Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
General Information
- Type: Convention
- Date of signature: 10/12/1984
- Place of signature: New York
- Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Date of entry into force: 26/06/1987
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Country | Ratification date |
Afghanistan | 01/04/1987 |
Albania | 11/05/1994 |
Algeria | 12/09/1989 |
Andorra | 22/09/2006 |
Angola | 10/12/1984 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 19/07/1993 |
Argentina | 24/09/1986 |
Armenia | 13/09/1993 |
Australia | 08/08/1989 |
Austria | 29/07/1987 |
Azerbaijan | 16/08/1996 |
Bahamas | 10/12/1984 |
Bahrain | 06/03/1998 |
Bangladesh | 05/10/1998 |
Barbados | 10/12/1984 |
Belarus | 13/03/1987 |
Belgium | 25/06/1999 |
Belize | 17/03/1986 |
Benin | 12/03/1992 |
Bhutan | 10/12/1984 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12/04/1999 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01/09/1993 |
Botswana | 08/09/2000 |
Brazil | 28/09/1989 |
Brunei Darussalam | 10/12/1984 |
Bulgaria | 16/12/1986 |
Burkina Faso | 04/01/1999 |
Burundi | 18/02/1993 |
Cambodia | 15/10/1992 |
Cameroon | 19/12/1986 |
Canada | 24/06/1987 |
Cape Verde | 04/06/1992 |
Central African Republic | 10/12/1984 |
Chad | 09/06/1995 |
Chile | 30/09/1988 |
China | 04/10/1988 |
Colombia | 08/12/1987 |
Comoros | 10/12/1984 |
Congo | 30/07/2003 |
Costa Rica | 10/12/1984 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 11/11/1993 |
Croatia | 18/12/1995 |
Cuba | 12/10/1992 |
Cyprus | 17/05/1995 |
Czech Republic | 18/07/1991 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 22/02/1993 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10/12/1984 |
Denmark | 18/03/1996 |
Djibouti | 27/05/1987 |
Dominica | 05/11/2002 |
Dominican Republic | 10/12/1984 |
Ecuador | 24/01/2012 |
Egypt | 30/03/1988 |
El Salvador | 25/06/1986 |
Equatorial Guinea | 17/06/1996 |
Eritrea | 08/10/2002 |
Estonia | 25/09/2014 |
Ethiopia | 21/10/1991 |
Falkland Islands | 14/03/1994 |
Fiji | 10/12/1984 |
Finland | 14/03/2016 |
France | 30/08/1989 |
Gabon | 18/02/1986 |
Gambia | 08/09/2000 |
Georgia | 10/12/1984 |
Germany | 26/10/1994 |
Ghana | 01/10/1990 |
Greece | 07/09/2000 |
Grenada | 10/12/1984 |
Guatemala | 05/01/1990 |
Guinea | 10/10/1989 |
Guinea-Bissau | 24/09/2013 |
Guyana | 19/05/1988 |
Haiti | 10/12/1984 |
Holy See | 26/06/2002 |
Honduras | 05/12/1996 |
Hungary | 15/04/1987 |
Iceland | 23/10/1996 |
India | 10/12/1984 |
Indonesia | 28/10/1998 |
Iran | 10/12/1984 |
Iraq | 07/07/2011 |
Ireland | 11/04/2002 |
Israel | 03/10/1991 |
Italy | 12/01/1989 |
Jamaica | 10/12/1984 |
Japan | 29/06/1999 |
Jordan | 13/11/1991 |
Kazakhstan | 26/08/1998 |
Kenya | 21/02/1997 |
Kiribati | 10/12/1984 |
Kuwait | 08/03/1996 |
Kyrgyzstan | 05/09/1997 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26/09/2012 |
Latvia | 14/04/1992 |
Lebanon | 05/10/2000 |
Lesotho | 12/11/2001 |
Liberia | 22/09/2004 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 16/05/1989 |
Liechtenstein | 02/11/1990 |
Lithuania | 01/02/1996 |
Luxembourg | 29/09/1987 |
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) | 13/12/2005 |
Madagascar | 11/06/1996 |
Malawi | 10/12/1984 |
Malaysia | 20/04/2004 |
Maldives | 26/02/1999 |
Mali | 13/09/1990 |
Malta | 10/12/1984 |
Marshall Islands | 17/11/2004 |
Mauritania | 09/12/1992 |
Mauritius | 23/01/1986 |
Mexico | 10/12/1984 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 06/12/1991 |
Moldova | 24/01/2002 |
Monaco | 23/10/2006 |
Mongolia | 21/06/1993 |
Montenegro | 14/09/1999 |
Morocco | 10/12/1984 |
Mozambique | 28/11/1994 |
Myanmar | 26/09/2012 |
Namibia | 14/05/1991 |
Nauru | 21/12/1988 |
Nepal | 10/12/1989 |
Netherlands | 05/07/2005 |
New Zealand | 05/10/1998 |
Nicaragua | 28/06/2001 |
Niger | 10/12/1984 |
Nigeria | 09/07/1986 |
Norway | 10/12/1984 |
Oman | 23/06/2010 |
Pakistan | 10/12/1984 |
Palau | 24/08/1987 |
Palestine | 10/12/1984 |
Panama | 12/03/1990 |
Papua New Guinea | 07/07/1988 |
Paraguay | 18/06/1986 |
Peru | 26/07/1989 |
Philippines | 09/02/1989 |
Poland | 11/01/2000 |
Portugal | 09/01/1995 |
Qatar | 28/11/1995 |
Republic of Korea | 18/12/1990 |
Romania | 03/03/1987 |
Russian Federation | 15/12/2008 |
Rwanda | 10/12/1984 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10/12/1984 |
Saint Lucia | 01/08/2001 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10/12/1984 |
Samoa | 27/11/2006 |
San Marino | 10/12/1984 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 23/09/1997 |
Saudi Arabia | 21/08/1986 |
Senegal | 12/03/2001 |
Serbia | 05/05/1992 |
Seychelles | 25/04/2001 |
Sierra Leone | 10/12/1984 |
Singapore | 28/05/1993 |
Slovakia | 16/07/1993 |
Slovenia | 10/12/1984 |
Solomon Islands | 24/01/1990 |
Somalia | 10/12/1998 |
South Africa | 30/04/2015 |
South Sudan | 21/10/1987 |
Spain | 03/01/1994 |
Sri Lanka | 02/04/2014 |
Sudan | 10/12/1984 |
Suriname | 10/12/1984 |
Swaziland | 26/03/2004 |
Sweden | 08/01/1986 |
Switzerland | 02/12/1986 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 19/08/2004 |
Tajikistan | 11/01/1995 |
Thailand | 02/10/2007 |
Timor-Leste | 12/12/1994 |
Togo | 16/04/2003 |
Tonga | 18/11/1987 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 10/12/1984 |
Tunisia | 10/12/1984 |
Turkey | 23/09/1988 |
Turkmenistan | 02/08/1988 |
Tuvalu | 25/06/1999 |
Uganda | 10/12/1984 |
Ukraine | 03/11/1986 |
United Arab Emirates | 24/02/1987 |
United Kingdom | 19/07/2012 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 08/12/1988 |
United States of America | 10/12/1984 |
Uruguay | 21/10/1994 |
Uzbekistan | 24/10/1986 |
Vanuatu | 28/09/1995 |
Venezuela | 12/07/2011 |
Viet Nam | 29/07/1991 |
Western Sahara | 05/02/2015 |
Yemen | 05/11/1991 |
Zambia | 07/10/1998 |
Year | Ratifications |
1984 | 38 |
1986 | 14 |
1987 | 13 |
1988 | 11 |
1989 | 10 |
1990 | 7 |
1991 | 8 |
1992 | 7 |
1993 | 9 |
1994 | 7 |
1995 | 7 |
1996 | 9 |
1997 | 3 |
1998 | 7 |
1999 | 7 |
2000 | 5 |
2001 | 5 |
2002 | 5 |
2003 | 2 |
2004 | 5 |
2005 | 2 |
2006 | 3 |
2007 | 1 |
2008 | 1 |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 2 |
2012 | 4 |
2013 | 1 |
2014 | 2 |
2015 | 2 |
2016 | 1 |
Total | 199 |