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Protocolo facultativo de la convenciòn contra la tortura y otros tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes, 2002

Entrada en vigor: jueves, 22 de junio de 2006

: 18 dic. 2002

Firmado por 76 países, ratificado por 92 países

Ver la convención Evolución de las ratificaciones
Países signatarios
País Fecha de firma Fecha de ratificación * Reserva / Declaración Comentarios
Afganistán

-

17 abr. 2018


Albania

-

1 oct. 2003

-


Alemania

20 sept. 2006

4 dic. 2008

Declaration:

“The distribution of competences within the Federal
Republic of Germany means that a treaty between the
Länder (federal states), which requires parliamentary
approval, is needed in order to establish the national
preventive mechanism at Länder level. Because of this
requirement, Germany shall postpone the implementation
of its obligations under Part IV of the Optional Protocol.
The Subcommittee will be informed as soon as possible
of the date from which the national prevention mechanism
is operational.”


Angola

24 sept. 2013

-

-


Argentina

30 abr. 2003

15 nov. 2004

-


Armenia

-

14 sept. 2006

-


Australia

19 may. 2009

21 dic. 2017

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“In accordance with Article 24 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Australia declares the postponement of the implementation of Australia's obligations under Part IV of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, for three years.”
Austria

25 sept. 2003

4 dic. 2012

-


Azerbaiyán

15 sept. 2005

28 ene. 2009

Declaration:

“The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it is unable
to guarantee the application of the provisions of the
Protocol in the territories occupied by the Republic of
Armenia until these territories are liberated from
occupation.”

Notifications made under article 17:

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan…..has the honour to inform that the Commissioner of the Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan was designated by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 112, dated January 13, 2009 as the national preventive mechanism according to Article 17 of the (United Nations) Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.”


Bélgica

24 oct. 2005

-

Declaration made upon signature:
This signature also
engages the French community, the Flemish community,
the German-speaking community and the Waloon region.


Belice

-

4 sept. 2015


Benin

24 feb. 2005

20 sept. 2006

-


Bolivia

22 may. 2006

23 may. 2006

-


Bosnia y Herzegovina

7 dic. 2007

24 oct. 2008

Declaration:

“In accordance with article 24 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Bosnia and Herzegovina postpones the implementation of its obligations under part IV of the present Optional Protocol, related to the designation of the national preventive mechanism, for a period no longer than three years.”


Brasil

13 oct. 2003

12 ene. 2007

-


Bulgaria

22 sept. 2010

1 jun. 2011

-


Burkina Faso

21 sept. 2005

7 jul. 2010

-


Burundi

-

18 oct. 2013

-


Cabo Verde

26 sept. 2011

1 abr. 2016

-


Camboya

14 sept. 2005

30 mar. 2007

-


Camerún

15 dic. 2009

-

-


Chad

26 mar. 2012

-

-


Chile

6 jun. 2005

12 dic. 2008

-


Chipre

26 jul. 2004

29 abr. 2009

-


Congo

29 sept. 2008

-

-


Costa de Marfil

-

1 mar. 2023


Costa Rica

4 feb. 2003

1 dic. 2005

-


Croacia

23 sept. 2003

25 abr. 2005

-


Dinamarca

26 jun. 2003

25 jun. 2004

-


1 With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands. Subsequently, on 29 August 2005, the Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General of the following: "... that Denmark withdraws its declaration made upon ratification of the said Protocol to the effect that until further notice the Optional Protocol should not apply to the Faroe Islands."
Ecuador

24 may. 2007

20 jul. 2010

-


Eslovaquia

14 dic. 2018

19 sept. 2023


Eslovenia

-

23 ene. 2007

Notifications made under article 17

"In accordance with Article 17 of the Protocol, the
Republic of Slovenia declares herewith that the
competencies and duties of the national preventive
mechanism will be performed by the Human Rights
Ombudsperson and in agreement with him/her also by
non-governmental organisations registered in the Republic of Slovenia and by organisations, which
acquired the status of humanitarian organisations in the Republic of Slovenia."


España

13 abr. 2005

4 abr. 2006

-


Estonia

21 sept. 2004

18 dic. 2006

-


Filipinas

-

17 abr. 2012

-


Finlandia

23 sept. 2003

8 oct. 2014

-


Francia

16 sept. 2005

11 nov. 2008

Declaration:

Pursuant to articles 15 and 21 of the Optional Protocol
to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, no
French authority or official shall order, apply, permit or
tolerate any sanction against any person or organization
for having communicated to the Subcommittee on
Prevention or to its delegates or to the national preventive
mechanism any information, whether true or false, and
no such person or organization shall be otherwise
prejudiced in any way, provided that, in the case of false
information, the person or organization in question was
unaware of the false nature of the information at the time
of its communication and, moreover, without prejudice to
the legal remedies that persons who are implicated
may invoke for harm suffered as a result of the
communication of false information about them.


Gabón

15 dic. 2004

22 sept. 2010

-


Georgia

-

9 ago. 2005

-


Ghana

6 nov. 2006

23 sept. 2016

-


Grecia

3 mar. 2011

11 feb. 2014

-


Guatemala

25 sept. 2003

9 jun. 2008

-


Guinea

16 sept. 2005

-

-


Guinea Bissau

24 sept. 2013

-


Honduras

8 dic. 2004

23 may. 2006

-


Hungría

-

12 ene. 2012

Declaration:

“In accordance with Article 24 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Hungary declares the postponement for three years of the implementation of the obligations under Part IV of the Optional Protocol, concerning national preventive mechanisms.”


Irlanda

2 oct. 2007

-

-


Islandia

24 sept. 2003

20 feb. 2019

-


Italia

20 ago. 2003

3 abr. 2013

-


Kazajstán

25 sept. 2007

22 oct. 2008

Declaration

"In accordance with Article [24], paragraph 1 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Republic of Kazakhstan hereby postponing the implementation of its obligations under part IV of the present Optional Protocol."
Letonia

-

10 dic. 2021


Líbano

-

22 dic. 2008

-


Liberia

-

22 sept. 2004

-


Liechtenstein

24 jun. 2005

3 nov. 2006

-


Lituania

-

20 ene. 2014

-


Luxemburgo

13 ene. 2005

19 may. 2010

-


Macedonia del Norte

1 sept. 2006

13 feb. 2009

Notifications made under article 17:

“In accordance with Article 17 of the Protocol, the
Republic of Macedonia declares that the Ombudsman of
the Republic of Macedonia is designated as a national
preventive mechanism for the prevention of torture at the
domestic level.
The non-governmental organizations registered in the Republic of Macedonia and organizations which have
acquired the status of humanitarian organizations in the Republic of Macedonia, may perform some of the
competences of the national preventive mechanism, in
agreement with, and with prior consent of the
Ombudsman of the Republic of Macedonia.”


Madagascar

24 sept. 2003

21 sept. 2017

-


Maldivas

14 sept. 2005

15 feb. 2006

-


Malí

19 ene. 2004

12 may. 2005

-


Malta

24 sept. 2003

24 sept. 2003

-


Marruecos

-

24 nov. 2014


Mauricio

-

21 jun. 2005

-


Mauritania

27 sept. 2011

3 oct. 2012

-


México

23 sept. 2003

11 abr. 2005

-


Mongolia

24 sept. 2013

12 feb. 2015

-


Montenegro

23 oct. 2006

6 mar. 2009

Declaration:

The Government of Montenegro makes the following
Declaration in relation to article 24 of the Optional
Protocol:

In accordance with the article 24 of the Optional
Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Montenegro postpones the implementation of its
obligations under part IV of the present Optional Protocol
for two years after the date of the entrance into force of
the Optional Protocol.


Mozambique

-

1 jul. 2014

-


Nauru

-

30 ene. 2013

-


Nicaragua

14 mar. 2007

25 feb. 2009

-


Níger

-

7 nov. 2014


Nigeria

-

27 jul. 2009

-


Noruega

24 sept. 2003

27 jun. 2013

-


Nueva Zelandia

23 sept. 2003

14 mar. 2007

-


3 With a territorial exclusion with regard to the Tokelau Islands, with the following: "... consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory."
Países Bajos

3 jun. 2005

28 sept. 2010

-


Panamá

22 sept. 2010

2 jun. 2011

-


Paraguay

22 sept. 2004

2 dic. 2005

-


Perú

-

14 sept. 2006

-


Polonia

5 abr. 2004

14 sept. 2005

-


Portugal

15 feb. 2006

15 ene. 2013

-


Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte

26 jun. 2003

10 dic. 2003

-


Territorial Application from February 24th 2014: “… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes the United Kingdom’s Ratification of the Optional Protocol be extended to the territory of the Isle of Man for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers the extension of the aforesaid Optional Protocol to the Isle of Man to take effect on the date that this notification is received for deposit …”
República Centroafricana

-

11 oct. 2016


República Checa

13 sept. 2004

10 jul. 2006

-


República Democratica del Congo

-

23 sept. 2010

-


República Kirguisa

-

29 dic. 2008

-


Repuública de Moldova

16 sept. 2005

24 jul. 2006

-


Rumania

24 sept. 2003

2 jul. 2009

Declaración:

De conformidad con las disposiciones del párrafo 1 del artículo 24 del Protocolo Facultativo a la Convención contra la Tortura y Otros Tratos o Penas Crueles, Inhumanos o Degradantes, Rumania declara que aplaza por tres años el cumplimiento de sus obligaciones en virtud de la Parte IV del Protocolo Facultativo relativo a los mecanismos nacionales para prevención.


Rwanda

-

30 jun. 2015


Senegal

4 feb. 2003

18 oct. 2006

-


Serbia

25 sept. 2003

26 sept. 2006

-


Sierra Leona

26 sept. 2003

-

-


Sri Lanka

-

5 dic. 2017


Sudáfrica

20 sept. 2006

20 jun. 2019

-


Sudán del Sur

-

30 abr. 2015


Suecia

26 jun. 2003

14 sept. 2005

-


Suiza

25 jun. 2004

24 sept. 2009

-


Timor-Leste

16 sept. 2005

-

-


Togo

15 sept. 2005

20 jul. 2010

-


Túnez

-

29 jun. 2011

-


Turquía

14 sept. 2005

27 sept. 2011

-


Ucrania

23 sept. 2005

19 sept. 2006

-


Uruguay

12 ene. 2004

8 dic. 2005

-


Venezuela

1 jul. 2011

-

-


Zambia

27 sept. 2010

-

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