire - 22 Aug 1989 a
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 12 Nov 2001 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 Jul 1980 -
Denmark - 11 Aug 1987 a
Djibouti - 1 Jun 2004 a
Dominica - 9 Sep 1986 a
Dominican Republic 12 Aug 1980 3 Oct 2007
Ecuador - 2 May 1988 a
Egypt 18 Dec 1980 2 Oct 1981
El Salvador 10 Jun 1980 12 Feb 1981
Equatorial Guinea - 7 Feb 2003 a
Estonia - 8 Mar 2002 a
Eswatini - 4 Apr 2003 a
Ethiopia - 16 Apr 2003 a
Fiji - 15 May 2008 a
Finland 29 Oct 1980 14 Apr 1983
France - 9 Jun 2000 a
Gabon 29 Feb 1980 19 Apr 2005
Georgia - 18 Feb 2004 a
Germany 18 Dec 1979 15 Dec 1980
Germany 6 , 7 18 Dec 1979 15 Dec 1980
Ghana - 10 Nov 1987 a
Greece 18 Mar 1980 18 Jun 1987
Grenada - 10 Dec 1990 a
Guatemala 30 Apr 1980 11 Mar 1983
Guinea - 22 Dec 2004 a
Guinea-Bissau - 6 Aug 2008 a
Guyana - 12 Sep 2007 a
Haiti 21 Apr 1980 17 May 1989
Honduras 11 Jun 1980 1 Jun 1981
Hungary - 2 Sep 1987 a
Iceland - 6 Jul 1981 a
India - 7 Sep 1994 a
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 20 Nov 2006 a
Iraq 14 Oct 1980 26 Aug 2013
Ireland - 30 Jun 2005 a
Israel 19 Nov 1980 -
Italy 18 Apr 1980 20 Mar 1986
Jamaica 27 Feb 1980 9 Aug 2005
Japan 22 Dec 1980 8 Jun 1987
Jordan - 19 Feb 1986 a
Kazakhstan - 21 Feb 1996 a
Kenya - 8 Dec 1981 a
Kiribati - 15 Sep 2005 a
Kuwait - 6 Feb 1989 a
Kyrgyzstan - 2 Oct 2003 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic - 22 Aug 2002 a
Latvia - 14 Nov 2002 a
Lebanon - 4 Dec 1997 a
Lesotho 17 Apr 1980 5 Nov 1980
Liberia 30 Jan 1980 5 Mar 2003
Libya - 25 Sep 2000 a
Liechtenstein - 28 Nov 1994 a
Lithuania - 2 Feb 2001 a
Luxembourg 18 Dec 1979 29 Apr 1991
Madagascar - 24 Sep 2003 a
Malawi - 17 Mar 1986 a
Malaysia - 29 May 2007 a
Mali - 8 Feb 1990 a
Malta - 11 Nov 2001 a
Marshall Islands - 27 Jan 2003 a
Mauritania - 13 Mar 1998 a
Mauritius 18 Jun 1980 17 Oct 1980
Mexico - 28 Apr 1987 a
Micronesia (Federated States of) - 6 Jul 2004 a
Monaco - 16 Oct 2001 a
Mongolia - 9 Jun 1992 a
Montenegro - 23 Oct 2006 d
Montenegro 8 - 23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco - 9 May 2007 a
Mozambique - 14 Jan 2003 a
Myanmar - 4 Jun 2004 a
Namibia - 2 Sep 2016 a
Naoero - 2 Aug 2005 a
Nepal - 9 Mar 1990 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 18 Dec 1980 6 Dec 1988
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9 18 Dec 1980 6 Dec 1988
New Zealand 24 Dec 1980 12 Nov 1985
New Zealand 10 24 Dec 1980 12 Nov 1985
Nicaragua - 24 Sep 2003 a
Niger - 26 Oct 2004 a
Nigeria - 24 Sep 2013 a
Niue - 22 Jun 2009 a
North Macedonia - 12 Mar 1998 d
North Macedonia 2 - 12 Mar 1998 d
Norway 18 Dec 1980 2 Jul 1981
Oman - 22 Jul 1988 a
Pakistan - 8 Sep 2000 a
Palau - 14 Nov 2001 a
Panama 24 Jan 1980 19 Aug 1982
Papua New Guinea - 30 Sep 2003 a
Paraguay - 22 Sep 2004 a
Peru - 6 Jul 2001 a
Philippines 2 May 1980 14 Oct 1980
Poland - 25 May 2000 a
Portugal 16 Jun 1980 6 Jul 1984
Portugal 4 16 Jun 1980 6 Jul 1984
Qatar - 11 Sep 2012 a
Republic of Korea - 4 May 1983 a
Republic of Moldova - 10 Oct 2002 a
Romania - 17 May 1990 a
Russian Federation - 11 Jun 1987 a
Rwanda - 13 May 2002 a
San Marino - 16 Dec 2014 a
Sao Tome and Principe - 23 Aug 2006 a
Saudi Arabia - 8 Jan 1991 a
Senegal 2 Jun 1980 10 Mar 1987
Serbia - 12 Mar 2001 d
Serbia 2 - 12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles - 12 Nov 2003 a
Sierra Leone - 26 Sep 2003 a
Singapore - 22 Oct 2010 a
Slovakia - 28 May 1993 d
Slovakia 5 - 28 May 1993 d
Slovenia - 6 Jul 1992 d
Slovenia 2 - 6 Jul 1992 d
South Africa - 23 Sep 2003 a
Spain - 26 Mar 1984 a
Sri Lanka - 8 Sep 2000 a
St. Kitts and Nevis - 17 Jan 1991 a
St. Lucia - 17 Oct 2012 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 12 Sep 2000 a
Sudan - 19 Jun 1990 a
Suriname 30 Jul 1980 5 Nov 1981
Sweden 25 Feb 1980 15 Jan 1981
Switzerland 18 Jul 1980 5 Mar 1985
Tajikistan - 6 May 2002 a
Thailand - 2 Oct 2007 a
Togo 8 Jul 1980 25 Jul 1986
Tonga - 9 Dec 2002 a
Trinidad and Tobago - 1 Apr 1981 a
Tunisia - 18 Jun 1997 a
Turkmenistan - 25 Jun 1999 a
Türkiye - 15 Aug 1989 a
Uganda 10 Nov 1980 5 Nov 2003
Ukraine - 19 Jun 1987 a
Ukraine 11 - 19 Jun 1987 a
United Arab Emirates - 24 Sep 2003 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18 Dec 1979 22 Dec 1982
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 , 12 18 Dec 1979 22 Dec 1982
United Republic of Tanzania - 22 Jan 2003 a
United States of America 21 Dec 1979 7 Dec 1984
Uruguay - 4 Mar 2003 a
Uzbekistan - 19 Jan 1998 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - 13 Dec 1988 a
Viet Nam - 9 Jan 2014 a
Yemen - 14 Jul 2000 a
Zambia - 17 Oct 2016 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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