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Ratification Status for CAT-OP - Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture

Ratification, Accession(a), Succession(d), Denunciation(n) Date

Denunciation Date

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Afghanistan

17 Apr 2018 (a)

Albania

01 Oct 2003 (a)

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

24 Sep 2013

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

30 Apr 2003

15 Nov 2004

Armenia

14 Sep 2006 (a)

Australia

19 May 2009

21 Dec 2017

Austria

25 Sep 2003

04 Dec 2012

Azerbaijan

15 Sep 2005

28 Jan 2009

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

17 Jul 2025 (a)

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

24 Oct 2005

Belize

04 Sep 2015 (a)

Benin

24 Feb 2005

20 Sep 2006

Bhutan

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

22 May 2006

23 May 2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina

07 Dec 2007

24 Oct 2008

Botswana

Brazil

13 Oct 2003

12 Jan 2007

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

22 Sep 2010

01 Jun 2011

Burkina Faso

21 Sep 2005

07 Jul 2010

Burundi

18 Oct 2013 (a)

Cabo Verde

26 Sep 2011

01 Apr 2016

Cambodia

14 Sep 2005

30 Mar 2007

Cameroon

15 Dec 2009

Canada

Central African Republic

11 Oct 2016 (a)

Chad

26 Sep 2012

Chile

06 Jun 2005

12 Dec 2008

China

Colombia

10 Nov 2025 (a)

Comoros

Congo

29 Sep 2008

26 Apr 2024

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

04 Feb 2003

01 Dec 2005

Côte d'Ivoire

01 Mar 2023 (a)

Croatia

23 Sep 2003

25 Apr 2005

Cuba

Cyprus

26 Jul 2004

29 Apr 2009

Czech Republic

13 Sep 2004

10 Jul 2006

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

23 Sep 2010 (a)

Denmark

26 Jun 2003

25 Jun 2004

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

24 May 2007

20 Jul 2010

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

21 Sep 2004

18 Dec 2006

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

23 Sep 2003

08 Oct 2014

France

16 Sep 2005

11 Nov 2008

Gabon

15 Dec 2004

22 Sep 2010

Gambia

Georgia

09 Aug 2005 (a)

Germany

20 Sep 2006

04 Dec 2008

Ghana

06 Nov 2006

23 Sep 2016

Greece

03 Mar 2011

11 Feb 2014

Grenada

Guatemala

25 Sep 2003

09 Jun 2008

Guinea

16 Sep 2005

Guinea-Bissau

24 Sep 2013

Guyana

Haiti

Holy See

Honduras

08 Dec 2004

23 May 2006

Hungary

12 Jan 2012 (a)

Iceland

24 Sep 2003

20 Feb 2019

India

Indonesia

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iraq

Ireland

02 Oct 2007

Israel

Italy

20 Aug 2003

03 Apr 2013

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

25 Sep 2007

22 Oct 2008

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

29 Dec 2008 (a)

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia

10 Dec 2021 (a)

Lebanon

22 Dec 2008 (a)

Lesotho

Liberia

22 Sep 2004 (a)

Libya

Liechtenstein

24 Jun 2005

03 Nov 2006

Lithuania

20 Jan 2014 (a)

Luxembourg

13 Jan 2005

19 May 2010

Madagascar

24 Sep 2003

21 Sep 2017

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

14 Sep 2005

15 Feb 2006

Mali

19 Jan 2004

12 May 2005

Malta

24 Sep 2003

24 Sep 2003

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

27 Sep 2011

03 Oct 2012

Mauritius

21 Jun 2005 (a)

Mexico

23 Sep 2003

11 Apr 2005

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Monaco

Mongolia

24 Sep 2013

12 Feb 2015

Montenegro

23 Oct 2006

06 Mar 2009

Morocco

24 Nov 2014 (a)

Mozambique

01 Jul 2014 (a)

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

24 Jan 2013 (a)

Nepal

Netherlands

03 Jun 2005

28 Sep 2010

New Zealand

23 Sep 2003

14 Mar 2007

Nicaragua

14 Mar 2007

25 Feb 2009

Niger

07 Nov 2014 (a)

Nigeria

27 Jul 2009 (a)

Niue

North Macedonia

01 Sep 2006

13 Feb 2009

Norway

24 Sep 2003

27 Jun 2013

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

22 Sep 2010

02 Jun 2011

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

22 Sep 2004

02 Dec 2005

Peru

14 Sep 2006 (a)

Philippines

17 Apr 2012 (a)

Poland

05 Apr 2004

14 Sep 2005

Portugal

15 Feb 2006

15 Jan 2013

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

16 Sep 2005

24 Jul 2006

Romania

24 Sep 2003

02 Jul 2009

Russian Federation

Rwanda

30 Jun 2015 (a)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

04 Feb 2003

18 Oct 2006

Serbia

25 Sep 2003

26 Sep 2006

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

26 Sep 2003

Singapore

Slovakia

14 Dec 2018

19 Sep 2023

Slovenia

23 Jan 2007 (a)

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

20 Sep 2006

20 Jun 2019

South Sudan

30 Apr 2015 (a)

Spain

13 Apr 2005

04 Apr 2006

Sri Lanka

05 Dec 2017 (a)

State of Palestine

29 Dec 2017 (a)

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

26 Jun 2003

14 Sep 2005

Switzerland

25 Jun 2004

24 Sep 2009

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Thailand

Timor-Leste

16 Sep 2005

Togo

15 Sep 2005

20 Jul 2010

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

29 Jun 2011 (a)

Türkiye

14 Sep 2005

27 Sep 2011

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

23 Sep 2005

19 Sep 2006

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

26 Jun 2003

10 Dec 2003

United Republic of Tanzania

United States of America

Uruguay

12 Jan 2004

08 Dec 2005

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

01 Jul 2011

Viet Nam

Yemen

Zambia

27 Sep 2010

Zimbabwe

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