Treaty

Convention on the political rights of women

Treaty data

Treaty number 007266
Date of conclusion 31-03-1953
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 07-07-1954
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1971, 282
Consolidated text 0005193

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 28-10-1971
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=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
Afghanistan 16-11-1966 (A) 14-02-1967
Albania 12-05-1955 (A) 10-08-1955
Algeria 05-08-2004 (A) 03-11-2004
Angola 17-09-1986 (A) 16-12-1986
Antigua and Barbuda 25-10-1988 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 31-03-1953 27-02-1961 (R) 28-05-1961
Armenia 24-01-2008 (A) 23-04-2008
Australia 10-12-1974 (A) 10-03-1974
Austria 19-10-1959 18-04-1969 (R) 17-07-1969
Bahamas 16-08-1977 (Su) 10-07-1973
Bangladesh 05-10-1998 (A) 03-01-1999
Barbados 12-01-1973 (A) 12-04-1973
Belarus 31-03-1953 11-08-1954 (R) 09-11-1954
Belgium 20-05-1964 (A) 18-08-1964
Bolivia 09-04-1953 22-09-1970 (R) 21-12-1970
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Brazil 20-05-1953 13-08-1963 (R) 11-11-1963
Bulgaria 17-03-1954 (A) 07-07-1954
Burkina Faso 09-12-1998 (A) 09-03-1999
Burundi 18-02-1993 (A) 19-05-1993
Cambodia 11-11-2001
Canada 30-01-1957 (A) 30-04-1957
Central African Republic 04-09-1962 (Su) 13-08-1960
Chile 31-03-1953 18-10-1967 (R) 16-01-1968
China
Colombia 05-08-1986 (A) 03-11-1986
Costa Rica 31-03-1953 25-07-1967 (R) 23-10-1967
Côte d'Ivoire 18-12-1995 (A) 17-03-1996
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 31-03-1953 08-04-1954 (R) 07-07-1954
Cyprus 10-09-1968 12-11-1968 (R) 10-02-1969
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 31-03-1953 06-04-1955 (R) 05-07-1955
Democratic Republic of the Congo 12-10-1977 (A) 10-01-1978
Denmark 29-10-1953 07-07-1954 (R) 05-10-1954
Dominican Republic 31-03-1953 11-12-1953 (R) 07-07-1954
Ecuador 31-03-1953 23-04-1954 (R) 22-07-1954
Egypt 08-09-1981 (A) 07-12-1981
El Salvador 24-06-1953 26-03-2008 (R) 24-06-2008
Eswatini 20-07-1970 (A) 18-10-1970
Ethiopia 31-03-1953 21-01-1969 (R) 21-04-1969
Fiji 12-06-1972 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 06-10-1958 (A) 04-01-1959
France 31-03-1953 22-04-1957 (R) 21-07-1957
Gabon 19-04-1967 19-04-1967 (R) 18-07-1967
Georgia 06-07-2005 (A) 04-10-2005
Germany 04-11-1970 (A) 02-02-1971
Ghana 28-12-1965 (A) 28-03-1966
Greece 01-04-1953 29-12-1953 (R) 07-07-1954
Guatemala 31-03-1953 07-10-1959 (R) 05-01-1960
Guinea 19-03-1975 24-01-1978 (R) 24-04-1978
Haïti 23-07-1957 12-02-1958 (R) 13-05-1958
Hungary 02-09-1954 20-01-1955 (R) 20-04-1955
Iceland 25-11-1953 30-06-1954 (R) 28-09-1954
India 29-04-1953 01-11-1961 (R) 30-01-1962
Indonesia 31-03-1953 16-12-1958 (R) 16-03-1959
Ireland 14-11-1968 (A) 12-02-1969
Israel 14-04-1953 06-07-1954 (R) 04-10-1954
Italy 06-03-1968 (A) 04-06-1968
Jamaica 14-08-1966 (A) 12-11-1966
Japan 01-04-1955 13-07-1955 (R) 11-10-1955
Jordan 01-07-1992 (A) 29-09-1992
Kazakhstan 28-03-2000 (A) 26-06-2000
Kyrgyzstan 10-02-1997 (A) 11-05-1997
Laos 28-01-1969 (A) 30-04-1969
Latvia 14-04-1992 (A) 13-07-1992
Lebanon 24-02-1954 05-06-1956 (R) 03-09-1956
Lesotho 04-11-1974 (A) 02-02-1975
Liberia 09-12-1953
Libya 16-05-1989 (A) 14-08-1989
Luxembourg 04-06-1969 01-11-1976 (R) 30-01-1977
Madagascar 12-02-1964 (A) 13-05-1964
Malawi 29-06-1966 (A) 27-09-1966
Mali 16-07-1974 (A) 14-10-1974
Malta 09-07-1968 (A) 07-10-1968
Mauritania 04-05-1976 (A) 02-08-1976
Mauritius 18-07-1969 (Su) 12-03-1968
Mexico 31-03-1953 23-03-1981 (R) 21-06-1981
Moldova 26-01-1993 (A) 26-04-1993
Mongolia 18-08-1965 (A) 16-11-1965
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 22-11-1976 (A) 20-02-1977
Myanmar 14-09-1954
Nepal 26-04-1966 (A) 25-07-1966
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 08-08-1968 30-07-1971 (R) 28-10-1971
New Zealand 22-05-1968 (A) 20-08-1968
Nicaragua 17-01-1957 (A) 17-04-1957
Niger 07-12-1964 (Su) 03-08-1960
Nigeria 11-07-1980 17-11-1980 (R) 15-02-1981
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 18-09-1953 24-08-1956 (R) 22-11-1956
Pakistan 18-05-1954 07-12-1954 (R) 07-03-1955
Palestine 02-01-2015 (A) 02-04-2015
Papua New Guinea 27-01-1982 (A) 27-04-1982
Paraguay 16-11-1953 22-02-1990 (R) 23-05-1990
Peru 01-07-1975 (A) 30-09-1975
Philippines 23-09-1953 12-09-1957 (R) 11-12-1957
Poland 31-03-1953 11-08-1954 (R) 09-11-1954
Republic of Korea, the 23-06-1959 (A) 21-09-1959
Republic of the Congo 15-10-1962 (Su) 15-08-1960
Romania 27-04-1954 06-08-1954 (R) 04-11-1954
Russian Federation 31-03-1953 03-05-1954 (R) 01-08-1954
Rwanda 26-09-2003 (A) 25-12-2003
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27-04-1999 (Su) 27-10-1979
Senegal 02-05-1963 (Su) 20-08-1960
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Sierra Leone 25-07-1962 (A) 23-10-1962
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 03-09-1981 (Su) 07-07-1978
South Africa 29-01-1993
Spain 14-01-1974 (A) 14-04-1974
Sweden 06-10-1953 31-03-1954 (R) 07-07-1954
Tajikistan 07-06-1999 (A) 05-09-1999
Tanzania 19-06-1975 (A) 17-09-1975
Thailand 05-03-1954 30-11-1954 (R) 28-02-1955
Trinidad and Tobago 24-06-1966 (A) 22-09-1966
Tunisia 24-01-1968 (A) 23-04-1968
Türkiye 12-01-1954 26-01-1960 (R) 25-04-1960
Turkmenistan 11-10-1999 (A) 09-01-2000
Uganda 21-06-1995 (A) 19-09-1995
Ukraine 31-03-1953 15-11-1954 (R) 15-02-1955
United Kingdom 24-02-1967 (A) 25-05-1967
United States of America 08-04-1976 (A) 07-07-1976
Uruguay 26-05-1953
Uzbekistan 29-09-1997 (A) 28-12-1997
Venezuela 31-05-1983 (A) 29-08-1983
Yemen 09-02-1987 (A) 10-05-1987
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 31-03-1953 23-06-1954 (R) 21-09-1954
Zambia 04-02-1972 (A) 04-05-1972
Zimbabwe 05-06-1995 (A) 03-09-1995

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975) 28-10-1971 25-11-1975

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Brunei (< 01-01-1984) 25-05-1967 01-01-1984
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 25-05-1967 07-07-1978
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968) 25-05-1967 06-09-1968
Tonga (< 04-06-1970) 25-05-1967 04-06-1970
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