Portugal

Portugal is:

OSCE Participating State since 25 June 1973
Member State of the United Nations since 14 December 1955
Member State of the Council of Europe since 22 September 1976
Member State of the European Union since 1 January 1986

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 June 2008
UN Convention against Corruption (2003)	28 September 2007
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1988)	01 March 2005

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2004)	10 May 2004
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	10 May 2004
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)	10 May 2004
Protocol No.13 to the ECHR concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (2003)	01 February 2004
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (2002)	18 October 2002
European Social Charter (revised) (1999)	01 July 2002
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002)	05 February 2002
European Convention on Nationality (2000)	01 February 2002
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (1988)	01 December 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (2001)	10 November 2001
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1993)	01 February 1999
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (1985)	01 January 1994
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1985)	01 October 1993
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1951)	30 September 1992
European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations (1991)	01 February 1992
European Social Charter (1965)	30 October 1991
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)	17 October 1990
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)	21 September 1990
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1989)	01 July 1990
European Convention on Extradition (1960)	25 April 1990
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)	09 February 1989
Protocol No.6 to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1985)	01 November 1986
International Convention against Taking of Hostages (1983)	06 July 1984
European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers (1983)	01 May 1983
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)	24 August 1982
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (1978)	15 March 1982
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)	30 July 1980
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1954)	09 November 1978
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)	09 November 1978
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)	09 November 1978
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976)	31 July 1978
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976)	15 June 1978
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954)	22 December 1960

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