Last Change:

06/11/2024

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1999

Full Name: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1999

Description

Establishes a mechanism for individuals and groups to submit complaints to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women if they believe their rights under the CEDAW Convention have been violated.

Details

Abbreviation: CEDAW-OP

Official link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8-b&chapter=4&clang=_en

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania Yes 2003 No
Algeria No
Andorra Yes 2002 No
Angola Yes 2007 No
Antigua and Barbuda Yes 2006 Yes
Argentina Yes 2007 No
Armenia Yes 2006 No
Australia Yes 2008 No
Austria Yes 2000 Yes
Azerbaijan Yes 2001 Yes
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh Yes 2000 No
Barbados No
Belarus Yes 2004 Yes
Belgium Yes 2004 No
Belize Yes 2002 Yes
Benin Yes 2019 No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 2000 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 2002 No
Botswana Yes 2007 Yes
Brazil Yes 2002 Yes
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 2006 Yes
Burkina Faso Yes 2005 No
Burundi No No
Cabo Verde Yes 2011 No
Cambodia Yes 2010 No
Cameroon Yes 2005 No
Canada Yes 2002 Yes
Central African Republic (the) Yes 2016 No
Chad No No
Chile Yes 2020 Yes
China No
Colombia Yes 2007 Yes
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) No No
Cook Islands (the) Yes 2007 No
Costa Rica Yes 2001 No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 2012 No
Croatia Yes 2001 Yes
Cuba No Yes
Cyprus Yes 2002 Yes
Czechia Yes 2001 No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) No
Denmark Yes 2000 Yes
Djibouti No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 2001 No
Ecuador Yes 2002 No
Egypt No
El Salvador No No
Equatorial Guinea Yes 2009 Yes
Eritrea No
Estonia No
Eswatini No
Ethiopia No
Fiji No
Finland Yes 2000 Yes
France Yes 2000 No
Gabon Yes 2004 No
Gambia (the) No
Georgia Yes 2002 Yes
Germany Yes 2002 No
Ghana Yes 2011 Yes
Greece Yes 2002 Yes
Grenada No
Guatemala Yes 2002 Yes
Guinea No
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2009 Yes
Guyana No
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No
Hungary Yes 2000 No
Iceland Yes 2001 Yes
India No
Indonesia No Yes
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 2000 Yes
Israel No
Italy Yes 2000 No
Jamaica No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan Yes 2001 Yes
Kenya No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan Yes 2002 Yes
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia No
Lebanon No
Lesotho Yes 2004 No
Liberia No No
Libya Yes 2004 No
Liechtenstein Yes 2001 Yes
Lithuania Yes 2004 Yes
Luxembourg Yes 2003 No
Madagascar No No
Malawi No Yes
Malaysia No
Maldives Yes 2006 Yes
Mali Yes 2000 Yes
Malta Yes 2019 Yes
Marshall Islands (the) Yes 2019 Yes
Mauritania No
Mauritius Yes 2008 No
Mexico Yes 2002 No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco Yes 2016 No
Mongolia Yes 2002 No
Montenegro Yes 2006 Yes
Morocco Yes 2022 No
Mozambique Yes 2008 No
Myanmar No
Namibia Yes 2000 Yes
Nauru No
Nepal Yes 2007 No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 2002 Yes
New Zealand Yes 2000 Yes
Nicaragua No
Niger (the) Yes 2004 Yes
Nigeria Yes 2004 No
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 2003 Yes
Norway Yes 2002 No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama Yes 2001 Yes
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 2001 Yes
Peru Yes 2001 No
Philippines (the) Yes 2003 No
Poland Yes 2003 Yes
Portugal Yes 2002 Yes
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) Yes 2006 No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 2006 Yes
Romania Yes 2003 Yes
Russian Federation (the) Yes 2004 No
Rwanda Yes 2008 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes 2006 No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino Yes 2005 No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2017 Yes
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 2000 Yes
Serbia Yes 2003 No
Seychelles Yes 2011 Yes
Sierra Leone No No
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 2000 No
Slovenia Yes 2004 No
Solomon Islands Yes 2002 Yes
Somalia No
South Africa Yes 2005 Yes
South Sudan Yes 2015 Yes
Spain Yes 2001 Yes
Sri Lanka Yes 2002 No
State of Palestine (the) Yes 2019 Yes
Sudan (the) No
Suriname No
Sweden Yes 2003 No
Switzerland Yes 2008 No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan Yes 2014 No
Thailand Yes 2000 Yes
Timor-Leste Yes 2003 No
Togo No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia Yes 2008 Yes
Türkiye Yes 2002 Yes
Turkmenistan Yes 2009 Yes
Tuvalu No
Uganda No
Ukraine Yes 2003 No
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 2004 Yes
United Republic of Tanzania (the) Yes 2006 No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay Yes 2001 No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu Yes 2007 Yes
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 2002 No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia No No
Zimbabwe No