Belgium

Belgium is:

OSCE Participating State since 25 June 1973
Member State of the United Nations since 27 December 1945
Member State of the Council of Europe sie 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

UN Convention against Corruption (2003)	25 September 2008
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (2001)	20 May 2005
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	11 August 2004

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	11 August 2004
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2004)	11 August 2004
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (1988)	01 July 2004
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (2002)	17 May 2004
European Social Charter (revised) (1999)	01 May 2004
Protocol No.13 to the ECHR concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (2003)	01 October 2003
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002)	28 April 2000
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)	25 June 1999
International Convention against Taking of Hostages (1983)	16 April 1999
Protocol No.6 to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1985)	01 January 1999
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)	08 December 1998
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1993)	01 May 1998
European Convention on Extradition (1960)	27 November 1997
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (1985)	01 September 1993
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1989)	01 November 1991
European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations (1991)	01 January 1991
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1985)	01 December 1990
European Social Charter (1965)	15 November 1990
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (1978)	01 February 1986
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)	10 July 1985
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976)	21 April 1983
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976)	21 April 1983
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)	07 August 1975
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)	21 September 1970
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1951)	22 June 1965
Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1954)	20 May 1964
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)	14 June 1955
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1954)	14 June 1955
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954)	22 July 1953

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