7. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF APARTHEID New York, 30 November 1973 ENTRY. INTO FORCE: 18 July 1976, in accordance with article XV(1). REGISTRATION: 18 July 1976, No. 14861. STATUS: Signatories: 31. Parties: 109. TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1015, p. 243. Note: The Convention was opened for signature at New York on 30 November 1973. Ratification, Ratification, Accession(a), Accession(a), Participant1 Signature Succession(d) Participant1 Signature Succession(d) Afghanistan.................................................. 6 Jul 1983 a Democratic Republic of Algeria .........................................................23 Jan 1974 26 May 1982 the Congo...............................................11 Jul 1978 a Antigua and Barbuda................................... 7 Oct 1982 a Ecuador........................................................12 Mar 1975 12 May 1975 Argentina ..................................................... 6 Jun 1975 7 Nov 1985 Egypt............................................................13 Jun 1977 a Armenia .......................................................23 Jun 1993 a El Salvador ..................................................30 Nov 1979 a Azerbaijan....................................................16 Aug 1996 a Estonia .........................................................21 Oct 1991 a Bahamas.......................................................31 Mar 1981 a Ethiopia........................................................19 Sep 1978 a Bahrain.........................................................27 Mar 1990 a Gabon...........................................................29 Feb 1980 a Bangladesh................................................... 5 Feb 1985 a Gambia.........................................................29 Dec 1978 a Barbados ...................................................... 7 Feb 1979 a Georgia ........................................................21 Mar 2005 a Belarus......................................................... 4 Mar 1974 2 Dec 1975 Ghana........................................................... 1 Aug 1978 a Benin............................................................ 7 Oct 1974 30 Dec 1974 Guatemala....................................................15 Jun 2005 a Bolivia (Plurinational Guinea.......................................................... 1 Mar 1974 3 Mar 1975 State of).................................................. 6 Oct 1983 a Guyana.........................................................30 Sep 1977 a Bosnia and Haiti .............................................................19 Dec 1977 a Herzegovina2.......................................... 1 Sep 1993 d Honduras......................................................29 Apr 2005 a Bulgaria .......................................................27 Jun 1974 18 Jul 1974 Hungary .......................................................26 Apr 1974 20 Jun 1974 Burkina Faso................................................ 3 Feb 1976 24 Oct 1978 India.............................................................22 Sep 1977 a Burundi ........................................................12 Jul 1978 a Iran (Islamic Republic Cabo Verde..................................................12 Jun 1979 a of)...........................................................17 Apr 1985 a Cambodia3 ...................................................28 Jul 1981 a Iraq............................................................... 1 Jul 1975 9 Jul 1975 Cameroon..................................................... 1 Nov 1976 a Jamaica ........................................................30 Mar 1976 18 Feb 1977 Central African Jordan........................................................... 5 Jun 1974 1 Jul 1992 Republic................................................. 8 May 1981 a Kenya........................................................... 2 Oct 1974 Chad.............................................................23 Oct 1974 23 Oct 1974 Kuwait .........................................................23 Feb 1977 a China............................................................18 Apr 1983 a Kyrgyzstan................................................... 5 Sep 1997 a Colombia .....................................................23 May 1988 a Lao People's Congo........................................................... 5 Oct 1983 a Democratic Costa Rica....................................................15 Oct 1986 a Republic................................................. 5 Oct 1981 a Croatia2 ........................................................12 Oct 1992 d Latvia...........................................................14 Apr 1992 a Cuba............................................................. 1 Feb 1977 a Lesotho ........................................................ 4 Nov 1983 a Czech Republic4 ..........................................22 Feb 1993 d Liberia.......................................................... 5 Nov 1976 a IV 7. HUMAN RIGHTS 1 Ratification, Ratification, Accession(a), Accession(a), Participant1 Signature Succession(d) Participant1 Signature Succession(d) Libya............................................................ 8 Jul 1976 a Senegal.........................................................18 Feb 1977 a Madagascar..................................................26 May 1977 a Serbia2..........................................................12 Mar 2001 d Maldives ......................................................24 Apr 1984 a Seychelles ....................................................13 Feb 1978 a Mali..............................................................19 Aug 1977 a Slovakia4 ......................................................28 May 1993 d Mauritania....................................................13 Dec 1988 a Slovenia2 ...................................................... 6 Jul 1992 d Mexico......................................................... 4 Mar 1980 a Somalia ........................................................ 2 Aug 1974 28 Jan 1975 Mongolia......................................................17 May 1974 8 Aug 1975 Sri Lanka......................................................18 Feb 1982 a Montenegro5 ................................................23 Oct 2006 d St. Vincent and the Mozambique ................................................18 Apr 1983 a Grenadines ............................................. 9 Nov 1981 a Namibia6 ......................................................11 Nov 1982 a State of Palestine ......................................... 2 Apr 2014 a Nepal............................................................12 Jul 1977 a Sudan ...........................................................10 Oct 1974 21 Mar 1977 Nicaragua.....................................................28 Mar 1980 a Suriname...................................................... 3 Jun 1980 a Niger ............................................................28 Jun 1978 a Syrian Arab Republic ..................................17 Jan 1974 18 Jun 1976 Nigeria .........................................................26 Jun 1974 31 Mar 1977 Togo.............................................................24 May 1984 a North Macedonia2........................................18 Jan 1994 d Trinidad and Tobago ................................... 7 Apr 1975 26 Oct 1979 Oman ........................................................... 3 Apr 1974 22 Aug 1991 Tunisia .........................................................21 Jan 1977 a Pakistan........................................................27 Feb 1986 a Uganda.........................................................11 Mar 1975 10 Jun 1986 Panama......................................................... 7 May 1976 16 Mar 1977 Ukraine ........................................................20 Feb 1974 10 Nov 1975 Paraguay ...................................................... 2 Dec 2005 a United Arab Emirates .................................. 9 Sep 1975 15 Oct 1975 Peru.............................................................. 1 Nov 1978 a United Republic of Tanzania.................................................11 Jun 1976 a Philippines ................................................... 2 May 1974 26 Jan 1978 Uruguay .......................................................19 Apr 2012 a Poland .......................................................... 7 Jun 1974 15 Mar 1976 Venezuela (Bolivarian Qatar ............................................................18 Mar 1975 19 Mar 1975 Republic of) ...........................................28 Jan 1983 a Republic of Moldova...................................28 Oct 2005 a Viet Nam...................................................... 9 Jun 1981 a Romania....................................................... 6 Sep 1974 15 Aug 1978 Yemen7 ........................................................17 Aug 1987 a Russian Federation ......................................12 Feb 1974 26 Nov 1975 Zambia.........................................................14 Feb 1983 a Rwanda ........................................................15 Oct 1974 23 Jan 1981 Zimbabwe ....................................................13 May 1991 a Sao Tome and Principe................................ 5 Oct 1979 a Declarations and Reservations (Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations