Cyprus

Cyprus is:

OSCE Participating State since 25 June 1973
Member State of the United Nations since 20 September 1960
Member State of the Council of Europe since 24 May 1961
Member State of the European Union since 1 May 2004

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

CoE Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (2008)	01 February 2008
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (2007)	28 January 2008
European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations (1991)	01 July 2004

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)	15 June 2004
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	06 August 2003
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2004)	06 August 2003
Protocol No.13 to the ECHR concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (2003)	01 July 2003
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	22 April 2003
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (1985)	01 June 2002
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002)	07 March 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (2002)	30 November 2001
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (1988)	01 May 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (2001)	24 January 2001
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1988)	01 December 2000
European Social Charter (revised) (1999)	01 November 2000
Protocol No.6 to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1985)	01 February 2000
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)	10 September 1999
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1993)	01 March 1997
International Convention against Taking of Hostages (1983)	13 September 1991
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)	18 July 1991
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)	07 February 1991
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 October 1989
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1989)	01 August 1989
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1985)	01 August 1986
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)	23 July 1985
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1951)	05 October 1983
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (1978)	27 May 1979
European Convention on Extradition (1960)	22 April 1971
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976)	02 April 1969
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976)	02 April 1969
Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1954)	12 November 1968
European Social Charter (1965)	06 April 1968
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)	21 April 1967
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954)	16 May 1963
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)	06 October 1962
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1954)	06 October 1962

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