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Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Treaty data

Treaty number 009949
Date of conclusion 18-12-2002
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 22-06-2006
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 31797-R1871
Approval act 2010, 267
Consolidated text 0004712

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 28-10-2010
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 17-04-2018 (A) 17-05-2018
Albania 01-10-2003 (A) 22-06-2006
Angola 24-09-2013
Argentina 30-04-2003 15-11-2004 (R) 22-06-2006
Armenia 14-09-2006 (A) 14-10-2006
Australia 19-05-2009 21-12-2017 (R) 20-01-2018
Austria 25-09-2003 04-12-2012 (R) 03-01-2013
Azerbaijan 15-09-2005 28-01-2009 (R) 27-02-2009
Bangladesh 17-07-2025 (A) 16-08-2025
Belgium 24-10-2005
Belize 04-09-2015 (A) 04-10-2015
Benin 24-02-2005 20-09-2006 (R) 20-10-2006
Bolivia 22-05-2006 23-05-2006 (R) 22-06-2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina 07-12-2007 24-10-2008 (R) 23-11-2008
Brazil 13-10-2003 12-01-2007 (R) 11-02-2007
Bulgaria 22-09-2010 01-06-2011 (R) 01-07-2011
Burkina Faso 21-09-2005 07-07-2010 (R) 06-08-2010
Burundi 18-10-2013 (A) 17-11-2013
Cabo Verde 26-09-2011 01-04-2016 (R) 01-05-2016
Cambodia 14-09-2005 30-03-2007 (R) 29-04-2007
Cameroon 15-12-2009
Central African Republic 11-10-2016 (A) 10-11-2016
Chad 26-09-2012
Chile 06-06-2005 12-12-2008 (R) 11-01-2009
Costa Rica 04-02-2003 01-12-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Côte d'Ivoire 01-03-2023 (A) 31-03-2023
Croatia 23-09-2003 25-04-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Cyprus 26-07-2004 29-04-2009 (R) 29-05-2009
Czech Republic 13-09-2004 10-07-2006 (R) 09-08-2006
Democratic Republic of the Congo 23-09-2010 (A) 23-10-2010
Denmark 26-06-2003 25-06-2004 (R) 22-06-2006
Ecuador 24-05-2007 20-07-2010 (R) 19-08-2010
Estonia 21-09-2004 18-12-2006 (R) 17-01-2007
Finland 23-09-2003 08-10-2014 (R) 07-11-2014
France 16-09-2005 11-11-2008 (R) 11-12-2008
Gabon 15-12-2004 22-09-2010 (R) 22-10-2010
Georgia 09-08-2005 (A) 22-06-2006
Germany 20-09-2006 04-12-2008 (R) 03-01-2009
Ghana 06-11-2006 23-09-2016 (R) 23-10-2016
Greece 03-03-2011 11-02-2014 (R) 13-03-2014
Guatemala 25-09-2003 09-06-2008 (R) 09-07-2008
Guinea 16-09-2005
Guinea-Bissau 24-09-2013
Honduras 08-12-2004 23-05-2006 (R) 22-06-2006
Hungary 12-01-2012 (A) 11-02-2012
Iceland 24-09-2003 20-02-2019 (R) 22-03-2019
Ireland 02-10-2007
Italy 20-08-2003 03-04-2013 (R) 03-05-2013
Kazakhstan 25-09-2007 22-10-2008 (R) 21-11-2008
Kyrgyzstan 29-12-2008 (A) 28-01-2009
Latvia 10-12-2021 (A) 09-01-2022
Lebanon 22-12-2008 (A) 21-01-2009
Liberia 22-09-2004 (A) 22-06-2006
Liechtenstein 24-06-2005 03-11-2006 (R) 03-12-2006
Lithuania 20-01-2014 (A) 19-02-2014
Luxembourg 13-01-2005 19-05-2010 (R) 18-06-2010
Madagascar 24-09-2003 21-09-2017 (R) 21-10-2017
Maldives 14-09-2005 15-02-2006 (R) 22-06-2006
Mali 19-01-2004 12-05-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Malta 24-09-2003 24-09-2003 (R) 22-06-2006
Mauritania 27-09-2011 03-10-2012 (R) 02-11-2012
Mauritius 21-06-2005 (A) 22-06-2006
Mexico 23-09-2003 11-04-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Moldova 16-09-2005 24-07-2006 (R) 23-08-2006
Mongolia 24-09-2013 12-02-2015 (R) 14-03-2015
Montenegro 25-09-2003 06-03-2009 (R) 05-04-2009
Morocco 24-11-2014 (A) 24-12-2014
Mozambique 01-07-2014 (A) 31-07-2014
Nauru 24-01-2013 (A) 23-02-2013
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 03-06-2005 28-09-2010 (R) 28-10-2010
New Zealand 23-09-2003 14-03-2007 (R) 13-04-2007
Nicaragua 14-03-2007 25-02-2009 (R) 27-03-2009
Niger 07-11-2014 (A) 07-12-2014
Nigeria 27-07-2009 (A) 26-08-2009
North Macedonia 01-09-2006 13-02-2009 (R) 15-03-2009
Norway 24-09-2003 27-06-2013 (R) 27-07-2013
Palestine 29-12-2017 (A) 28-01-2018
Panama 22-09-2010 02-06-2011 (R) 02-07-2011
Paraguay 22-09-2004 02-12-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Peru 14-09-2006 (A) 14-10-2006
Philippines 17-04-2012 (A) 17-05-2012
Poland 05-04-2004 14-09-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Portugal 15-02-2006 15-01-2013 (R) 14-02-2013
Republic of the Congo 29-09-2008 26-04-2024 (R) 26-05-2024
Romania 24-09-2003 02-07-2009 (R) 01-08-2009
Rwanda 30-06-2015 (A) 30-07-2015
Senegal 04-02-2003 18-10-2006 (R) 17-11-2006
Serbia 25-09-2003 26-09-2006 (R) 26-10-2006
Sierra Leone 26-09-2003
Slovakia 14-12-2018 19-09-2023 (R) 19-10-2023
Slovenia 23-01-2007 (A) 22-02-2007
South Africa 20-09-2006 20-06-2019 (R) 20-07-2019
South Sudan 30-04-2015 (A) 30-05-2015
Spain 13-04-2005 04-04-2006 (R) 22-06-2006
Sri Lanka 05-12-2017 (A) 04-01-2018
Sweden 26-06-2003 14-09-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Switzerland 25-06-2004 24-09-2009 (R) 24-10-2009
Timor-Leste 16-09-2005
Togo 15-09-2005 20-07-2010 (R) 19-08-2010
Tunisia 29-06-2011 (A) 29-07-2011
Türkiye 14-09-2005 27-09-2011 (R) 27-10-2011
Ukraine 23-09-2005 19-09-2006 (R) 19-10-2006
United Kingdom 26-06-2003 10-12-2003 (R) 22-06-2006
Uruguay 12-01-2004 08-12-2005 (R) 22-06-2006
Venezuela 01-07-2011
Zambia 27-09-2010

Extensions

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Greenland 22-06-2006

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Man, Isle of 24-02-2014

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 10-12-1984 New York
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