United Nations

Signatures to the UN Convention against Torture


States which have Ratified the Convention Against Torture and made declaration, under Article 22, that they agree to allow individual complaints to the Committee against Torture

Algeria

Argentina

Austria

Canada

Denmark

Ecuador

Finland

France

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Uruguay

Yugoslavia

States which have Ratified the Convention Against Torture

Australia

Belize

Brazil

Cameroon

Chile

Colombia

Cyprus

Egypt

Estonia

Germany

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Jordan

Libya

Mexico

Nepal

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Romania

Senegal

Somalia

Uganda

United Kingdom

Venezuela

Yemen

States which have Ratified the Convention Against Torture and made declaration, under Article 28, that they do not recognize the competence of the Committee against Torture to investigate allegations of widespread torture within their boundaries

Afghanistan

Belarus

Bulgaria

China

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Israel

Ukraine

States which have Signed but not yet Ratified the Convention Against Torture

Belgium

Bolivia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Gabon

Gambia

Iceland

Indonesia

Morocco

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Sudan

United States of America


Created on July 14, 1994 / Last edited on January 25, 1997

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