What is OP-CEDAW?
Text of OP-CEDAW

Signatories and States Parties

List of Signatories and States Parties

Becoming a States Party
Administration
Communications Procedure
Inquiry Procedure
Practical Application
OP-CEDAW Remedies
Relevant Case Law
"Our Rights are Not Optional"
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List of Signatories and/or States Parties

As of 27 November 2007, the following countries have signed and/or ratified/acceded to the OP-CEDAW. The current number of signatories is 90 countries.

Country | Signature | Ratification, Accession(a)

Albania | 23 June 2003 (a)

Andorra | 9 July 2001 | 14 October 2002
Angola | 1January 2007 (a)
Antigua and Barbuda | 5 June 2006
Argentina | 28 February 2000 | 20 March 2007
Armenia14 September 2006
Austria | 10 December 1999 | 6 September 2000
Azerbaijan | 6 June 2000 | 1 June 2001
Bangladesh | 6 September 2000 | 6 September 2000
Belarus | 29 April 2002 | 3 February 2004
Belgium | 10 December 1999 | 17 June 2004
Belize | 9 December 2002 (a)
Benin | 25 May 2000
Bolivia | 10 December 1999 | 27 September 2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 September 2000 | 4 September 2002
Botswana | 21 February 2007 (a)
Brazil | 13 March 2001 | 28 June 2002
Bulgaria | 6 June 2000 | 20 September 2006
Burkina Faso | 16 November 2001
Burundi | 13 November 2001
Cambodia | 11 November 2001
Cameroon | 7 January 2005 (a)
Canada | 18 October 2002 (a)
Chile | 10 December 1999
Colombia | 10 December 1999 | 23 January 2007
Costa Rica | 10 December 1999 | 20 September 2001
Cook Islands | 27 November 2007 (a)
Croatia | 5 June 2000 | 7 March 2001
Cuba | 17 March 2000
Cyprus | 8 February 2001 | 26 April 2002
Czech Republic | 10 December 1999 | 26 Feb 2001
Denmark | 10 December 1999 | 31 May 2000
Dominican Republic | 14 March 2000 | 10 August 2001
Ecuador | 10 December 1999 | 5 February 2002
El Salvador | 4 April 2001
Finland | 10 December 1999 | 29 December 2000
France | 10 December 1999 | 9 June 2000
Gabon | 5 November 2004 (a)
Georgia | 30 July 2002
Germany | 10 December 1999 | 15 January 2002
Ghana | 24 February 2000
Greece | 10 December 1999 | 24 January 2002
Guatemala | 7 September 2000 | 9 May 2002
Guinea-Bissau | 12 September 2000
Hungary | 22 December 2000
Iceland | 10 December 1999 | 6 March 2001
Indonesia | 28 February 2000
Ireland | 7 September 2000 | 7 September 2000
Italy | 10 December 1999 | 22 September 2000
Kazakhstan | 6 September 2000 | 24 August 2001
Kyrgyzstan | 22 July 2002
Lesotho | 6 September 2000 | 24 September 2004
Liberia | 22 September 2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 18 June 2004(a)
Liechtenstein | 10 December 1999 | 24 October 2001
Lithuania | 8 September 2000
Luxembourg | 10 December 1999 | 1 July 2003
Madagascar | 7 September 2000
Malawi | 7 September 2000
Mali | 5 December 2000 (a)
Mauritius | 11 November 2001
Mexico | 10 December 1999 | 15 March 2002

Moldova | 2 March 2006 (a)

Mongolia | 7 September 2000 | 28 March 2002
Montenegro | 23 October 2006
Namibia | 19 May 2000 | 26 May 2000
Nepal | 18 December 2001 | 15 June 2007
Netherlands | 10 December 1999 | 22 May 2002
New Zealand | 7 September 2000 | 7 September 2000
Niger | 30 September 2004a
Nigeria | 8 September 2000 | 22 November 2004 (a)
Norway | 10 December 1999 | 5 March 2002
Panama | 9 June 2000 | 9 May 2001
Paraguay | 28 December 1999 | 14 May 2001
Peru | 22 December 2000 | 9 April 2001
Philippines | 21 March 2000 | 12 November 2003
Poland | 22 December 2003(a)
Portugal | 16 February 2000 | 26 April 2002
Republic of Korea | 18 October 2006
Romania | 6 September 2000 | 25 August 2003
Russian Federation | 8 May 2001

San Marino | 15 September 2005 (a)

Sao Tome and Principe | 6 September 2000
Senegal | 10 December 1999 | 26 May 2000
Serbia | 31 July 2003
Seychelles | 22 July 2002
Sierra Leone | 8 September 2000
Slovakia | 5 June 2000 | 17 November 2000
Slovenia | 10 December 1999 | 23 September 2004
Solomon Islands | 6 May 2002

South Africa | 18 October 2005 (a)

Spain | 14 March 2000 | 6 July 2001
Sri Lanka | 15 October 2002 (a)
St Kitts and Nevis | 20 January 2006 (a)
Sweden | 10 December 1999 | 24 April 2003
Switzerland | 15 February 2007
Tajikistan | 7 September 2000

Tanzania | 12 January 2006 (a)

Thailand | 14 June 2000 | 14 June 2000
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 3 April 2000 | 17 Oct 2003
Timor-Leste | 16 April 2003 (a)
Turkey | 8 September 2000 | 29 October 2002
Ukraine | 7 September 2000 | 26 September 2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17 December 2004 (a)
Uruguay | 9 May 2000 | 26 July 2001
Vanuatu | 15 May 2007 (a)
Venezuela | 17March 2000 | 13 May 2002

 

How you can participate
Join our campaign OUR RIGHTS ARE NOT OPTIONAL! and lobby your government to renew its commitment to CEDAW by becoming a States party to the OP-CEDAW. Write to <iwraw-ap@iwraw-ap.org> for details.

 

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