| Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Slavery Convention | | 7 Jan 1928 | | | |
| Protocol amending the Slavery Convention | 15 Dec 1953 | 7 Jul 1955
(acceptance) | | | |
| Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery | 7 Sep 1956 | 3 Dec 1957 | | | |
| Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others | Not signed | | | | |
| Protection from Torture, Ill-Treatment and Disappearance | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 26 Nov 1987 | 12 Oct 1988 | | | 1 Feb 1989 |
| Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 5 May 1994 | 23 Feb 1995 | | | 1 Mar 2002 |
| Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment | 5 May 1994 | 23 Feb 1995 | | | 1 Mar 2002 |
| Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 4 Feb 1985 | 21 Dec 1988 | | | |
| Rights of the Child | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | 26 Jan 1990 | 6 Feb 1995
(acceptance) | | | |
| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts | 7 Sep 2000 | | | | |
| Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour | | 14 Feb 2002 | | | |
| Freedom of Association | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention | | 7 Mar 1950 | | | |
| Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention | | 22 Dec 1993 | | | |
| Employment and Forced Labour | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour | | 31 Mar 1933 | | | |
| Equal Remuneration Convention | | 16 Jun 1971 | | | |
| Abolition of Forced Labour Convention | | 18 Feb 1959 | | | |
| Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention | | 15 Mar 1973 | | | |
| Employment Policy Convention | | 9 Jan 1967 | | | |
| Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment | | 22 May 1991 | | | |
| Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families | Not signed | | | | |
| Education | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention against Discrimination in Education | | Ratified | | | |
| Refugees and Asylum | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention relating to the Status of Refugees | 28 Jul 1951 | 3 May 1956 | | | |
| Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees | | | 29 Nov 1968 | | |
| Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness | 30 Aug 1961 | 13 May 1985 | | | |
| Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons | 28 Sep 1954 | 12 Apr 1962 | | | |
| War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide, and Terrorism | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity | Not signed | | | | |
| Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | | | 20 Jun 1966 | | |
| Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court | 18 Jul 1998 | 17 Jul 2001
(Acceptance) | | | |
| Law of Armed Conflict | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field | 8 Dec 1949 | 3 Aug 1954
(rat/acced) | | | |
| Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea | 8 Dec 1949 | 3 Aug 1954
(rat/acced) | | | |
| Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War | 8 Dec 1949 | 3 Aug 1954
(rat/acced) | | | |
| Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War | 8 Dec 1949 | 3 Aug 1954
(rat/acced) | | | |
| Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) | 12 Dec 1977 | 26 Jul 1987
(rat/acced) | | | |
| Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) | 12 Dec 1977 | 26 Jul 1987
(rat/acced) | | | |
| Terrorism and Human Rights | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages | 18 Dec 1980 | 6 Dec 1988 | | | |
| International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing | 12 Mar 1998 | 7 Feb 2002
(Acceptance) | | | |
| International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism | 10 Jan 2000 | 7 Feb 2002
(Acceptance) | | | |
| International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft | 16 Dec 1970 | 27 Aug 1973 | | | |
| International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons | | | 6 Dec 1988 | | |
| U.N. Activities and Employees | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations | | | 19 Apr 1948 | | |
| Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel | 22 Dec 1995 | 7 Feb 2002
(Acceptance) | | | |
| Regional Conventions | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| [European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 4 Nov 1950 | 31 Aug 1954 | | | 31 Aug 1954 |
| Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 20 Mar 1952 | 31 Aug 1954 | | | 20 Mar 1952 |
| Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 6 May 1963 | 11 Oct 1966 | | | 21 Sep 1970 |
| Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 6 May 1963 | 11 Oct 1966 | | | 21 Sep 1970 |
| Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 15 Nov 1963 | 23 Jun 1982 | | | 23 Jun 1982 |
| Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 16 Jun 1970 | 19 May 1971 | | | 20 Dec 1971 |
| Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 28 Apr 1983 | 25 Apr 1986 | | | 1 May 1986 |
| Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 22 Nov 1984 | | | | |
| Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 20 mar 1985 | 11 Dec 1986 | | | 1 Jan 1990 |
| Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 11 May 1992 | 23 Nov 1992 | | | 1 Oct 1994 |
| Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 25 Mar 1992 | 23 Nov 1992 | | | |
| Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 11 May 1994 | 21 Jan 1997 | | | 1 Nov 1998 |
| Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 4 Nov 2000 | 28 Jul 2004 | | | |
| European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 26 Nov 1987 | 12 Oct 1988 | | | 1 Feb 1989 |
| Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 5 May 1994 | 23 Feb 1995 | | | 1 Mar 2002 |
| Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment | 5 May 1994 | 23 Feb 1995 | | | 1 Mar 2002 |
| African Regional Conventions | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force |
| African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights * | Not signed | | | | |
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in
Africa * | Not signed | | | | |
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the
Rights of Women in Africa * | Not signed | | | | |
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the
Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights * | Not signed | | | | |
| African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child * | Not signed | | | | |
