International standards
Status of Ratification of the Main International Human Rights Treaties, Conventions and other instruments
12 April 2010
UN Convention against Corruption (2003)
01 May 2006
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (1988)
01 June 2004
Protocol No.13 to the ECHR concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances (2003)
12 May 2004
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2004)
12 May 2004
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)
30 January 2004
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1991)
10 February 2003
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)
22 May 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (2002)
10 April 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (2001)
08 March 2002
International Convention against Taking of Hostages (1983)
01 March 2002
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (1985)
30 January 2002
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002)
01 November 2000
European Social Charter (revised) (1999)
01 September 2000
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1993)
01 May 1998
Protocol No.6 to the ECHR concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1985)
01 August 1997
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1985)
27 July 1997
European Convention on Extradition (1960)
28 June 1997
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (1978)
10 April 1997
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1954)
01 March 1997
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1989)
01 July 1996
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1988)
16 April 1996
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)
16 April 1996
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1954)
16 April 1996
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 October 1991
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)
21 October 1991
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)
21 October 1991
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)