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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 59 countries, ratified by 142 countries

See the convention Ratifications evolution
Signatory countries
Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Angola

Sep 24, 2013

Oct 2, 2019

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Marshall Islands

-

Apr 11, 2019

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Singapore

Oct 19, 2015

Nov 27, 2017

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sep 6, 2000

Jan 10, 2017

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Grenada

Dec 17, 1981

May 10, 2013

-


Djibouti

Jun 14, 2006

Sep 30, 2011

-


Montenegro

-

Oct 23, 2006

-


Saint Kitts and Nevis

-

Oct 13, 2006

-


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.


Guatemala

-

Jun 15, 2005

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Honduras

-

Apr 29, 2005

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Comoros

Sep 22, 2000

Sep 27, 2004

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Paraguay

Sep 13, 2000

Aug 18, 2003

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Thailand

-

Jan 28, 2003

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Equatorial Guinea

-

Oct 8, 2002

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Turkey

Oct 13, 1972

Sep 16, 2002

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Benin

Feb 2, 1967

Nov 30, 2001

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Serbia

-

Mar 12, 2001

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Ireland

Mar 21, 1968

Dec 29, 2000

-


Liechtenstein

-

Mar 1, 2000

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Georgia

-

Jun 2, 1999

-


Kazakhstan

-

Aug 26, 1998

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Kyrgyzstan

-

Sep 5, 1997

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Azerbaijan

-

Aug 16, 1996

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Malawi

-

Jun 11, 1996

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Japan

-

Dec 15, 1995

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Monaco

-

Sep 27, 1995

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North Macedonia

-

Jan 18, 1994

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Sep 1, 1993

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Armenia

-

Jun 23, 1993

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Slovakia

-

May 28, 1993

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Czech Republic

-

Feb 22, 1993

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Croatia

-

Oct 12, 1992

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Slovenia

-

Jul 6, 1992

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Jordan

Jun 5, 1974

Jul 1, 1992

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Latvia

-

Apr 14, 1992

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Estonia

-

Oct 21, 1991

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Oman

Apr 3, 1974

Aug 22, 1991

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Zimbabwe

-

May 13, 1991

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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."


Mauritania

-

Dec 13, 1988

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Colombia

-

May 23, 1988

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Bangladesh

-

Feb 5, 1985

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Maldives

-

Apr 24, 1984

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Cambodia

Apr 12, 1966

Nov 28, 1983

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Lesotho

-

Nov 4, 1983

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Congo

-

Oct 5, 1983

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Afghanistan

-

Jul 6, 1983

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Dominican Republic

-

May 25, 1983

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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.


Zambia

-

Feb 14, 1983

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Namibia

-

Nov 11, 1982

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Antigua and Barbuda

-

Oct 7, 1982

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Portugal

-

Aug 24, 1982

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Sri Lanka

-

Feb 18, 1982

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China

-

Dec 29, 1981

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

Nov 9, 1981

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Viet Nam

-

Jun 9, 1981

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Central African Republic

-

May 8, 1981

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Bahamas

-

Mar 31, 1981

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Uganda

-

Nov 21, 1980

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Suriname

-

Jun 3, 1980

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Mexico

-

Mar 4, 1980

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Gabon

Sep 20, 1966

Feb 29, 1980

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El Salvador

-

Nov 30, 1979

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Cabo Verde

-

Jun 12, 1979

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Gambia

-

Dec 29, 1978

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Republic of Korea

Aug 8, 1978

Dec 5, 1978

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Peru

-

Nov 1, 1978

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Burkina Faso

Feb 3, 1976

Oct 24, 1978

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Niger

-

Jun 28, 1978

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Luxembourg

Dec 12, 1967

May 1, 1978

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Seychelles

-

Mar 7, 1978

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Nicaragua

-

Feb 15, 1978

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Haiti

-

Dec 19, 1977

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Burundi

Feb 1, 1967

Oct 27, 1977

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Chad

-

Aug 17, 1977

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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."


Madagascar

-

May 26, 1977

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Sudan

-

Mar 21, 1977

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Guinea

Mar 24, 1966

Mar 14, 1977

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Jamaica

Mar 30, 1976

Feb 18, 1977

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Guyana

Dec 11, 1968

Feb 15, 1977

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Cuba

-

Feb 1, 1977

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Tunisia

-

Jan 21, 1977

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Liberia

-

Nov 5, 1976

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Cameroon

-

Nov 1, 1976

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Libya

-

Jul 8, 1976

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Ethiopia

-

Jun 23, 1976

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

-

Apr 21, 1976

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Poland

Jun 7, 1974

Mar 15, 1976

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Italy

Mar 13, 1968

Jan 5, 1976

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Belarus

Mar 4, 1974

Dec 2, 1975

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Russian Federation

Feb 12, 1974

Nov 26, 1975

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Ukraine

Feb 20, 1974

Nov 10, 1975

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Australia

Oct 13, 1966

Sep 30, 1975

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Somalia

Jan 26, 1967

Aug 26, 1975

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Mongolia

May 17, 1974

Aug 8, 1975

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Belgium

Aug 17, 1967

Aug 7, 1975

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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.


Ecuador

Mar 12, 1975

May 12, 1975

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Rwanda

-

Apr 16, 1975

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Qatar

Mar 18, 1975

Mar 19, 1975

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Mali

-

Jul 16, 1974

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United Arab Emirates

-

Jun 20, 1974

"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."


Lao People's Democratic Republic

-

Feb 22, 1974

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Botswana

-

Feb 20, 1974

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Trinidad and Tobago

Jun 9, 1967

Oct 4, 1973

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Barbados

-

Nov 8, 1972

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United Republic of Tanzania

-

Oct 27, 1972

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Yemen

-

Oct 18, 1972

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.


Togo

-

Sep 1, 1972

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Mauritius

-

May 30, 1972

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Senegal

Jul 22, 1968

Apr 19, 1972

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Algeria

Dec 9, 1966

Feb 14, 1972

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Netherlands

Oct 24, 1966

Dec 10, 1971

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Sweden

May 5, 1966

Dec 6, 1971

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Lebanon

-

Nov 12, 1971

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Canada

Aug 24, 1966

Oct 14, 1970

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Bolivia

Jun 7, 1966

Sep 22, 1970

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Romania

-

Sep 15, 1970

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Norway

Nov 21, 1966

Aug 6, 1970

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Finland

Oct 6, 1966

Jul 14, 1970

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Holy See

Nov 21, 1966

May 1, 1969

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Syrian Arab Republic

-

Apr 21, 1969

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India

Mar 2, 1967

Dec 3, 1968

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


Kuwait

-

Oct 15, 1968

"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."


Argentina

Jul 13, 1967

Oct 2, 1968

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.


Spain

-

Sep 13, 1968

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Uruguay

Feb 21, 1967

Aug 30, 1968

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Iran

Mar 8, 1967

Aug 29, 1968

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Nigeria

-

Oct 16, 1967

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Venezuela

Apr 21, 1967

Oct 10, 1967

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


Philippines

Mar 7, 1966

Sep 15, 1967

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Panama

Dec 8, 1966

Aug 16, 1967

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Hungary

Sep 15, 1966

May 4, 1967

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Egypt

Sep 28, 1966

May 1, 1967

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Cyprus

Dec 12, 1966

Apr 21, 1967

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Costa Rica

Mar 14, 1966

Jan 16, 1967

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Pakistan

Sep 19, 1966

Sep 21, 1966

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Ghana

Sep 8, 1966

Sep 8, 1966

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Bulgaria

Jun 1, 1966

Aug 8, 1966

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Kenya

Oct 2, 1974

-

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Nauru

Nov 12, 2001

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