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Cite as: [1956] UKTS TS0059, [1956] UKTS TS59

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Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices similar to Slavery, Supplementary to the International Convention signed at Geneva on September 25, 1926

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: United Nations

Place Of Signature: Geneva

Date Of Signature: 07-Sep-1956



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Accession 16-Nov-1966
ALBANIA Accession 06-Nov-1958
ALGERIA Accession 31-Oct-1963
Antigua Extension 06-Sep-1957
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25-Oct-1988 01-Nov-1981
Antilles Extension 03-Dec-1957
Antilles Application 01-Jan-1986 01-Jan-1986
ARGENTINA Accession 13-Aug-1964
ARGENTINA Objection 03-Oct-1983
Aruba Extension 01-Jan-1986 01-Jan-1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 07-Sep-1956
AUSTRALIA Ratification 06-Jan-1958
AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES Extension 06-Jan-1958
AUSTRIA Accession 07-Oct-1963
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16-Aug-1996 16-Aug-1996
Bahamas Extension 06-Sep-1957
BAHAMAS Succession 10-Jun-1976
BAHRAIN Accession 27-Mar-1990 27-Mar-1990
BAHRAIN Reservation 27-Mar-1990
BANGLADESH Accession 05-Feb-1985
Barbados Extension 06-Sep-1957
BARBADOS Succession 09-Aug-1972
Basutoland Extension 06-Sep-1957
Bechuanaland Extension 06-Sep-1957
BELGIUM Signature 07-Sep-1956
BELGIUM Ratification 13-Dec-1962
Bermuda Extension 06-Sep-1957
BOLIVIA Accession 06-Oct-1983 06-Oct-1983
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 01-Sep-1993 06-Mar-1992
BRAZIL Accession 06-Jan-1966
British Guiana Extension 06-Sep-1957
British Honduras Extension 06-Sep-1957
British Virgin Islands Extension 06-Sep-1957
Brunei Extension 06-Sep-1957
BULGARIA Signature 26-Jun-1957
BULGARIA Ratification 21-Aug-1958
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 07-Sep-1956
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 05-Jun-1957
CAMBODIA Accession 12-Jun-1957
CAMEROON Accession 27-Jun-1984
CANADA Signature 07-Sep-1956
CANADA Ratification 10-Jan-1963
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 30-Dec-1970
CEYLON Signature 05-Jun-1957
CEYLON Ratification 21-Mar-1958
Channel Islands Extension 30-Apr-1957
CHILE Accession 20-Jun-1995
CHINA Declaration 10-Jun-1997
CHINA Communication 03-Dec-1999 20-Dec-1999
CONGO Accession 25-Aug-1977
Cook Islands Extension 26-Apr-1962
CROATIA Succession 12-Oct-1992 08-Oct-1991
CUBA Signature 10-Jan-1957
CUBA Ratification 21-Aug-1963
Cyprus Extension 06-Sep-1957
CYPRUS Succession 11-May-1962
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22-Feb-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 07-Sep-1956
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 13-Jun-1958
DENMARK Signature 27-Jun-1957
DENMARK Ratification 24-Apr-1958
DJIBOUTI Accession 21-Mar-1979
Dominica Extension 18-Oct-1957
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 17-Aug-1994 03-Nov-1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 31-Oct-1962
ECUADOR Accession 29-Mar-1960
EGYPT Accession 17-Apr-1958
EL SALVADOR Signature 07-Sep-1956
ETHIOPIA Accession 21-Jan-1969
Falkland Islands Extension 06-Sep-1957
Fiji Extension 06-Sep-1957
FIJI Succession 12-Jun-1972
FINLAND Accession 01-Apr-1959
FRANCE Signature 07-Sep-1956
FRANCE Ratification 26-May-1964
French Overseas Territories Extension 26-May-1964
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 16-Jul-1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 07-Sep-1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 14-Jan-1959
GHANA Accession 03-May-1963
Gibraltar Extension 06-Sep-1957
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 06-Sep-1957
GREECE Signature 07-Sep-1956
GREECE Ratification 13-Dec-1972
Grenada Extension 06-Sep-1957
GUATEMALA Signature 07-Sep-1956
GUATEMALA Ratification 11-Nov-1983
GUINEA Accession 14-Mar-1977
HAITI Signature 07-Sep-1956
HAITI Ratification 12-Feb-1958
Hong Kong Extension 06-Sep-1957
Hong Kong Notification 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HUNGARY Signature 07-Sep-1956
HUNGARY Ratification 26-Feb-1958
ICELAND Accession 17-Nov-1965
INDIA Signature 07-Sep-1956
INDIA Ratification 23-Jun-1960
IRAN Accession 30-Dec-1959
IRAQ Signature 07-Sep-1956
IRAQ Ratification 30-Sep-1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 18-Sep-1961
Isle Of Man Extension 30-Apr-1957
ISRAEL Signature 07-Sep-1956
ISRAEL Ratification 23-Oct-1957
ISRAEL Objection 25-Jun-1990
ITALY Signature 07-Sep-1956
ITALY Ratification 12-Feb-1958
IVORY COAST Accession 10-Dec-1970
Jamaica Extension 06-Sep-1957
JAMAICA Succession 30-Jul-1964
JAMAICA Declaration 30-Jul-1964
JORDAN Accession 27-Sep-1957
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 01-May-2008 01-May-2008
Kenya Extension 06-Sep-1957
Kuwait Extension 21-Oct-1957
KUWAIT Accession 18-Jan-1963
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 05-Sep-1997 05-Sep-1997
Land Berlin Extension 14-Jan-1959
LAOS Accession 09-Sep-1957
LATVIA Accession 14-Apr-1992 14-Apr-1992
LESOTHO Succession 04-Nov-1974
LIBERIA Signature 07-Sep-1956
LIBYA Accession 16-May-1989 16-May-1989
LUXEMBOURG Signature 07-Sep-1956
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 01-May-1967
Macao Extension 27-Apr-1999 27-Apr-1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18-Jan-1994 17-Sep-1991
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 29-Feb-1972
MALAWI Accession 02-Aug-1965
MALAYA Accession 18-Nov-1957
MALI Accession 02-Feb-1973
Malta Extension 06-Sep-1957
MALTA Succession 03-Jan-1966
MALTA Notification 03-Jan-1966
MAURITANIA Accession 06-Jun-1986 06-Jun-1986
Mauritius Extension 06-Sep-1957
MAURITIUS Succession 18-Jul-1969
MAURITIUS Declaration 18-Jul-1969 12-Mar-1968
MEXICO Signature 07-Sep-1956
MEXICO Ratification 30-Jun-1959
MONGOLIA Accession 20-Dec-1968
Montserrat Extension 06-Sep-1957
MOROCCO Signature 11-May-1959
NEPAL Accession 07-Jan-1963
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 07-Sep-1956
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 03-Dec-1957
Netherlands West Indies Extension 06-Sep-1957
New Guinea Extension 03-Dec-1957
NEW ZEALAND Accession 26-Apr-1962
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 26-Apr-1962
NICARAGUA Accession 14-Jan-1986
NIGER Accession 22-Jul-1963
Nigeria Extension 01-Jul-1958
NIGERIA Succession 26-Jun-1961
NIGERIA Declaration 26-Jun-1961
Niue Island Extension 26-Apr-1962
North Borneo Extension 06-Sep-1957
NORWAY Signature 07-Sep-1956
NORWAY Ratification 03-May-1960
PAKISTAN Signature 07-Sep-1956
PAKISTAN Ratification 20-Mar-1958
PARAGUAY Accession 27-Sep-2007 27-Sep-2007
PERU Signature 07-Sep-1956
PHILIPPINES Accession 17-Nov-1964
POLAND Signature 07-Sep-1956
POLAND Ratification 10-Jan-1963
PORTUGAL Signature 07-Sep-1956
PORTUGAL Ratification 10-Aug-1959
PORTUGAL Communication 18-Nov-1999
Qatar Extension 06-Sep-1957
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 06-Sep-1957
ROUMANIA Signature 07-Sep-1956
ROUMANIA Ratification 13-Nov-1957
RWANDA Accession 04-Oct-2006 04-Oct-2006
SAINT LUCIA Succession 14-Feb-1990 22-Feb-1979
SAN MARINO Signature 07-Sep-1956
SAN MARINO Ratification 29-Aug-1967
Sarawak Extension 06-Sep-1957
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 05-Jul-1973
SENEGAL Accession 19-Jul-1979
Seychelles Extension 06-Sep-1957
SEYCHELLES Accession 05-May-1992 05-May-1992
Sierra Leone Extension 06-Sep-1957
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13-Mar-1962
SIERRA LEONE Declaration 13-Mar-1962
Singapore Extension 06-Sep-1957
SINGAPORE Succession 28-Mar-1972
SINGAPORE Notification 28-Mar-1972
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 Protectorate Extension 06-Sep-1957
SOMALILAND Extension 12-Feb-1958
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 06-Sep-1957
SOVIET UNION Signature 07-Sep-1956
SOVIET UNION Ratification 12-Apr-1957
SPAIN Accession 21-Nov-1967
St Helena Extension 06-Sep-1957
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 06-Sep-1957
St Lucia Extension 06-Sep-1957
St Vincent Extension 06-Sep-1957
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 09-Nov-1981
SUDAN Signature 07-Sep-1956
SUDAN Ratification 09-Sep-1957
Surinam Extension 03-Dec-1957
SURINAME Succession 12-Oct-1979
Swaziland Extension 06-Sep-1957
SWEDEN Accession 28-Oct-1959
SWITZERLAND Accession 28-Jul-1964
SYRIA Accession 17-Apr-1958
SYRIA Statement 25-Sep-1962
TAIWAN Communication 01-Jan-1905
TAIWAN Signature 23-May-1957
TAIWAN Ratification 28-May-1959
Tanganyika Extension 06-Sep-1957
TANGANYIKA Accession 28-Nov-1962
The Gambia Extension 06-Sep-1957
TOGO Accession 08-Jul-1980
Tokelau Islands Extension 26-Apr-1962
Tonga Extension 18-Oct-1957
Trinidad And Tobago Extension 14-Nov-1957
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11-Apr-1966 31-Aug-1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Declaration 11-Apr-1966
Trucial States Extension 06-Sep-1957
TUNISIA Accession 15-Jul-1966
TURKEY Signature 28-Jun-1957
TURKEY Ratification 17-Jul-1964
TURKMENISTAN Accession 01-May-1997 01-May-1997
Uganda Extension 30-Oct-1957
UGANDA Accession 12-Aug-1964
UKRAINE S S R Signature 07-Sep-1956
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 03-Dec-1958
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 07-Sep-1956
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 30-Apr-1957
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28-Feb-1985
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 06-Dec-1967
URUGUAY Accession 07-Jun-2001 07-Jun-2001
VIETNAM Signature 07-Sep-1956
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 07-Sep-1956
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 20-May-1958
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12-Mar-2001 27-Apr-1992
ZAIRE Accession 28-Feb-1975
ZAMBIA Succession 26-Mar-1973
Zanzibar Extension 06-Sep-1957
ZIMBABWE Succession 01-Dec-1998 18-Apr-1980

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