France

France is:

OSCE Participating State since 25 June 1973
Member State of the United Nations since 24 October 1945
Member State of the Council of Europe since 5 May 1949
Member State of the European Union since 25 March 1957

Status of Ratification of the Main International Human Rights Treaties, Conventions and other instruments

CoE Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (2007)	01 August 2008
CoE Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (2008)	01 May 2008
Protocol No.13 to the ECHR concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (2003)	01 February 2008

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)	02 October 2007
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	29 October 2002
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2004)	29 October 2002
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	29 October 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (2002)	07 January 2002
International Convention against Taking of Hostages (1983)	09 June 2000
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002)	09 June 2000
European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations (1991)	01 March 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (2001)	19 August 1999
European Social Charter (revised) (1999)	01 July 1999
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1993)	01 February 1997
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)	07 August 1990
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (1988)	01 June 1990
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1989)	01 May 1989
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1988)	01 November 1988
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (1978)	22 December 1987
European Convention on Extradition (1960)	11 May 1986
Protocol No.6 to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1985)	01 March 1986
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)	18 February 1986
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (1985)	01 October 1985
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1985)	01 July 1985
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)	14 December 1983
European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers (1983)	01 December 1983
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)	03 May 1974
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1954)	03 May 1974
Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto (1968)	03 May 1974
European Social Charter (1965)	08 April 1973
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)	28 July 1971
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1951)	19 November 1960
Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1954)	22 April 1957
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954)	23 June 1954