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)	Yes	2011	No
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness	Yes	1999	Yes
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	Yes	1981	No
Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Yes	1999	No
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	Yes	1981	No
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees	Yes	1981	No

Other instrument Sort descending	Party to	Year of accession	Reservation or Declaration
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2000	Yes	2002	No
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2000	Yes	2002	No
Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, 2008	No		No
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and People's Rights, 1998	Yes	2016	No
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa, 2016	No		No
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, 2003	No		No
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, 1989	No

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