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Cite as: [1953] UKTS TS42, [1953] UKTS TS0042

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Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: United Nations

Place Of Signature: New York

Date Of Signature: 31-Mar-1953



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Accession 16-Nov-1966
ALBANIA Accession 12-May-1955
ALBANIA Declaration 12-May-1955
ALBANIA Reservation 12-May-1955
ALGERIA Accession 05-Aug-2004 03-Nov-2004
ANGOLA Accession 17-Sep-1986 16-Dec-1986
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25-Oct-1988 01-Nov-1981
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Reservation 25-Oct-1988 01-Nov-1981
ARGENTINA Signature 31-Mar-1953
ARGENTINA Ratification 27-Feb-1961
ARGENTINA Reservation 27-Feb-1961
ARMENIA Accession 24-Jan-2008 23-Apr-2008
AUSTRALIA Reservation 10-Dec-1947 10-Mar-1975
AUSTRALIA Declaration 10-Dec-1947 10-Dec-1947
AUSTRALIA Accession 10-Dec-1974 10-Mar-1975
AUSTRIA Signature 19-Oct-1959
AUSTRIA Ratification 18-Apr-1969
AUSTRIA Reservation 18-Apr-1969
AUSTRIA Withdrawal 11-Sep-2000
BAHAMAS Succession 16-Aug-1977
BANGLADESH Accession 05-Oct-1998 03-Jan-1999
BANGLADESH Declaration 05-Oct-1998
BARBADOS Accession 21-Jan-1973 12-Apr-1973
BELARUS Signature 31-Mar-1953
BELARUS Ratification 11-Aug-1954
BELARUS Reservation 11-Aug-1954
BELARUS Withdrawal 19-Apr-1989
BELGIUM Accession 20-May-1964
BELGIUM Reservation 20-May-1964
BELGIUM Withdrawal 19-Jun-1978
BELGIUM Withdrawal Res. 14-Sep-1998
BOLIVIA Signature 09-Apr-1953
BOLIVIA Ratification 22-Sep-1970 21-Dec-1970
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 01-Sep-1993 06-Mar-1992
BRAZIL Signature 20-May-1953
BRAZIL Ratification 13-Aug-1963
British Solomon Islands Extension 24-Feb-1967
Brunei Extension 24-Feb-1967
BULGARIA Accession 17-Mar-1954
BULGARIA Declaration 17-Mar-1954
BULGARIA Reservation 17-Mar-1954
BULGARIA Withdrawal 24-Jun-1992
BURUNDI Accession 18-Feb-1993 19-May-1993
CAMBODIA Signature 11-Nov-2001
CANADA Accession 30-Jan-1957
CANADA Reservation 30-Jan-1957
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 04-Sep-1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Notification 04-Sep-1962
CHILE Signature 31-Mar-1953
CHILE Ratification 18-Oct-1967
COLOMBIA Accession 05-Aug-1986 03-Nov-1986
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Accession 15-Oct-1962
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Notification 15-Oct-1962
COSTA RICA Signature 31-Mar-1953
COSTA RICA Ratification 25-Jul-1967
COTE DIVOIRE Accession 18-Dec-1995 17-Mar-1996
CROATIA Succession 12-Oct-1992 08-Oct-1991
CUBA Signature 31-Mar-1953
CUBA Ratification 08-Apr-1954
CYPRUS Signature 10-Sep-1968
CYPRUS Ratification 12-Nov-1968
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22-Feb-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 22-Feb-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 31-Mar-1953
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 06-Apr-1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 06-Apr-1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 10-Jun-1974
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Withdrawal 26-Apr-1991
DENMARK Signature 29-Oct-1953
DENMARK Ratification 07-Jul-1954
DENMARK Reservation 07-Jul-1954
DENMARK Withdrawal 26-Apr-1991
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 31-Mar-1953
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11-Dec-1953
ECUADOR Signature 31-Mar-1953
ECUADOR Reservation 31-Mar-1953
ECUADOR Ratification 23-Apr-1954
EGYPT Accession 08-Sep-1981 07-Dec-1981
EL SALVADOR Signature 24-Jun-1953
EL SALVADOR Ratification 26-Mar-2008 24-Jun-2008
ETHIOPIA Signature 31-Mar-1953
ETHIOPIA Ratification 21-Jan-1969
FIJI Succession 12-Jun-1972
FIJI Reservation 12-Jun-1972
FINLAND Accession 06-Oct-1958
FINLAND Reservation 06-Oct-1958
FRANCE Signature 31-Mar-1953
FRANCE Reservation 31-Mar-1953
FRANCE Ratification 22-Apr-1957
FRANCE Withdrawal 26-Nov-1960
FRANCE Statement 17-Jun-1974
FRANCE Statement 15-Jul-1974
GABON Signature 19-Apr-1967
GABON Ratification 19-Apr-1967
GEORGIA Accession 06-Jul-2005 04-Oct-2005
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27-Mar-1973 25-Jun-1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 27-Mar-1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 27-Mar-1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Objection 27-Dec-1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 04-Nov-1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 04-Nov-1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 04-Nov-1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 15-Jul-1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 17-Dec-1999
GHANA Accession 28-Dec-1965
GREECE Signature 01-Apr-1953
GREECE Ratification 29-Dec-1953
GUATEMALA Signature 31-Mar-1953
GUATEMALA Ratification 07-Oct-1959
GUATEMALA Reservation 07-Oct-1959
GUINEA Signature 19-Mar-1975
GUINEA Ratification 24-Jan-1978 24-Apr-1978
HAITI Signature 23-Jul-1957
HAITI Ratification 12-Feb-1958
HONG KONG SAR Application 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HONG KONG SAR Declaration 10-Jun-1997
HUNGARY Signature 02-Sep-1954
HUNGARY Ratification 20-Jan-1955
HUNGARY Reservation 20-Jan-1955
HUNGARY Withdrawal 08-Dec-1989
ICELAND Signature 25-Nov-1953
ICELAND Ratification 30-Jun-1954
INDIA Signature 29-Apr-1953
INDIA Ratification 01-Nov-1961
INDIA Reservation 01-Nov-1961
INDONESIA Signature 31-Mar-1953
INDONESIA Ratification 16-Dec-1958
INDONESIA Reservation 16-Dec-1958
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 14-Nov-1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Reservation 14-Nov-1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 14-Nov-1968
ISRAEL Signature 14-Apr-1953
ISRAEL Ratification 06-Jul-1954
ITALY Accession 06-Mar-1968
ITALY Declaration 06-Mar-1968
JAMAICA Accession 14-Aug-1966
JAPAN Signature 01-Apr-1955
JAPAN Ratification 13-Jul-1955
JORDAN Accession 01-Jul-1992 29-Sep-1992
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 28-Mar-2000 26-Jun-2000
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 23-Jun-1959
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 10-Feb-1997 11-May-1997
LAOS Accession 28-Jan-1969
LATVIA Accession 14-Apr-1992 13-Jul-1992
LEBANON Signature 24-Feb-1954
LEBANON Ratification 05-Jun-1956
LESOTHO Accession 04-Nov-1974 02-Feb-1975
LESOTHO Reservation 04-Nov-1974 02-Feb-1975
LIBERIA Signature 09-Dec-1953
LIBYA Accession 16-May-1989 14-Aug-1989
LUXEMBOURG Signature 04-Jun-1969
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 01-Nov-1976 30-Jan-1977
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18-Jan-1994 17-Sep-1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 12-Feb-1964
MALAWI Accession 29-Jun-1966
MALI Accession 16-Jul-1974 14-Oct-1974
MALTA Accession 09-Jul-1968
MALTA Declaration 09-Jul-1968
MAURITANIA Accession 04-May-1976 02-Aug-1976
MAURITIUS Accession 12-Mar-1968
MAURITIUS Declaration 18-Jul-1969
MAURITIUS Reservation 18-Jul-1969
MEXICO Signature 31-Mar-1953
MEXICO Declaration 31-Mar-1953
MEXICO Ratification 23-Mar-1981 21-Jun-1981
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 26-Jan-1993 26-Apr-1993
MONGOLIA Accession 18-Aug-1965
MONGOLIA Declaration 18-Aug-1965
MONGOLIA Withdrawal 19-Jul-1990
MONTENEGRO Succession 23-Oct-2006 03-Jun-2006
MOROCCO Accession 22-Nov-1976 20-Feb-1977
MOROCCO Reservation 22-Nov-1976 20-Feb-1977
MYANMAR Signature 14-Sep-1954
NEPAL Accession 26-Apr-1966
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 08-Aug-1968
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 30-Jul-1971
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 30-Jul-1971
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal 17-Dec-1985 17-Dec-1985
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 20-Dec-1999
NEW ZEALAND Accession 22-May-1968
NEW ZEALAND Reservation 22-May-1968
NICARAGUA Accession 17-Jan-1957
NIGER Accession 07-Dec-1964
NIGER Notification 07-Dec-1964
NIGERIA Signature 11-Jul-1980
NIGERIA Ratification 17-Nov-1980 15-Feb-1981
NORWAY Signature 18-Sep-1953
NORWAY Ratification 24-Aug-1956
NORWAY Objection 24-Aug-1956
PAKISTAN Signature 18-May-1954
PAKISTAN Reservation 18-May-1954
PAKISTAN Objection 07-Dec-1954
PAKISTAN Ratification 07-Dec-1954
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 06-Feb-2015
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 06-Feb-2015
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 06-Feb-2015
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 27-Jan-1982 27-Apr-1982
PARAGUAY Signature 16-Nov-1953
PARAGUAY Ratification 22-Feb-1990
PERU Accession 01-Jul-1975 29-Sep-1975
PHILIPPINES Signature 23-Sep-1953
PHILIPPINES Ratification 12-Sep-1957
POLAND Signature 31-Mar-1953
POLAND Ratification 11-Aug-1954
POLAND Declaration 11-Aug-1954
POLAND Reservation 11-Aug-1954
ROMANIA Signature 27-Apr-1954
ROMANIA Ratification 06-Aug-1954
ROMANIA Declaration 06-Aug-1954
ROMANIA Reservation 06-Aug-1954
ROMANIA Withdrawal Dec. 02-Apr-1997
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 31-Mar-1953
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 03-May-1954
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Reservation 03-May-1954
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Withdrawal 08-Mar-1989
RWANDA Accession 26-Sep-2003 25-Dec-2003
SENEGAL Accession 02-May-1963
SENEGAL Notification 02-May-1963
SIERRA LEONE Accession 25-Jul-1962
SIERRA LEONE Declaration 25-Jul-1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28-May-1993 01-Jan-1993
SLOVENIA Succession 06-Jul-1992 25-Jun-1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 03-Sep-1981
SOLOMON ISLANDS Declaration 10-May-1982
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 29-Jan-1993
SPAIN Accession 14-Jan-1974 14-Apr-1974
SPAIN Reservation 14-Jan-1974
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 27-Apr-1999 27-Oct-1979
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Reservation 27-Apr-1999
Suriname Extension 30-Jul-1971 01-Jan-1900
Swaziland Extension 24-Feb-1967
SWAZILAND Accession 20-Jul-1970 18-Oct-1970
SWAZILAND Reservation 20-Jul-1970 18-Oct-1970
SWEDEN Signature 06-Oct-1953
SWEDEN Ratification 31-Mar-1954
SWEDEN Objection 31-Mar-1954
SWEDEN Objection 14-Dec-1999
TAIWAN Signature 09-Jun-1953
TAIWAN Ratification 21-Dec-1953
TAJIKISTAN Accession 07-Jun-1999
TANZANIA Accession 19-Jun-1975 17-Sep-1975
THAILAND Signature 05-Mar-1954
THAILAND Ratification 30-Nov-1954
TONGA Extension 24-Feb-1967
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 24-Jun-1966
TUNISIA Accession 24-Jan-1968
TUNISIA Reservation 24-Jan-1968
TURKEY Signature 12-Jan-1954
TURKEY Ratification 26-Jan-1960
TURKMENISTAN Accession 11-Oct-1999 09-Jan-2000
UGANDA Accession 21-Jun-1995 19-Sep-1995
UKRAINE Signature 31-Mar-1953
UKRAINE Ratification 15-Nov-1954
UKRAINE Reservation 15-Nov-1954
UKRAINE Withdrawal 20-Apr-1989
UNITED KINGDOM Accession 24-Feb-1967
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 24-Feb-1967
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 24-Nov-1967
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 12-Feb-1968
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 17-Jun-1974
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 15-Jul-1974
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 15-Oct-1974
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 10-Apr-1995 04-Jan-1995
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 17-Jun-1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 15-Jul-1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 08-Apr-1976 07-Jul-1976
URUGUAY Signature 26-May-1953
UZBEKISTAN Accession 29-Sep-1997 28-Dec-1997
VENEZUELA Accession 31-May-1983 29-Aug-1983
VENEZUELA Reservation 31-May-1983 29-Aug-1983
YEMEN, PEOPLESS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 09-Feb-1987 10-May-1987
YEMEN, PEOPLESS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Reservation 09-Feb-1987 10-May-1987
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 31-Mar-1953
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 23-Jun-1954
YUGOSLAVIA Objection 23-Jun-1954
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Objection 12-Mar-2001
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12-Mar-2001 27-Apr-1992
ZAIRE Accession 12-Oct-1977 10-Jan-1978
ZAMBIA Accession 04-Feb-1972 04-May-1972
ZIMBABWE Accession 05-Jun-1995 03-Sep-1995


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