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CMW (art. 77): To come into effect, the procedure under article 77 on individual communications requires a minimum of 10 State parties to make the requisite declaration.
Ratification Status for Ghana
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| Ghana |
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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
| Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | CAT | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Oct 2000 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CAT-OP - Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture
| Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture | CAT-OP | 06 Nov 2006 | 23 Sep 2016 | 23 Sep 2016 | 23 Oct 2016 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
| International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | CCPR | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Dec 2000 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 penalty | CCPR-OP2-DP | | | | | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CED - Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
| Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | CED | 06 Feb 2007 | | | | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
| Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | CEDAW | 17 Jul 1980 | 02 Jan 1986 | 02 Jan 1986 | 01 Feb 1986 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
| International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | CERD | 08 Sep 1966 | 08 Sep 1966 | 08 Sep 1966 | 04 Jan 1969 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | CESCR | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Dec 2000 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Families | CMW | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 07 Sep 2000 | 01 Jul 2003 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | CRC | 29 Jan 1990 | 05 Feb 1990 | 05 Feb 1990 | 02 Sep 1990 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 conflict | CRC-OP-AC | 24 Sep 2003 | 09 Dec 2014 | 09 Dec 2014 | 09 Jan 2015 | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 pornography | CRC-OP-SC | 24 Sep 2003 | | | | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
| Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | CRPD | 30 Mar 2007 | 31 Jul 2012 | 31 Jul 2012 | | | | 67 |
Acceptance of individual complaints procedures for Ghana
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| Ghana |
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CAT, Art.22 - Individual complaints procedure under the Convention against Torture
| Individual complaints procedure under the Convention against Torture | CAT, Art.22 | YES | 07 Sep 2009 | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CCPR-OP1 - Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
| Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | CCPR-OP1 | YES | 07 Sep 2000 | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Disappearance | CED, Art.31 | - | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Women | CEDAW-OP | YES | 03 Feb 2011 | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Discrimination | CERD, Art.14 | N/A | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Rights | CESCR-OP | NO | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Families | CMW, Art.77 | N/A | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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CRC-OP-IC - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child | CRC-OP-IC | | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Disabilities | CRPD-OP | YES | 31 Jul 2012 | 67 |
Acceptance of the inquiry procedure for Ghana
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| Ghana |
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CAT, Art.20 - Inquiry procedure under the Convention against Torture
| Inquiry procedure under the Convention against Torture | CAT, Art.20 | YES | 07 Sep 2000 | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Disappearance | CED, Art.33 | - | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Women | CEDAW-OP, Art. 8-9 | YES | 03 Feb 2011 | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Rights | CESCR-OP, Art.11 | - | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Child | CRC-OP-IC, Art.13 | - | | 67 |
| Ghana |
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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 Disabilities | CRPD-OP, Art.6-7 | YES | 31 Jul 2012 | 67 |
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