Last Change:

06/11/2024

First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

Full Name: First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

Description

Establishes a mechanism for individuals to petition the UN Human Rights Committee if they believe their rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights have been violated.

Details

Abbreviation: ICCPR-OP1

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania Yes 2007 No
Algeria Yes 1989 No
Andorra Yes 2006 No
Angola Yes 1992 Yes
Antigua and Barbuda No
Argentina Yes 1986 No
Armenia Yes 1993 No
Australia Yes 1991 No
Austria Yes 1987 Yes
Azerbaijan Yes 2001 Yes
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados Yes 1973 No
Belarus Yes 1992 Yes
Belgium Yes 1994 No
Belize No
Benin Yes 1992 Yes
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 1982 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 1995 No
Botswana No
Brazil Yes 2009 No
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 1992 Yes
Burkina Faso Yes 1999 Yes
Burundi No
Cabo Verde Yes 2000 Yes
Cambodia No No
Cameroon Yes 1984 No
Canada Yes 1976 No
Central African Republic (the) Yes 1981 No
Chad Yes 1995 No
Chile Yes 1992 Yes
China No
Colombia Yes 1969 No
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) Yes 1983 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 1968 Yes
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 1997 Yes
Croatia Yes 1995 No
Cuba No
Cyprus Yes 1992 No
Czechia Yes 1993 No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Yes 1976 No
Denmark Yes 1972 Yes
Djibouti Yes 2002 Yes
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 1978 Yes
Ecuador Yes 1969 No
Egypt No
El Salvador Yes 1995 Yes
Equatorial Guinea Yes 1987 No
Eritrea No
Estonia Yes 1991 No
Eswatini No
Ethiopia No
Fiji No
Finland Yes 1975 No
France Yes 1984 Yes
Gabon No
Gambia (the) Yes 1988 Yes
Georgia Yes 1994 No
Germany Yes 1993 No
Ghana Yes 2000 Yes
Greece Yes 1997 No
Grenada No
Guatemala Yes 2000 Yes
Guinea Yes 1993 Yes
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2013 Yes
Guyana Yes 1999 Yes
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras Yes 2005 No
Hungary Yes 1988 Yes
Iceland Yes 1979 Yes
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 1989 Yes
Israel No
Italy Yes 1978 No
Jamaica Yes 1975 Yes
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan Yes 2009 Yes
Kenya No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan Yes 1994 No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia Yes 1994 No
Lebanon No
Lesotho Yes 2000 No
Liberia No Yes
Libya Yes 1989 Yes
Liechtenstein Yes 1998 No
Lithuania Yes 1991 No
Luxembourg Yes 1983 Yes
Madagascar Yes 1971 Yes
Malawi Yes 1996 Yes
Malaysia No
Maldives Yes 2006 Yes
Mali Yes 2001 Yes
Malta Yes 1990 No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No
Mauritius Yes 1973 No
Mexico Yes 2002 No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia Yes 1991 No
Montenegro Yes 2006 Yes
Morocco Yes 2022 No
Mozambique No
Myanmar No
Namibia Yes 1994 No
Nauru No Yes
Nepal Yes 1991 No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1978 Yes
New Zealand Yes 1989 Yes
Nicaragua Yes 1980 Yes
Niger (the) Yes 1986 No
Nigeria No
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 1994 Yes
Norway Yes 1972 No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama Yes 1977 Yes
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 1995 Yes
Peru Yes 1980 No
Philippines (the) Yes 1989 No
Poland Yes 1991 Yes
Portugal Yes 1983 Yes
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) Yes 1990 No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 2008 Yes
Romania Yes 1993 Yes
Russian Federation (the) Yes 1991 No
Rwanda No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Yes 1981 Yes
Samoa No
San Marino Yes 1985 No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2017 No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 1978 Yes
Serbia Yes 2001 Yes
Seychelles Yes 1992 No
Sierra Leone Yes 1996 Yes
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 1993 No
Slovenia Yes 1993 No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia Yes 1990 No
South Africa Yes 2002 Yes
South Sudan No
Spain Yes 1985 Yes
Sri Lanka Yes 1997 Yes
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) No
Suriname Yes 1976 No
Sweden Yes 1971 No
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan Yes 1999 Yes
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo Yes 1988 No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago Yes 1980 No
Tunisia Yes 2011 No
Türkiye Yes 2006 Yes
Turkmenistan Yes 1997 No
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 1995 Yes
Ukraine Yes 1991 Yes
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay Yes 1970 Yes
Uzbekistan Yes 1995 No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 1978 Yes
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia Yes 1984 No
Zimbabwe No