European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment
Treaty data
Treaty number
002005
Date of conclusion
26-11-1987
Place of conclusion
Straatsburg
Provisional application
Entry into force
01-02-1989
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
0000105620 (external link)
Consolidated text
0002785
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 01-02-1989 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
01-02-1989
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-02-1989
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Albania
02-10-1996
02-10-1996 (R)
01-02-1997
Andorra
10-09-1996
06-01-1997 (R)
01-05-1997
Armenia
11-05-2001
18-06-2002 (R)
01-10-2002
Austria
26-11-1987
06-01-1989 (R)
01-05-1989
Azerbaijan
21-12-2001
15-04-2002 (R)
01-08-2002
Belgium
26-11-1987
23-07-1991 (R)
01-11-1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12-07-2002
12-07-2002 (R)
01-11-2002
Bulgaria
30-09-1993
03-05-1994 (R)
01-09-1994
Croatia
06-11-1996
11-10-1997 (R)
01-02-1998
Cyprus
26-11-1987
03-04-1989 (R)
01-08-1989
Czech Republic
07-09-1995 (R)
01-01-1996
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
23-12-1992
Denmark
26-11-1987
02-05-1989 (R)
01-09-1989
Estonia
28-06-1996
06-11-1996 (R)
01-03-1997
Finland
16-11-1989
20-12-1990 (R)
01-04-1991
France
26-11-1987
09-01-1989 (R)
01-05-1989
Georgia
16-02-2000
20-06-2000 (R)
01-10-2000
Germany
26-11-1987
21-02-1990 (R)
01-06-1990
Greece
26-11-1987
02-08-1991 (R)
01-12-1991
Hungary
09-02-1993
04-11-1993 (R)
01-03-1994
Iceland
26-11-1987
19-06-1990 (R)
01-10-1990
Ireland
14-03-1988
14-03-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Italy
26-11-1987
29-12-1988 (R)
01-04-1989
Latvia
11-09-1997
10-02-1998 (R)
01-06-1998
Liechtenstein
26-11-1987
12-09-1991 (R)
01-01-1992
Lithuania
14-09-1995
26-11-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Luxembourg
26-11-1987
06-09-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Malta
26-11-1987
07-03-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Moldova
02-05-1996
02-10-1997 (R)
01-02-1998
Monaco
30-11-2005
30-11-2005 (R)
01-03-2006
Montenegro
14-06-2006 (Su)
06-06-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
26-11-1987
12-10-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
North Macedonia
14-06-1996
06-06-1997 (R)
01-10-1997
Norway
26-11-1987
21-04-1989 (R)
01-08-1989
Poland
11-07-1994
10-10-1994 (R)
01-02-1995
Portugal
26-11-1987
29-03-1990 (R)
01-07-1990
Romania
04-11-1993
04-10-1994 (R)
01-02-1995
Russian Federation
28-02-1996
05-05-1998 (R)
01-09-1998
San Marino
16-11-1989
31-01-1990 (R)
01-05-1990
Serbia
03-03-2004
03-03-2004 (R)
01-07-2004
Slovakia
11-05-1994 (R)
01-09-1994
Slovenia
04-11-1993
02-02-1994 (R)
01-06-1994
Spain
26-11-1987
02-05-1989 (R)
01-09-1989
Sweden
26-11-1987
21-06-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Switzerland
26-11-1987
07-10-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Türkiye
11-01-1988
26-02-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Ukraine
02-05-1996
05-05-1997 (R)
01-09-1997
United Kingdom
26-11-1987
24-06-1988 (R)
01-02-1989
Extensions
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus)
01-02-2014
Gibraltar
05-09-1988
Guernsey
08-11-1994
Jersey
24-06-1988
Man, Isle of
24-06-1988