Treaty

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Treaty data

Treaty number 003657
Date of conclusion 07-03-1966
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 04-01-1969
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1971, 81
Consolidated text 0002911

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 09-01-1972 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 09-01-1972
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

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 06-07-1983 (A) 05-08-1983
Albania 11-05-1994 (A) 10-06-1994
Algeria 09-12-1966 14-02-1972 (R) 15-03-1972
Andorra 05-08-2002 22-09-2006 (R) 22-10-2006
Angola 24-09-2013 02-10-2019 (R) 01-11-2019
Antigua and Barbuda 25-10-1988 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 13-07-1967 02-10-1968 (R) 04-01-1969
Armenia 23-06-1993 (A) 23-07-1993
Australia 13-10-1966 30-09-1975 (R) 30-10-1975
Austria 22-07-1969 09-05-1972 (R) 08-06-1972
Azerbaijan 16-08-1996 (A) 15-09-1996
Bahamas 05-08-1975 (Su) 10-07-1973
Bahrain 27-03-1990 (A) 26-04-1990
Bangladesh 11-06-1979 (A) 11-07-1979
Barbados 08-11-1972 (A) 08-12-1972
Belarus 07-03-1966 08-04-1969 (R) 08-05-1969
Belgium 17-08-1967 07-08-1975 (R) 06-09-1975
Belize 06-09-2000 14-11-2001 (R) 14-12-2001
Benin 02-02-1967 30-11-2001 (R) 30-12-2001
Bhutan 26-03-1973
Bolivia 07-06-1966 22-09-1970 (R) 22-10-1970
Bosnia and Herzegovina 16-07-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 20-02-1974 (A) 22-03-1974
Brazil 07-03-1966 27-03-1968 (R) 04-01-1969
Bulgaria 01-06-1966 08-08-1966 (R) 04-01-1969
Burkina Faso 18-07-1974 (A) 17-08-1974
Burundi 01-02-1967 27-10-1977 (R) 26-11-1977
Cabo Verde 03-10-1979 (A) 02-11-1979
Cambodia 12-04-1966 28-11-1983 (R) 28-12-1983
Cameroon 12-12-1966 24-06-1971 (R) 24-07-1971
Canada 24-08-1966 14-10-1970 (R) 13-11-1970
Central African Republic 07-03-1966 16-03-1971 (R) 15-04-1971
Chad 17-08-1977 (A) 16-09-1977
Chile 03-10-1966 20-10-1971 (R) 19-11-1971
China 29-12-1981 (A) 28-01-1982
Colombia 23-03-1967 02-09-1981 (R) 02-10-1981
Comoros 22-09-2000 27-09-2004 (R) 27-10-2004
Costa Rica 14-03-1966 16-01-1976 (R) 04-01-1969
Côte d'Ivoire 04-01-1973 (A) 03-02-1973
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 07-06-1966 15-02-1972 (R) 16-03-1972
Cyprus 12-12-1966 21-04-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 07-10-1966 29-12-1966 (R) 04-01-1969
Democratic Republic of the Congo 21-04-1976 (A) 21-05-1976
Denmark 21-06-1966 09-12-1971 (R) 08-01-1972
Djibouti 14-06-2006 30-09-2011 (R) 30-10-2011
Dominica 13-05-2019 (A) 12-06-2019
Dominican Republic 25-05-1983 (A) 24-06-1983
Ecuador 22-09-1966 (A) 04-01-1969
Egypt 28-09-1966 01-05-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
El Salvador 30-11-1979 (A) 30-12-1979
Equatorial Guinea 08-10-2002 (A) 07-11-2002
Eritrea 31-07-2001 (A) 30-08-2001
Estonia 21-10-1991 (A) 20-11-1991
Eswatini 07-04-1969 (A) 07-05-1969
Ethiopia 23-06-1976 (A) 23-07-1976
Fiji 11-01-1973 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 06-10-1966 14-07-1970 (R) 13-08-1970
France 28-07-1971 (A) 27-08-1971
Gabon 20-09-1966 29-02-1980 (R) 30-03-1980
Gambia, The 29-12-1978 (A) 28-01-1979
Georgia 02-06-1999 (A) 02-07-1999
Germany 10-02-1967 16-05-1969 (R) 15-06-1969
Ghana 08-09-1966 08-09-1966 (R) 04-01-1969
Greece 07-03-1966 18-06-1970 (R) 18-07-1970
Grenada 17-12-1981 10-05-2013 (R) 09-06-2013
Guatemala 08-09-1967 18-01-1983 (R) 17-02-1983
Guinea 24-03-1966 14-03-1977 (R) 13-04-1977
Guinea-Bissau 12-09-2000 01-11-2010 (R) 01-12-2010
Guyana 11-12-1968 15-02-1977 (R) 17-03-1977
Haïti 30-10-1972 19-12-1972 (R) 18-01-1973
Holy See 21-11-1966 01-05-1969 (R) 31-05-1969
Honduras 10-10-2002 (A) 09-11-2002
Hungary 15-09-1966 04-05-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Iceland 14-11-1966 13-03-1967 (R) 12-04-1967
India 02-03-1967 03-12-1968 (R) 04-01-1969
Indonesia 25-06-1999 (A) 25-07-1999
Iran 08-03-1967 29-08-1968 (R) 04-01-1969
Iraq 18-02-1969 14-01-1970 (R) 13-02-1970
Ireland 21-03-1968 29-12-2000 (R) 28-01-2001
Israel 07-03-1966 03-01-1979 (R) 02-02-1979
Italy 13-03-1968 05-01-1976 (R) 04-02-1976
Jamaica 14-08-1966 04-06-1971 (R) 04-07-1971
Japan 15-12-1995 (A) 14-01-1996
Jordan 30-05-1974 (A) 29-06-1974
Kazakhstan 26-08-1998 (A) 25-09-1998
Kenya 13-09-2001 (A) 13-10-2001
Kuwait 15-10-1968 (A) 04-01-1969
Kyrgyzstan 05-09-1997 (A) 05-10-1997
Laos 22-02-1974 (A) 24-03-1974
Latvia 14-04-1992 (A) 14-05-1992
Lebanon 12-11-1971 (A) 12-12-1971
Lesotho 04-11-1971 (A) 04-12-1971
Liberia 05-11-1976 (A) 05-12-1976
Libya 03-07-1968 (A) 04-01-1969
Liechtenstein 01-03-2000 (A) 31-03-2000
Lithuania 08-06-1998 10-12-1998 (R) 09-01-1999
Luxembourg 12-12-1967 01-05-1978 (R) 31-05-1978
Madagascar 18-12-1967 07-02-1969 (R) 09-03-1969
Malawi 11-06-1996 (A) 11-07-1996
Maldives 24-04-1984 (A) 24-05-1984
Mali 16-07-1974 (A) 15-08-1974
Malta 05-09-1968 27-05-1971 (R) 26-06-1971
Marshall Islands 11-04-2019 (A) 11-05-2019
Mauritania 21-12-1966 13-12-1988 (R) 12-01-1989
Mauritius 30-05-1972 (A) 29-06-1972
Mexico 01-11-1966 20-02-1975 (R) 22-03-1975
Moldova 26-01-1993 (A) 25-02-1993
Monaco 27-09-1995 (A) 27-10-1995
Mongolia 03-05-1966 06-08-1969 (R) 05-09-1969
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 18-09-1967 18-12-1970 (R) 17-01-1971
Mozambique 18-04-1983 (A) 18-05-1983
Namibia 11-11-1982 (A) 11-12-1982
Nauru 12-11-2001
Nepal 30-01-1971 (A) 01-03-1971
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 24-10-1966 10-12-1971 (R) 09-01-1972
New Zealand 25-10-1966 22-11-1972 (R) 22-12-1972
Nicaragua 15-02-1978 (A) 17-03-1978
Niger 14-03-1966 27-04-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Nigeria 16-10-1967 (A) 04-01-1969
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 21-11-1966 06-08-1970 (R) 05-09-1970
Oman 02-01-2003 (A) 01-02-2003
Pakistan 19-09-1966 21-09-1966 (R) 04-01-1969
Palau 20-09-2011
Palestine 02-04-2014 (A) 02-05-2014
Panama 08-12-1966 16-08-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Papua New Guinea 27-01-1982 (A) 26-02-1982
Paraguay 13-09-2000 18-08-2003 (R) 17-09-2003
Peru 22-07-1966 29-09-1971 (R) 29-10-1971
Philippines 07-03-1966 15-09-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Poland 07-03-1966 05-12-1968 (R) 04-01-1969
Portugal 24-08-1982 (A) 23-09-1982
Qatar 22-07-1976 (A) 21-08-1976
Republic of Korea, the 08-08-1978 05-12-1978 (R) 04-01-1979
Republic of the Congo 11-07-1988 (A) 10-08-1988
Romania 15-09-1970 (A) 15-10-1970
Russian Federation 07-03-1966 04-02-1969 (R) 06-03-1969
Rwanda 16-04-1975 (A) 16-05-1975
Saint Kitts and Nevis 13-10-2006 (A) 12-11-2006
Saint Lucia 14-02-1990 (Su) 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 09-11-1981 (A) 09-12-1981
San Marino 11-12-2001 12-03-2002 (R) 11-04-2002
São Tomé e Principe 06-09-2000 10-01-2017 (R) 09-02-2017
Saudi Arabia 23-09-1997 (A) 23-10-1997
Senegal 22-07-1968 19-04-1972 (R) 19-05-1972
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 07-03-1978 (A) 06-04-1978
Sierra Leone 17-11-1966 02-08-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Singapore 19-10-2015 27-11-2017 (R) 27-12-2017
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 17-03-1982 (Su) 07-07-1978
Somalia 26-01-1967 26-08-1975 (R) 25-09-1975
South Africa 03-10-1994 10-12-1998 (R) 09-01-1999
Spain 13-09-1968 (A) 04-01-1969
Sri Lanka 18-02-1982 (A) 20-03-1982
Sudan 21-03-1977 (A) 20-04-1977
Suriname 15-03-1984 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 05-05-1966 06-12-1971 (R) 05-01-1972
Switzerland 29-11-1994 (A) 29-12-1994
Syria 21-04-1969 (A) 21-05-1969
Tajikistan 11-01-1995 (A) 10-02-1995
Tanzania 27-10-1972 (A) 26-11-1972
Thailand 28-01-2003 (A) 27-02-2003
Timor-Leste 16-04-2003 (A) 16-05-2003
Togo 01-09-1972 (A) 01-10-1972
Tonga 16-02-1972 (A) 17-03-1972
Trinidad and Tobago 09-06-1967 04-10-1973 (R) 03-11-1973
Tunisia 12-04-1966 13-01-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Türkiye 13-10-1972 16-09-2002 (R) 16-10-2002
Turkmenistan 29-09-1994 (A) 29-10-1994
Uganda 21-11-1980 (A) 21-12-1980
Ukraine 07-03-1966 07-03-1969 (R) 06-04-1969
United Arab Emirates 20-06-1974 (A) 20-07-1974
United Kingdom 11-10-1966 07-03-1969 (R) 06-04-1969
United States of America 28-09-1966 21-10-1994 (R) 20-11-1994
Uruguay 21-02-1967 30-08-1968 (R) 04-01-1969
Uzbekistan 28-09-1995 (A) 28-10-1995
Venezuela 21-04-1967 10-10-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Vietnam 09-06-1982 (A) 09-07-1982
Yemen 18-10-1972 (A) 17-11-1972
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 15-04-1966 02-10-1967 (R) 04-01-1969
Zambia 11-10-1968 04-02-1972 (R) 05-03-1973
Zimbabwe 13-05-1991 (A) 12-06-1991

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 01-11-1972

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Tokelau Islands 22-12-1972

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 27-04-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 06-04-1969
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 06-04-1969 01-11-1981
Bermuda 06-04-1969
British Virgin Islands 06-04-1969
Brunei (< 01-01-1984) 06-04-1969 01-01-1984
Cayman Islands 06-04-1969
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 06-04-1969 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 06-04-1969
Gibraltar 06-04-1969
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 06-04-1969 07-02-1974
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 06-04-1969 01-07-1997
Montserrat 06-04-1969
Pitcairn Islands 06-04-1969
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 06-04-1969 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 06-04-1969 22-02-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 06-04-1969
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 06-04-1969 07-07-1978
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 06-04-1969
Tonga (< 04-06-1970) 06-04-1969 04-06-1970
Turks and Caicos Islands 06-04-1969

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