International instruments

Country's status on ratification.

Key instrument Sort descending	Party to	Year of accession	Reservation or Declaration
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)	no		No
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness	yes	2005	No
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	yes	1963	No
Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	yes	2005	Yes
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	yes	1971	No
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees	yes	1967	No

Other instrument Sort descending	Party to	Year of accession	Reservation or Declaration
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, 1981	yes	1982	No
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990	yes	1998	No
African Youth Charter, 2006	yes	2009	No
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	yes	1986	Yes
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, 1962	no
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979	yes	1985	No
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957	no
Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953	yes	1963	Yes
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948	yes	1983	No
Convention on the Rights of the Child	yes	1990	No

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