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International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, 1973

Entry into force: Sunday, July 18, 1976

Adoption date: Nov 30, 1973

Adoption place: New York

Depositary: Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies

Signed by 31 countries, ratified by 108 countries

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Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Afghanistan

-

Jul 6, 1983

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Algeria

Jan 23, 1974

May 26, 1982

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Antigua and Barbuda

-

Oct 7, 1982

-
Argentina

Jun 6, 1975

Nov 7, 1985

Declaration:

It is the understanding of the Argentine Republic that article XII of the Convention should be interpreted to mean that its express consent shall be required in order for any dispute to which it is a party and which has not been settled by negotiation to be brought before the International Court of Justice.

Armenia

-

Jun 23, 1993

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Azerbaijan

-

Aug 16, 1996

-
Bahamas

-

Mar 31, 1981

-
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

-

Feb 5, 1985

-
Barbados

-

Feb 7, 1979

-
Belarus

Mar 4, 1974

Dec 2, 1975

-
Benin

Oct 7, 1974

Dec 30, 1974

-
Bolivia

-

Oct 6, 1983

-
Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Sep 1, 1993

-
Bulgaria

Jun 27, 1974

Jul 18, 1974

-
Burkina Faso

Feb 3, 1976

Oct 24, 1978

-
Burundi

-

Jul 12, 1978

-
Cabo Verde

-

Jun 12, 1979

-
Cambodia

-

Jul 28, 1981

-
Cameroon

-

Nov 1, 1976

-
Central African Republic

-

May 8, 1981

-
Chad

Oct 23, 1974

Oct 23, 1974

-
China

-

Apr 18, 1983

-
Colombia

-

May 23, 1988

-
Congo

-

Oct 5, 1983

-
Costa Rica

-

Oct 15, 1986

-
Croatia

-

Oct 12, 1992

-
Cuba

-

Feb 1, 1977

-
Czech Republic

-

Feb 22, 1993

-
Democratic Republic of the Congo

-

Jul 11, 1978

-
Ecuador

Mar 12, 1975

May 12, 1975

-
Egypt

-

Jun 13, 1977

-
El Salvador

-

Nov 30, 1979

-
Estonia

-

Oct 21, 1991

-
Ethiopia

-

Sep 19, 1978

-
Gabon

-

Feb 29, 1980

-
Gambia

-

Dec 29, 1978

-
Georgia

-

Mar 21, 2005

-
Ghana

-

Aug 1, 1978

-
Guatemala

-

Jun 15, 2005

-
Guinea

Mar 1, 1974

Mar 3, 1975

-
Guyana

-

Sep 30, 1977

-
Haiti

-

Dec 19, 1977

-
Honduras

-

Apr 29, 2005

-
Hungary

Apr 26, 1974

Jun 20, 1974

-
India

-

Sep 22, 1977

"The Government of the Republic of India accede to the said Convention with effect from 17 August 1977."

Iran

-

Apr 17, 1985

-
Iraq

Jul 1, 1975

Jul 9, 1975

Ratification by the Republic of Iraq of the above Convention shall in no way imply recognition of Israel, or be conducive to the establishment of such relations therewith as may be provided for in the Convention.

Jamaica

Mar 30, 1976

Feb 18, 1977

-
Jordan

Jun 5, 1974

Jul 1, 1992

-
Kenya

Oct 2, 1974

-

-
Kuwait

-

Feb 23, 1977

"It is understood that the Accession of the State of Kuwait [. . .] does not mean in any way recognition of Israel by the State of Kuwait."

Kyrgyzstan

-

Sep 5, 1997

-
Lao People's Democratic Republic

-

Oct 5, 1981

-
Latvia

-

Apr 14, 1992

-
Lesotho

-

Nov 4, 1983

-
Liberia

-

Nov 5, 1976

-
Libya

-

Jul 8, 1976

-
Madagascar

-

May 26, 1977

-
Maldives

-

Apr 24, 1984

-
Mali

-

Aug 19, 1977

-
Mauritania

-

Dec 13, 1988

-
Mexico

-

Mar 4, 1980

-
Mongolia

May 17, 1974

Aug 8, 1975

-
Montenegro

-

Oct 23, 2006

-
Mozambique

-

Apr 18, 1983

The People's Republic of Mozambique interprets article 12 of the Convention as to mean that the submission of any dispute concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention to the International Court of Justice shall be at the previous consent and request of all the parties to the dispute.

Namibia

-

Nov 11, 1982

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Nepal

-

Jul 12, 1977

"The Constitution of Nepal contains provisions for the protection of individual rights, including the right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to form unions and associations not motivated by party politics and the right to freedom of professing his/her own religion; and nothing in the Convention shall be deemed to require or to authorize legislation or other action by Nepal incompatible with the provisions of the Constitution of Nepal.

"His Majesty's Government interprets article 4 of the said Convention as requiring a Party to the Convention to adopt further legislative measures in the fields covered by sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of that article only insofar as His Majesty's Government may consider, with due regard to the principles embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that some legislative addition to, or variation of, existing law and practice in those fields is necessary for the attainment of the end specified in the earlier part of article 4.

"His Majesty's Government does not consider itself bound by the provision of article 12 of the Convention under which any dispute between two or more States Parties with respect to the interpretation or application of the Convention is, at the request of any of the parties to the dispute, to be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision."

Nicaragua

-

Mar 28, 1980

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Niger

-

Jun 28, 1978

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Nigeria

Jun 26, 1974

Mar 31, 1977

-
Oman

Apr 3, 1974

Aug 22, 1991

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Pakistan

-

Feb 27, 1986

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Panama

May 7, 1976

Mar 16, 1977

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Paraguay

-

Dec 2, 2005

-
Peru

-

Nov 1, 1978

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Philippines

May 2, 1974

Jan 26, 1978

-
Poland

Jun 7, 1974

Mar 15, 1976

-
Qatar

Mar 18, 1975

Mar 19, 1975

-
Republic of Moldova

-

Oct 28, 2005

Reservation:

Until the full establishment of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, the provisions of the Convention will be applied only on the territory effectively controlled by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova.

Romania

Sep 6, 1974

Aug 15, 1978

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Russian Federation

Feb 12, 1974

Nov 26, 1975

-
Rwanda

Oct 15, 1974

Jan 23, 1981

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

Nov 9, 1981

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Sao Tome and Principe

-

Oct 5, 1979

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Senegal

-

Feb 18, 1977

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Serbia

-

Mar 12, 2001

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Seychelles

-

Feb 13, 1978

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Slovakia

-

May 28, 1993

-
Slovenia

-

Jul 6, 1992

-
Somalia

Aug 2, 1974

Jan 28, 1975

-
Sri Lanka

-

Feb 18, 1982

-
Sudan

Oct 10, 1974

Mar 21, 1977

-
Suriname

-

Jun 3, 1980

-
Syrian Arab Republic

Jan 17, 1974

Jun 18, 1976

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

-

Jan 18, 1994

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Togo

-

May 24, 1984

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Trinidad and Tobago

Apr 7, 1975

Oct 26, 1979

-
Tunisia

-

Jan 21, 1977

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Uganda

Mar 11, 1975

Jun 10, 1986

-
Ukraine

Feb 20, 1974

Nov 10, 1975

-
United Arab Emirates

Sep 9, 1975

Oct 15, 1975

"The ratification of the United Arab Emirates to this Convention shall in no way amount to recognition of nor the establishment of any treaty relations with Israel."

United Republic of Tanzania

-

Jun 11, 1976

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Uruguay

-

Apr 19, 2012

-
Venezuela

-

Jan 28, 1983

With a reservation excluding the provisions of article XII of the Convention.

Viet Nam

-

Jun 9, 1981

-
Yemen

-

Aug 17, 1987

The accession of the Government of the Yemen Arab Republic to this Convention shall in no way imply recognition of Israel or the establishment of such relations therewith as may be provided for in the Convention.

Zambia

-

Feb 14, 1983

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Zimbabwe

-

May 13, 1991

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