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Slavery Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 and amended by the Protocol, 1953

Entry into force: Thursday, July 7, 1955

Adoption date: Dec 7, 1953

Adoption place: New York

Depositary: Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies

Signed by 32 countries, ratified by 118 countries

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Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Afghanistan

-

Nov 9, 1935

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Albania

Sep 25, 1926

Jul 2, 1957

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Algeria

-

Nov 20, 1963

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Antigua and Barbuda

-

Oct 25, 1988

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Australia

Sep 25, 1926

Jun 18, 1927

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Austria

Sep 25, 1926

Aug 19, 1927

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Azerbaijan

-

Aug 16, 1996

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Bahamas

-

Jun 10, 1976

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Bahrain

-

Mar 27, 1990

Reservation:

"The accession by the State of Bahrain to the said Convention shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith."

Bangladesh

-

Jan 7, 1985

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Barbados

-

Jul 22, 1976

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Belarus

-

Sep 13, 1956

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Belgium

Sep 25, 1926

Sep 23, 1927

-
Benin

-

Apr 4, 1962

-
Bolivia

-

Oct 6, 1983

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Sep 1, 1993

-
Brazil

-

Jan 6, 1966

-
Bulgaria

Sep 25, 1926

Mar 9, 1927

-
Cameroon

-

Mar 7, 1962

-
Canada

Sep 25, 1926

Aug 6, 1928

-
Central African Republic

-

Sep 4, 1962

-
Chile

-

Jun 20, 1995

-
China

-

Apr 22, 1937

-
Colombia

Sep 25, 1926

-

-
Congo

-

Oct 15, 1962

-
Croatia

-

Oct 12, 1992

-
Cuba

Sep 25, 1926

Jul 6, 1931

-
Cyprus

-

Apr 21, 1986

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Czech Republic

-

Feb 22, 1993

-
Denmark

Sep 25, 1926

May 17, 1927

-
Dominica

-

Apr 17, 1994

-
Ecuador

-

Mar 26, 1928

-
Egypt

-

Jan 25, 1928

-
Estonia

Sep 25, 1926

May 16, 1929

-
Ethiopia

Sep 25, 1926

Jan 21, 1969

-
Fiji

-

Jun 12, 1972

-
Finland

Sep 25, 1926

Sep 29, 1927

-
France

Sep 25, 1926

Mar 28, 1931

-
Germany

Sep 25, 1926

Mar 12, 1929

-
Ghana

-

May 3, 1963

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Greece

Sep 25, 1926

Jul 4, 1930

-
Guatemala

-

Nov 11, 1983

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Guinea

-

Mar 30, 1962

-
Haiti

-

Sep 3, 1927

-
Hungary

-

Feb 17, 1933

-
India

Sep 25, 1926

Jun 18, 1927

-
Iran

Sep 25, 1926

-

-
Iraq

-

Jan 18, 1929

-
Ireland

-

Jul 18, 1930

-
Israel

-

Jan 6, 1955

-
Italy

Sep 25, 1926

Aug 25, 1928

-
Ivory Coast

-

Dec 8, 1961

-
Jamaica

-

Jul 30, 1964

-
Jordan

-

May 5, 1959

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Kazakhstan

-

May 1, 2008

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Kuwait

-

May 28, 1963

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Kyrgyzstan

-

Sep 5, 1997

-
Latvia

-

Jul 9, 1927

-
Lebanon

-

Jun 25, 1931

-
Lesotho

-

Nov 4, 1974

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Liberia

Sep 25, 1926

May 17, 1930

-
Libya

-

Feb 14, 1957

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Lithuania

Sep 25, 1926

-

-
Madagascar

-

Feb 12, 1964

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Malawi

-

Aug 2, 1965

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Mali

-

Feb 2, 1973

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Malta

-

Jan 3, 1966

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Mauritania

-

Jun 6, 1986

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Mauritius

-

Jul 18, 1969

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Mexico

-

Sep 8, 1934

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Monaco

-

Jan 17, 1928

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Mongolia

-

Dec 20, 1968

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Montenegro

-

Oct 23, 2006

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Morocco

-

May 11, 1959

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Myanmar

-

Jun 18, 1927

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Nepal

-

Jan 7, 1963

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Netherlands

Sep 25, 1926

Jan 7, 1928

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New Zealand

Sep 25, 1926

Jun 18, 1927

-
Nicaragua

-

Oct 3, 1927

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Niger

-

Aug 25, 1961

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Nigeria

-

Jun 26, 1961

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Norway

Sep 25, 1926

Sep 10, 1927

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Pakistan

-

Sep 30, 1955

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Panama

Sep 25, 1926

-

-
Papua New Guinea

-

Jan 27, 1982

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Paraguay

-

Sep 27, 2007

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Philippines

-

Jul 12, 1955

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Poland

Sep 25, 1926

Sep 17, 1930

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Portugal

Aug 25, 1926

Oct 4, 1927

-
Romania

Sep 25, 1926

Jun 22, 1931

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Russian Federation

-

Aug 8, 1956

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Saint Lucia

-

Feb 14, 1990

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

Nov 9, 1981

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Saudi Arabia

-

Jul 5, 1973

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Senegal

-

May 2, 1963

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Serbia

-

Mar 12, 2001

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Seychelles

-

May 5, 1992

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Sierra Leone

-

Mar 13, 1962

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Slovakia

-

May 28, 1993

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Solomon Islands

-

Sep 3, 1981

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South Africa

Sep 25, 1926

Jun 18, 1927

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Spain

Sep 25, 1926

Sep 12, 1927

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Sri Lanka

-

Mar 21, 1958

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Sudan

-

Sep 15, 1927

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Suriname

-

Oct 12, 1979

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Sweden

Sep 25, 1926

Dec 17, 1927

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Switzerland

-

Nov 1, 1930

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Syrian Arab Republic

-

Jun 25, 1931

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

-

Jan 18, 1994

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Togo

-

Feb 27, 1962

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Trinidad and Tobago

-

Apr 11, 1966

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Tunisia

-

Jul 15, 1966

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Turkey

-

Jul 24, 1933

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Turkmenistan

-

May 1, 1997

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Uganda

-

Aug 12, 1964

-
Ukraine

-

Jan 27, 1959

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Sep 25, 1926

Jun 18, 1927

-
United Republic of Tanzania

-

Nov 28, 1962

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United States of America

-

Mar 21, 1929

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Uruguay

Sep 25, 1926

-

-
Viet Nam

-

Aug 14, 1956

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Yemen

-

Feb 9, 1987

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Zambia

-

Mar 26, 1973

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