Optional Protocol to the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights
Treaty data
Treaty number
003722
Date of conclusion
16-12-1966
Place of conclusion
New York
Provisional application
Entry into force
23-03-1976
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1978, 624
Consolidated text
0001017
Comment
The Optional Protocol was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 11-03-1979 until
10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
11-03-1979
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
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
04-10-2007 (A)
04-01-2008
Algeria
12-09-1989 (A)
12-12-1989
Andorra
05-08-2002
22-09-2006 (R)
22-12-2006
Angola
10-01-1992 (A)
10-04-1992
Argentina
08-08-1986 (A)
08-11-1986
Armenia
23-06-1993 (A)
23-09-1993
Australia
25-09-1991 (A)
25-12-1991
Austria
10-12-1973
10-12-1987 (R)
10-03-1988
Azerbaijan
27-11-2001 (A)
27-02-2002
Barbados
05-01-1973 (A)
23-03-1976
Belarus
30-09-1992 (A)
30-12-1992
08-11-2022
08-02-2023
Belgium
17-05-1994 (A)
17-08-1994
Benin
12-03-1992 (A)
12-06-1992
Bolivia
12-08-1982 (A)
12-11-1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
01-03-1995
01-03-1995 (R)
01-06-1995
Brazil
25-09-2009 (A)
25-12-2009
Bulgaria
26-03-1992 (A)
26-06-1992
Burkina Faso
04-01-1999 (A)
04-04-1999
Cabo Verde
19-05-2000 (A)
19-08-2000
Cambodia
27-09-2004
Cameroon
27-06-1984 (A)
27-09-1984
Canada
19-05-1976 (A)
19-08-1976
Central African Republic
08-05-1981 (A)
08-08-1981
Chad
09-06-1995 (A)
09-09-1995
Chile
27-05-1992 (A)
27-08-1992
Colombia
21-12-1966
29-10-1969 (R)
23-03-1976
Costa Rica
19-12-1966
29-11-1968 (R)
23-03-1976
Côte d'Ivoire
05-03-1997 (A)
05-06-1997
Croatia
12-10-1995 (A)
12-01-1996
Cyprus
19-12-1966
15-04-1992 (R)
15-07-1992
Czech Republic
22-02-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
12-03-1991 (A)
12-06-1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo
01-11-1976 (A)
01-02-1977
Denmark
20-03-1968
06-01-1972 (R)
23-03-1976
Djibouti
05-11-2002 (A)
05-02-2003
Dominican Republic
04-01-1978 (A)
04-04-1978
Ecuador
04-04-1968
06-03-1969 (R)
23-03-1976
El Salvador
21-09-1967
06-06-1995 (R)
06-09-1995
Equatorial Guinea
25-09-1987 (A)
25-12-1987
Estonia
21-10-1991 (A)
21-01-1992
Finland
11-12-1967
19-08-1975 (R)
23-03-1976
France
17-02-1984 (A)
17-05-1984
Gambia, The
09-06-1988 (A)
09-09-1988
Georgia
03-05-1994 (A)
03-08-1994
Germany
25-08-1993 (A)
25-11-1993
Ghana
07-09-2000
07-09-2000 (R)
07-12-2000
Greece
05-05-1997 (A)
05-08-1997
Guatemala
28-11-2000 (A)
28-02-2001
Guinea
19-03-1975
17-06-1993 (R)
17-09-1993
Guinea-Bissau
12-09-2000
24-09-2013 (R)
24-12-2013
Guyana
05-01-1999 (A)
05-04-1999
Honduras
19-12-1966
07-06-2005 (R)
07-09-2005
Hungary
07-09-1988 (A)
07-12-1988
Iceland
22-08-1979 (A)
22-11-1979
Ireland
08-12-1989 (A)
08-03-1990
Italy
30-04-1976
15-09-1978 (R)
15-12-1978
Jamaica
19-12-1966
03-10-1975 (R)
23-03-1976
23-10-1997
23-01-1998
Kazakhstan
25-09-2007
30-06-2009 (R)
30-09-2009
Kyrgyzstan
07-10-1994 (A)
07-01-1995
Latvia
22-06-1994 (A)
22-09-1994
Lesotho
06-09-2000 (A)
06-12-2000
Liberia
22-09-2004
Libya
16-05-1989 (A)
16-08-1989
Liechtenstein
10-12-1998 (A)
10-03-1999
Lithuania
20-11-1991 (A)
20-02-1992
Luxembourg
18-08-1983 (A)
18-11-1983
Madagascar
17-09-1969
21-06-1971 (R)
23-03-1976
Malawi
11-06-1996 (A)
11-09-1996
Maldives
19-09-2006 (A)
19-12-2006
Mali
24-10-2001 (A)
24-01-2002
Malta
13-09-1990 (A)
13-12-1990
Mauritius
12-12-1973 (A)
23-03-1976
Mexico
15-03-2002 (A)
15-06-2002
Moldova
16-09-2005
23-01-2008 (R)
23-04-2008
Mongolia
16-04-1991 (A)
16-07-1991
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
22-04-2022 (A)
22-07-2022
Namibia
28-11-1994 (A)
28-02-1995
Nauru
12-11-2001
Nepal
14-05-1991 (A)
14-08-1991
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
25-06-1969
11-12-1978 (R)
11-03-1979
New Zealand
26-05-1989 (A)
26-08-1989
Nicaragua
12-03-1980 (A)
12-06-1980
Niger
07-03-1986 (A)
07-06-1986
North Macedonia
12-12-1994
12-12-1994 (R)
12-03-1995
Norway
20-03-1968
13-09-1972 (R)
23-03-1976
Panama
27-07-1976
08-03-1977 (R)
08-06-1977
Paraguay
10-01-1995 (A)
10-04-1995
Peru
11-08-1977
03-10-1980 (R)
03-01-1981
Philippines
19-12-1966
22-08-1989 (R)
22-11-1989
Poland
07-11-1991 (A)
07-02-1992
Portugal
01-08-1978
03-05-1983 (R)
03-08-1983
Republic of Korea, the
10-04-1990 (A)
10-07-1990
Republic of the Congo
05-10-1983 (A)
05-01-1984
Romania
20-07-1993 (A)
20-10-1993
Russian Federation
01-10-1991 (A)
01-01-1992
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
09-11-1981 (A)
09-02-1982
San Marino
18-10-1985 (A)
18-01-1986
São Tomé e Principe
06-09-2000
23-03-2017 (R)
23-06-2017
Senegal
06-07-1970
13-02-1978 (R)
13-05-1978
Serbia
12-03-2001
06-09-2001 (R)
06-12-2001
Seychelles
05-05-1992 (A)
05-08-1992
Sierra Leone
23-08-1996 (A)
23-11-1996
Slovakia
28-05-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
16-07-1993 (A)
16-10-1993
Somalia
24-01-1990 (A)
24-04-1990
South Africa
28-08-2002 (A)
28-11-2002
Spain
25-01-1985 (A)
25-04-1985
Sri Lanka
03-10-1997 (A)
03-01-1998
Suriname
28-12-1976 (A)
28-03-1977
Sweden
29-09-1967
06-12-1971 (R)
23-03-1976
Tajikistan
04-01-1999 (A)
04-04-1999
Togo
30-03-1988 (A)
30-06-1988
Trinidad and Tobago
26-05-1998 (A)
26-08-1998
27-03-2000
27-06-2000
Tunisia
29-06-2011 (A)
29-09-2011
Türkiye
03-02-2004
24-11-2006 (R)
24-02-2007
Turkmenistan
01-05-1997 (A)
01-08-1997
Uganda
14-11-1995 (A)
14-02-1996
Ukraine
25-07-1991 (A)
25-10-1991
Uruguay
21-02-1967
01-04-1970 (R)
23-03-1976
Uzbekistan
28-09-1995 (A)
28-12-1995
Venezuela
15-11-1976
10-05-1978 (R)
10-08-1978
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
14-03-1990
Zambia
10-04-1984 (A)
10-07-1984