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Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953

Full Name: Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953

Description

Grants women the right to vote, to stand for election, and to hold public office. It aims to ensure equal political participation for women.

Details

Abbreviation: 1953 Women's Political Rights

Official link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVI-1&chapter=16&clang=_en

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan Yes 1966 No
Albania Yes 1955 No
Algeria Yes 2004 No
Andorra No
Angola Yes 1986 Yes
Antigua and Barbuda Yes 1988 No
Argentina Yes 1961 No
Armenia Yes 2008 No
Australia Yes 1974 Yes
Austria Yes 1969 Yes
Azerbaijan No
Bahamas (the) Yes 1977 No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh Yes 1998 Yes
Barbados Yes 1973 No
Belarus Yes 1954 Yes
Belgium Yes 1964 No
Belize No
Benin No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 1970 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 1993 No
Botswana No
Brazil Yes 1963 Yes
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 1954 Yes
Burkina Faso Yes 1998 Yes
Burundi Yes 1993 No
Cabo Verde No
Cambodia No No
Cameroon No
Canada Yes 1957 No
Central African Republic (the) Yes 1962 No
Chad No
Chile Yes 1967 No
China No
Colombia Yes 1986 Yes
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) Yes 1962 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 1967 No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 1995 Yes
Croatia Yes 1992 Yes
Cuba Yes 1954 No
Cyprus Yes 1968 No
Czechia Yes 1993 No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Yes 1977 No
Denmark Yes 1954 Yes
Djibouti No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 1953 Yes
Ecuador Yes 1954 Yes
Egypt Yes 1981 No
El Salvador Yes 2008 Yes
Equatorial Guinea No
Eritrea No
Estonia No
Eswatini Yes 1970 No
Ethiopia Yes 1969 No
Fiji Yes 1972 No
Finland Yes 1958 Yes
France Yes 1957 Yes
Gabon Yes 1967 No
Gambia (the) No
Georgia Yes 2005 No
Germany Yes 1970 Yes
Ghana Yes 1965 No
Greece Yes 1953 Yes
Grenada No
Guatemala Yes 1959 Yes
Guinea Yes 1978 Yes
Guinea-Bissau No
Guyana No
Haiti Yes 1958 Yes
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No
Hungary Yes 1955 No
Iceland Yes 1954 Yes
India Yes 1961 Yes
Indonesia Yes 1958 Yes
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 1968 No
Israel Yes 1954 Yes
Italy Yes 1968 Yes
Jamaica Yes 1966 No
Japan Yes 1955 No
Jordan Yes 1992 No
Kazakhstan Yes 2000 Yes
Kenya No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan Yes 1997 Yes
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) Yes 1969 No
Latvia Yes 1992 No
Lebanon Yes 1956 Yes
Lesotho Yes 1974 Yes
Liberia No Yes
Libya Yes 1989 Yes
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania No
Luxembourg Yes 1976 Yes
Madagascar Yes 1964 No
Malawi Yes 1966 No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali Yes 1974 No
Malta Yes 1968 No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania Yes 1976 Yes
Mauritius Yes 1969 No
Mexico Yes 1981 No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia Yes 1965 Yes
Montenegro Yes 2006 No
Morocco Yes 1976 Yes
Mozambique No
Myanmar No Yes
Namibia No
Nauru No
Nepal Yes 1966 Yes
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1971 No
New Zealand Yes 1968 Yes
Nicaragua Yes 1957 No
Niger (the) Yes 1964 Yes
Nigeria Yes 1980 Yes
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 1994 No
Norway Yes 1956 No
Oman No
Pakistan Yes 1954 Yes
Palau No
Panama No
Papua New Guinea Yes 1982 Yes
Paraguay Yes 1990 No
Peru Yes 1975 Yes
Philippines (the) Yes 1957 Yes
Poland Yes 1954 No
Portugal No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) Yes 1959 No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 1993 No
Romania Yes 1954 Yes
Russian Federation (the) Yes 1954 Yes
Rwanda Yes 2003 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Yes 1999 No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 1963 Yes
Serbia Yes 2001 No
Seychelles No
Sierra Leone Yes 1962 No
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 1993 No
Slovenia Yes 1992 Yes
Solomon Islands Yes 1981 Yes
Somalia No
South Africa No Yes
South Sudan No
Spain Yes 1974 Yes
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) Yes 2015 No
Sudan (the) No
Suriname No
Sweden Yes 1954 Yes
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan Yes 1999 No
Thailand Yes 1954 No
Timor-Leste No
Togo No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago Yes 1966 No
Tunisia Yes 1968 Yes
Türkiye Yes 1960 No
Turkmenistan Yes 1999 Yes
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 1995 Yes
Ukraine Yes 1954 Yes
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 1967 No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) Yes 1975 Yes
United States of America (the) Yes 1976 No
Uruguay No No
Uzbekistan Yes 1997 Yes
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 1983 No
Viet Nam No
Yemen Yes 1987 No
Zambia Yes 1972 Yes
Zimbabwe Yes 1995 Yes