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Ratification Status for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
TreatySignature DateRatification Date, Accession(a), Succession(d) DateDenunciation Date
Command item
Command item
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentCAT15 Mar 198508 Dec 1988 08 Dec 198807 Jan 1989  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CAT-OP - Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture

Optional Protocol of the Convention against TortureCAT-OP26 Jun 200310 Dec 2003 10 Dec 200322 Jun 2006  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsCCPR16 Sep 196820 May 1976 20 May 197620 Aug 1976  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CCPR-OP2-DP - Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming to the abolition of the death penalty

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming to the abolition of the death penaltyCCPR-OP2-DP31 Mar 199910 Dec 1999 10 Dec 199910 Mar 2000  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CED - Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCED      185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CED, Art.32 - Interstate communication procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Interstate communication procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCED, Art.32      185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenCEDAW22 Jul 198107 Apr 1986 07 Apr 198607 May 1986  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationCERD11 Oct 196607 Mar 1969 07 Mar 196906 Apr 1969  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsCESCR16 Sep 196820 May 1976 20 May 197620 Aug 1976  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their FamiliesCMW      185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child

Convention on the Rights of the ChildCRC19 Apr 199016 Dec 1991 16 Dec 199115 Jan 1992  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRC-OP-AC - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflictCRC-OP-AC07 Sep 200024 Jun 2003 24 Jun 200324 Jul 2003  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRC-OP-SC - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child prostitution and child pornography

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child prostitution and child pornographyCRC-OP-SC07 Sep 200020 Feb 2009 20 Feb 200922 Mar 2009  185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesCRPD30 Mar 200708 Jun 2009 08 Jun 200908 Jul 2009  185


Acceptance of individual complaints procedures for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
TreatyAcceptance of individual complaints proceduresDate of acceptance/non acceptance
Command item
Command item
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CAT, Art.22 - Individual complaints procedure under the Convention against Torture

Individual complaints procedure under the Convention against TortureCAT, Art.22N/A 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CCPR-OP1 - Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsCCPR-OP1NO 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CED, Art.31 - Individual complaints procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Individual complaints procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCED, Art.31- 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CEDAW-OP - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenCEDAW-OPYES17 Dec 2004185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CERD, Art.14 - Individual complaints procedure under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Individual complaints procedure under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationCERD, Art.14N/A 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CESCR-OP - Optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsCESCR-OPNO 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CMW, Art.77 - Individual complaints procedure under the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Individual complaints procedure under the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their FamiliesCMW, Art.77- 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRC-OP-IC - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the ChildCRC-OP-ICNO 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRPD-OP - Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesCRPD-OPYES07 Aug 2009185


Acceptance of the inquiry procedure for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

* CED inquiry procedure does not require specific acceptance by States parties. It applies from the entry into force of the Convention in the country.

TreatyAcceptance of inquiry procedureDate of acceptance/non acceptance
Command item
Command item
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CAT, Art.20 - Inquiry procedure under the Convention against Torture

Inquiry procedure under the Convention against TortureCAT, Art.20YES08 Dec 1988185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CED, Art.33 - Inquiry procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Inquiry procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCED, Art.33- 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CEDAW-OP, Art. 8-9 - Inquiry procedure under the Optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Inquiry procedure under the Optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenCEDAW-OP, Art. 8-9YES17 Dec 2004185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CESCR-OP, Art.11 - Inquiry procedure under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Inquiry procedure under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsCESCR-OP, Art.11- 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRC-OP-IC, Art.13 - Inquiry procedure under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Inquiry procedure under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the ChildCRC-OP-IC, Art.13- 185
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CRPD-OP, Art.6-7 - Inquiry procedure under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Inquiry procedure under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesCRPD-OP, Art.6-7YES07 Aug 2009185


Acceptance of the Interstate communication procedure for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
TreatyAcceptance of the Interstate communication procedureDate of acceptance/non acceptance
Command item
Command item
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CED, Art.32 - Interstate communication procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Interstate communication procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCED, Art.32  185




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