Optional Protocol on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1999
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Entry into force: December 22, 2000 |
Signed by 80 countries, ratified by 113 countries
| Country | Signature date | Ratification date * |
Reservation / Declaration | Comments |
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 Burundi |
November 13, 2001 |
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 Cuba |
March 17, 2000 |
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Reservation
Upon signature:
Declaration: The Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that it does not recognize the competence of the committee established by virtue of articles 8 and 9 of the Protocol. |
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 Indonesia |
February 28, 2000 |
- |
- | - |
 Liberia |
September 22, 2004 |
- |
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 Madagascar |
September 7, 2000 |
- |
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 Malawi |
September 7, 2000 |
- |
- | - |
 Sierra Leone |
September 8, 2000 |
- |
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 El Salvador |
April 4, 2001 |
- |
- | - |
 Zambia |
September 29, 2008 |
- |
- | - |
 Congo |
September 29, 2008 |
- |
- | - |
 Chad |
September 26, 2012 |
- |
- | - |
 Namibia |
May 19, 2000 |
May 26, 2000 |
- | - |
 Senegal |
December 10, 1999 |
May 26, 2000 |
- | - |
 Denmark |
December 10, 1999 |
May 31, 2000 |
- | - |
 France |
December 10, 1999 |
June 9, 2000 |
- | - |
 Thailand |
June 14, 2000 |
June 14, 2000 |
- | - |
 Austria |
December 10, 1999 |
September 6, 2000 |
- | - |
 Bangladesh |
September 6, 2000 |
September 6, 2000 |
Reservation
Declaration:
"The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh declares in accordance with Article 10 (1) thereof, that it would not undertake the obligations arising out of Articles 8 and 9 of the said Optional Protocol." |
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 Ireland |
September 7, 2000 |
September 7, 2000 |
- | - |
 New Zealand |
September 7, 2000 |
September 7, 2000 |
- | - |
 Italy |
December 10, 1999 |
September 22, 2000 |
- | - |
 Bolivia |
December 10, 1999 |
September 27, 2000 |
- | - |
 Slovakia |
June 5, 2000 |
November 17, 2000 |
- | - |
 Mali |
- |
December 5, 2000 |
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 Hungary |
- |
December 22, 2000 |
- | - |
 Finland |
December 10, 1999 |
December 29, 2000 |
- | - |
 Czech Republic |
December 10, 1999 |
February 26, 2001 |
- | - |
 Iceland |
December 10, 1999 |
March 6, 2001 |
- | - |
 Croatia |
June 5, 2000 |
March 7, 2001 |
- | - |
 Peru |
December 22, 2000 |
April 9, 2001 |
- | - |
 Panama |
June 9, 2000 |
May 9, 2001 |
- | - |
 Paraguay |
December 28, 1999 |
May 14, 2001 |
- | - |
 Azerbaijan |
June 6, 2000 |
June 1, 2001 |
- | - |
 Spain |
March 14, 2000 |
July 6, 2001 |
- | - |
 Uruguay |
May 9, 2000 |
July 26, 2001 |
- | - |
 Dominican Republic |
March 14, 2000 |
August 10, 2001 |
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 Kazakhstan |
September 6, 2000 |
August 24, 2001 |
- | - |
 Costa Rica |
December 10, 1999 |
September 20, 2001 |
- | - |
 Liechtenstein |
December 10, 1999 |
October 24, 2001 |
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 Germany |
December 10, 1999 |
January 15, 2002 |
- | - |
 Greece |
December 10, 1999 |
January 24, 2002 |
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 Ecuador |
December 10, 1999 |
February 5, 2002 |
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 Norway |
December 10, 1999 |
March 5, 2002 |
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 Mexico |
December 10, 1999 |
March 15, 2002 |
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 Mongolia |
September 7, 2000 |
March 28, 2002 |
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 Cyprus |
February 8, 2001 |
April 26, 2002 |
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 Portugal |
February 16, 2000 |
April 26, 2002 |
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 Solomon Islands |
- |
May 6, 2002 |
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 Guatemala |
September 7, 2000 |
May 9, 2002 |
- | - |
 Venezuela |
March 17, 2000 |
May 13, 2002 |
- | - |
 Netherlands |
December 10, 1999 |
May 22, 2002 |
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 Brazil |
March 13, 2001 |
June 28, 2002 |
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 Kyrgyzstan |
- |
July 22, 2002 |
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 Georgia |
- |
August 1, 2002 |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
September 7, 2000 |
September 4, 2002 |
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 Andorra |
July 9, 2001 |
October 14, 2002 |
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 Sri Lanka |
- |
October 15, 2002 |
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 Canada |
- |
October 18, 2002 |
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 Turkey |
September 8, 2000 |
October 29, 2002 |
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 Belize |
- |
December 9, 2002 |
Reservation
Declaration:
"WHEREAS, Article 10 of the Optional Protocol declares that at the time of acceding to the Optional Protocol, a State Party may declare that it does not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in Articles 8 and 9 of the Optional Protocol NOW THEREFORE, BELIZE, after having carefully considered Articles 8 and 9 of the Optional Protocol, hereby declares that it does not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in Articles 8 and 9." |
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 Timor-Leste |
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April 16, 2003 |
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 Sweden |
December 10, 1999 |
April 24, 2003 |
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 Albania |
- |
June 23, 2003 |
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 Luxembourg |
December 10, 1999 |
July 1, 2003 |
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 Serbia |
- |
July 31, 2003 |
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 Romania |
September 6, 2000 |
August 25, 2003 |
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 Ukraine |
September 7, 2000 |
September 26, 2003 |
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 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
April 3, 2000 |
October 17, 2003 |
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 Philippines |
March 21, 2000 |
November 12, 2003 |
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 Poland |
- |
December 22, 2003 |
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 Belarus |
April 29, 2002 |
February 3, 2004 |
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 Belgium |
December 10, 1999 |
June 17, 2004 |
Reservation
Upon signature
Declaration: The Flemish, French and German-speaking Communities of Belgium are equally bound by this signature. |
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 Libya |
- |
June 18, 2004 |
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 Russian Federation |
May 8, 2001 |
July 28, 2004 |
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 Lithuania |
September 8, 2000 |
August 5, 2004 |
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 Slovenia |
December 10, 1999 |
September 23, 2004 |
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 Lesotho |
September 6, 2000 |
September 24, 2004 |
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 Niger |
- |
September 30, 2004 |
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 Gabon |
- |
November 5, 2004 |
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 Nigeria |
September 8, 2000 |
November 22, 2004 |
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
- |
December 17, 2004 |
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 Cameroon |
- |
January 7, 2005 |
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 San Marino |
- |
September 15, 2005 |
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 Burkina Faso |
November 16, 2001 |
October 10, 2005 |
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 South Africa |
- |
October 18, 2005 |
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 United Republic of Tanzania |
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January 12, 2006 |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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January 20, 2006 |
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 Republic of Moldova |
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February 28, 2006 |
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 Maldives |
- |
March 13, 2006 |
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 Antigua and Barbuda |
- |
June 5, 2006 |
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 Armenia |
- |
September 14, 2006 |
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 Bulgaria |
June 6, 2000 |
September 20, 2006 |
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 Montenegro |
- |
October 23, 2006 |
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 Republic of Korea |
- |
December 18, 2006 |
- | - |
 Colombia |
December 10, 1999 |
January 23, 2007 |
Reservation
Declarations :
1. The Government of Colombia, exercising the discretion provided for in article 10 of the Optional Protocol, and subject to the conditions set out therein, declares that it does not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in articles 8 and 9 of the Protocol. 2. The Government of Colombia understands article 5 of the Protocol to mean that interim measures not only preclude "a determination on admissibility or on the merits of the communication", as established in article 5, paragraph 2, but that any measures involving the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights shall be applied in keeping with the progressive nature of these rights. 3. The Government of Colombia declares that no provision of the Optional Protocol and no recommendation of the Committee may be interpreted as requiring Colombia to decriminalize offences against life or personal integrity. |
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 Botswana |
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February 21, 2007 |
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 Argentina |
February 28, 2000 |
March 20, 2007 |
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 Vanuatu |
- |
May 17, 2007 |
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 Nepal |
December 18, 2001 |
June 15, 2007 |
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 Angola |
- |
November 1, 2007 |
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 Cook Islands |
- |
November 27, 2007 |
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 Tunisia |
- |
September 23, 2008 |
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 Switzerland |
February 15, 2007 |
September 29, 2008 |
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 Mauritius |
November 11, 2001 |
October 31, 2008 |
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 Mozambique |
- |
November 4, 2008 |
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 Australia |
- |
December 4, 2008 |
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 Rwanda |
- |
December 15, 2008 |
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 Turkmenistan |
- |
May 20, 2009 |
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 Guinea-Bissau |
September 12, 2000 |
August 5, 2009 |
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 Equatorial Guinea |
- |
October 16, 2009 |
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 Cambodia |
November 11, 2001 |
October 13, 2010 |
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 Ghana |
February 24, 2000 |
February 3, 2011 |
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 Seychelles |
July 22, 2002 |
March 1, 2011 |
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 Cabo Verde |
- |
October 10, 2011 |
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 Ivory Coast |
- |
January 20, 2012 |
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 Tajikistan |
September 7, 2000 |
July 22, 2014 |
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 South Sudan |
- |
May 30, 2015 |
- | - |
 Monaco |
- |
May 3, 2016 |
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 Central African Republic |
- |
October 11, 2016 |
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 Sao Tome and Principe |
September 6, 2000 |
March 23, 2017 |
- | - |
 Marshall Islands |
- |
January 29, 2019 |
- | - |
 Malta |
- |
March 14, 2019 |
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 Benin |
May 25, 2000 |
September 27, 2019 |
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 Chile |
December 10, 1999 |
March 12, 2020 |
- | nterpretative declarations: (1) The Republic of Chile, in ratifying this Optional Protocol, reaffirms its ongoing commitment to the promotion and protection of women’s human rights and gender equality, which are objectives that are provided for in the legal system of the Republic of Chile. (2) The Republic of Chile interprets article 5 of the Optional Protocol as meaning that any request for interim measures as referred to therein, and made with respect to the economic, social and cultural rights enshrined in the Convention, will be examined and applied, in keeping with the progressive nature of these rights. (3) The Republic of Chile ratifies the present Optional Protocol on the understanding that the special procedure provided for in articles 8 and 9 thereof may not be used to address situations that, given their particular nature, could be the subject of an individual communication. Accordingly, this special procedure cannot be used to circumvent the requirements of article 4 for the submission of individual communications, such as the exhaustion of domestic remedies or the need for the facts giving rise to the case to fall within the temporal scope of the Optional Protocol. (4) The Republic of Chile declares that recognition of the competence of the Committee as established under articles 8 and 9 of the Optional Protocol shall in no way infringe upon the right to life of the unborn child. |