Last Change:

11/07/2024

Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Full Name: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984

Description

Prohibits torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. It outlines obligations of states to prevent and punish such acts.

Details

Abbreviation: CAT

Official link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-9&chapter=4&clang=_en

Rights Category: Asylum , Documentation , Education , Family life , Freedom of movement , Health , Housing, land & property , Liberty & security of person , Nationality & facilitated naturalization , Social protection , Work & Workplace rights

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan Yes 1987 No
Albania Yes 1994 No
Algeria Yes 1989 No
Andorra Yes 2006 Yes
Angola Yes 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda Yes 1993 No
Argentina Yes 1986 No
Armenia Yes 1993 Yes
Australia Yes 1989 Yes
Austria Yes 1987 No
Azerbaijan Yes 1996 Yes
Bahamas (the) Yes 2018 No
Bahrain Yes 1998 Yes
Bangladesh Yes 1998 No
Barbados No
Belarus Yes 1987 No
Belgium Yes 1999 No
Belize Yes 1986 Yes
Benin Yes 1992 Yes
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 1999 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 1993 No
Botswana Yes 2000 No
Brazil Yes 1989 No
Brunei Darussalam No No
Bulgaria Yes 1986 No
Burkina Faso Yes 1999 Yes
Burundi Yes 1993 No
Cabo Verde Yes 1992 No
Cambodia Yes 1992 Yes
Cameroon Yes 1986 Yes
Canada Yes 1987 No
Central African Republic (the) Yes 2016 No
Chad Yes 1995 No
Chile Yes 1988 No
China Yes 1988 Yes
Colombia Yes 1987 Yes
Comoros (the) Yes 2017 Yes
Congo (the) Yes 2003 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 1993 Yes
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 1995 No
Croatia Yes 1992 No
Cuba Yes 1995 No
Cyprus Yes 1991 Yes
Czechia Yes 1993 Yes
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Yes 1996 No
Denmark Yes 1987 No
Djibouti Yes 2002 Yes
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 2012 No
Ecuador Yes 1988 Yes
Egypt Yes 1986 Yes
El Salvador Yes 1996 Yes
Equatorial Guinea Yes 2002 Yes
Eritrea Yes 2014 No
Estonia Yes 1991 Yes
Eswatini Yes 2004 Yes
Ethiopia Yes 1994 Yes
Fiji Yes 2016 No
Finland Yes 1989 Yes
France Yes 1986 Yes
Gabon Yes 2000 No
Gambia (the) Yes 2018 No
Georgia Yes 1994 No
Germany Yes 1990 Yes
Ghana Yes 2000 Yes
Greece Yes 1988 No
Grenada Yes 2019 No
Guatemala Yes 1990 Yes
Guinea Yes 1989 Yes
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2013 Yes
Guyana Yes 1988 Yes
Haiti No Yes
Holy See (the) Yes 2002 No
Honduras Yes 1996 No
Hungary Yes 1987 No
Iceland Yes 1996 No
India No Yes
Indonesia Yes 1998 No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq Yes 2011 No
Ireland Yes 2002 Yes
Israel Yes 1991 No
Italy Yes 1989 Yes
Jamaica No
Japan Yes 1999 Yes
Jordan Yes 1991 Yes
Kazakhstan Yes 1998 No
Kenya Yes 1997 Yes
Kiribati Yes 2019 No
Kuwait Yes 1996 Yes
Kyrgyzstan Yes 1997 Yes
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) Yes 2012 No
Latvia Yes 1992 No
Lebanon Yes 2000 Yes
Lesotho Yes 2001 Yes
Liberia Yes 2004 No
Libya Yes 1989 Yes
Liechtenstein Yes 1990 Yes
Lithuania Yes 1996 No
Luxembourg Yes 1987 No
Madagascar Yes 2005 No
Malawi Yes 1996 Yes
Malaysia No
Maldives Yes 2004 Yes
Mali Yes 1999 No
Malta Yes 1990 Yes
Marshall Islands (the) Yes 2018 No
Mauritania Yes 2004 No
Mauritius Yes 1992 No
Mexico Yes 1986 Yes
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco Yes 1991 Yes
Mongolia Yes 2002 Yes
Montenegro Yes 2006 Yes
Morocco Yes 1993 No
Mozambique Yes 1999 No
Myanmar No
Namibia Yes 1994 Yes
Nauru Yes 2012 No
Nepal Yes 1991 No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1988 No
New Zealand Yes 1989 Yes
Nicaragua Yes 2005 No
Niger (the) Yes 1998 Yes
Nigeria Yes 2001 Yes
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 1994 Yes
Norway Yes 1986 No
Oman Yes 2020 Yes
Pakistan Yes 2010 No
Palau No No
Panama Yes 1987 Yes
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 1990 No
Peru Yes 1988 No
Philippines (the) Yes 1986 Yes
Poland Yes 1989 Yes
Portugal Yes 1989 Yes
Qatar Yes 2000 Yes
Republic of Korea (the) Yes 1995 No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 1995 Yes
Romania Yes 1990 No
Russian Federation (the) Yes 1987 No
Rwanda Yes 2008 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes 2020 Yes
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Yes 2001 No
Samoa Yes 2019 Yes
San Marino Yes 2006 No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2017 Yes
Saudi Arabia Yes 1997 Yes
Senegal Yes 1986 Yes
Serbia Yes 2001 Yes
Seychelles Yes 1992 No
Sierra Leone Yes 2001 No
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 1993 Yes
Slovenia Yes 1993 Yes
Solomon Islands No
Somalia Yes 1990 Yes
South Africa Yes 1998 No
South Sudan Yes 2015 No
Spain Yes 1987 No
Sri Lanka Yes 1994 No
State of Palestine (the) Yes 2014 No
Sudan (the) Yes 2021 No
Suriname Yes 2021 No
Sweden Yes 1986 Yes
Switzerland Yes 1986 No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) Yes 2004 No
Tajikistan Yes 1995 Yes
Thailand Yes 2007 Yes
Timor-Leste Yes 2003 Yes
Togo Yes 1987 No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia Yes 1988 No
Türkiye Yes 1988 No
Turkmenistan Yes 1999 No
Tuvalu Yes 2024 Yes
Uganda Yes 1986 No
Ukraine Yes 1987 Yes
United Arab Emirates (the) Yes 2012 No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 1988 No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No
United States of America (the) Yes 1994 No
Uruguay Yes 1986 Yes
Uzbekistan Yes 1995 Yes
Vanuatu Yes 2011 No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 1991 No
Viet Nam Yes 2015 No
Yemen Yes 1991 Yes
Zambia Yes 1998 No
Zimbabwe No