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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Prohibits racial discrimination and obliges states to eliminate it.

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Concluded
New York, 7 Mar 1966
In force
4 Jan 1969
Parties
182
Instrument
Treaty
State Signed Bound How
Afghanistan — 6 Jul 1983 accession
Albania — 11 May 1994 accession
Algeria 9 Dec 1966 14 Feb 1972 ratification
Andorra 5 Aug 2002 22 Sep 2006 ratification
Angola 24 Sep 2013 2 Oct 2019 ratification
Antigua and Barbuda — 25 Oct 1988 succession
Argentina 13 Jul 1967 2 Oct 1968 ratification
Armenia — 23 Jun 1993 accession
Australia 13 Oct 1966 30 Sep 1975 ratification
Austria 22 Jul 1969 9 May 1972 ratification
Azerbaijan — 16 Aug 1996 accession
Bahamas (The) — 5 Aug 1975 succession
Bahrain — 27 Mar 1990 accession
Bangladesh — 11 Jun 1979 accession
Barbados — 8 Nov 1972 accession
Belarus 7 Mar 1966 8 Apr 1969 ratification
Belgium 17 Aug 1967 7 Aug 1975 ratification
Belize 6 Sep 2000 14 Nov 2001 ratification
Benin 2 Feb 1967 30 Nov 2001 ratification
Bhutan 26 Mar 1973 — Signature only
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7 Jun 1966 22 Sep 1970 ratification
Bosnia and Herzegovina — 16 Jul 1993 succession
Botswana — 20 Feb 1974 accession
Brazil 7 Mar 1966 27 Mar 1968 ratification
Bulgaria 1 Jun 1966 8 Aug 1966 ratification
Burkina Faso — 18 Jul 1974 accession
Burundi 1 Feb 1967 27 Oct 1977 ratification
Cabo Verde — 3 Oct 1979 accession
Cambodia 12 Apr 1966 28 Nov 1983 ratification
Cameroon 12 Dec 1966 24 Jun 1971 ratification
Canada 24 Aug 1966 14 Oct 1970 ratification
Central African Republic 7 Mar 1966 16 Mar 1971 ratification
Chad — 17 Aug 1977 accession
Chile 3 Oct 1966 20 Oct 1971 ratification
China — 29 Dec 1981 accession
Colombia 23 Mar 1967 2 Sep 1981 ratification
Comoros 22 Sep 2000 27 Sep 2004 ratification
Congo — 11 Jul 1988 accession
Costa Rica 14 Mar 1966 16 Jan 1967 ratification
Croatia — 12 Oct 1992 succession
Cuba 7 Jun 1966 15 Feb 1972 ratification
Cyprus 12 Dec 1966 21 Apr 1967 ratification
Czech Republic — 22 Feb 1993 succession
Côte d'Ivoire — 4 Jan 1973 accession
Democratic Republic of the Congo — 21 Apr 1976 accession
Denmark 21 Jun 1966 9 Dec 1971 ratification
Djibouti 14 Jun 2006 30 Sep 2011 ratification
Dominica — 13 May 2019 accession
Dominican Republic — 25 May 1983 accession
Ecuador — 22 Sep 1966 accession
Egypt 28 Sep 1966 1 May 1967 ratification
El Salvador — 30 Nov 1979 accession
Equatorial Guinea — 8 Oct 2002 accession
Eritrea — 31 Jul 2001 accession
Estonia — 21 Oct 1991 accession
Eswatini — 7 Apr 1969 accession
Ethiopia — 23 Jun 1976 accession
Fiji — 11 Jan 1973 succession
Finland 6 Oct 1966 14 Jul 1970 ratification
France — 28 Jul 1971 accession
Gabon 20 Sep 1966 29 Feb 1980 ratification
Gambia — 29 Dec 1978 accession
Georgia — 2 Jun 1999 accession
Germany 10 Feb 1967 16 May 1969 ratification
Ghana 8 Sep 1966 8 Sep 1966 ratification
Greece 7 Mar 1966 18 Jun 1970 ratification
Grenada 17 Dec 1981 10 May 2013 ratification
Guatemala 8 Sep 1967 18 Jan 1983 ratification
Guinea 24 Mar 1966 14 Mar 1977 ratification
Guinea-Bissau 12 Sep 2000 1 Nov 2010 ratification
Guyana 11 Dec 1968 15 Feb 1977 ratification
Haiti 30 Oct 1972 19 Dec 1972 ratification
Holy See 21 Nov 1966 1 May 1969 ratification
Honduras — 10 Oct 2002 accession
Hungary 15 Sep 1966 4 May 1967 ratification
Iceland 14 Nov 1966 13 Mar 1967 ratification
India 2 Mar 1967 3 Dec 1968 ratification
Indonesia — 25 Jun 1999 accession
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8 Mar 1967 29 Aug 1968 ratification
Iraq 18 Feb 1969 13 Feb 1970 ratification
Ireland 21 Mar 1968 29 Dec 2000 ratification
Israel 7 Mar 1966 3 Jan 1979 ratification
Italy 13 Mar 1968 5 Jan 1976 ratification
Jamaica 14 Aug 1966 4 Jun 1971 ratification
Japan — 15 Dec 1995 accession
Jordan — 30 May 1974 accession
Kazakhstan — 26 Aug 1998 accession
Kenya — 13 Sep 2001 accession
Kuwait — 15 Oct 1968 accession
Kyrgyzstan — 5 Sep 1997 accession
Lao People's Democratic Republic — 22 Feb 1974 accession
Latvia — 14 Apr 1992 accession
Lebanon — 12 Nov 1971 accession
Lesotho — 4 Nov 1971 accession
Liberia — 5 Nov 1976 accession
Libya — 3 Jul 1968 accession
Liechtenstein — 1 Mar 2000 accession
Lithuania 8 Jun 1998 10 Dec 1998 ratification
Luxembourg 12 Dec 1967 1 May 1978 ratification
Madagascar 18 Dec 1967 7 Feb 1969 ratification
Malawi — 11 Jun 1996 accession
Maldives — 24 Apr 1984 accession
Mali — 16 Jul 1974 accession
Malta 5 Sep 1968 27 May 1971 ratification
Marshall Islands — 11 Apr 2019 accession
Mauritania 21 Dec 1966 13 Dec 1988 ratification
Mauritius — 30 May 1972 accession
Mexico 1 Nov 1966 20 Feb 1975 ratification
Monaco — 27 Sep 1995 accession
Mongolia 3 May 1966 6 Aug 1969 ratification
Montenegro — 23 Oct 2006 succession
Morocco 18 Sep 1967 18 Dec 1970 ratification
Mozambique — 18 Apr 1983 accession
Namibia — 11 Nov 1982 accession
Naoero 12 Nov 2001 — Signature only
Nepal — 30 Jan 1971 accession
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24 Oct 1966 10 Dec 1971 ratification
New Zealand 25 Oct 1966 22 Nov 1972 ratification
Nicaragua — 15 Feb 1978 accession
Niger 14 Mar 1966 27 Apr 1967 ratification
Nigeria — 16 Oct 1967 accession
North Macedonia — 18 Jan 1994 succession
Norway 21 Nov 1966 6 Aug 1970 ratification
Oman — 2 Jan 2003 accession
Pakistan 19 Sep 1966 21 Sep 1966 ratification
Palau 20 Sep 2011 — Signature only
Panama 8 Dec 1966 16 Aug 1967 ratification
Papua New Guinea — 27 Jan 1982 accession
Paraguay 13 Sep 2000 18 Aug 2003 ratification
Peru 22 Jul 1966 29 Sep 1971 ratification
Philippines 7 Mar 1966 15 Sep 1967 ratification
Poland 7 Mar 1966 5 Dec 1968 ratification
Portugal — 24 Aug 1982 accession
Qatar — 22 Jul 1976 accession
Republic of Korea 8 Aug 1978 5 Dec 1978 ratification
Republic of Moldova — 26 Jan 1993 accession
Romania — 15 Sep 1970 accession
Russian Federation 7 Mar 1966 4 Feb 1969 ratification
Rwanda — 16 Apr 1975 accession
San Marino 11 Dec 2001 12 Mar 2002 ratification
Sao Tome and Principe 6 Sep 2000 10 Jan 2017 ratification
Saudi Arabia — 23 Sep 1997 accession
Senegal 22 Jul 1968 19 Apr 1972 ratification
Serbia — 12 Mar 2001 succession
Seychelles — 7 Mar 1978 accession
Sierra Leone 17 Nov 1966 2 Aug 1967 ratification
Singapore 19 Oct 2015 27 Nov 2017 ratification
Slovakia — 28 May 1993 succession
Slovenia — 6 Jul 1992 succession
Solomon Islands — 17 Mar 1982 succession
Somalia 26 Jan 1967 26 Aug 1975 ratification
South Africa 3 Oct 1994 10 Dec 1998 ratification
Spain — 13 Sep 1968 accession
Sri Lanka — 18 Feb 1982 accession
St. Kitts and Nevis — 13 Oct 2006 accession
St. Lucia — 14 Feb 1990 succession
St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 9 Nov 1981 accession
State of Palestine — 2 Apr 2014 accession
Sudan — 21 Mar 1977 accession
Suriname — 15 Mar 1984 succession
Sweden 5 May 1966 6 Dec 1971 ratification
Switzerland — 29 Nov 1994 accession
Syrian Arab Republic — 21 Apr 1969 accession
Tajikistan — 11 Jan 1995 accession
Thailand — 28 Jan 2003 accession
Timor-Leste — 16 Apr 2003 accession
Togo — 1 Sep 1972 accession
Tonga — 16 Feb 1972 accession
Trinidad and Tobago 9 Jun 1967 4 Oct 1973 ratification
Tunisia 12 Apr 1966 13 Jan 1967 ratification
Turkmenistan — 29 Sep 1994 accession
Türkiye 13 Oct 1972 16 Sep 2002 ratification
Uganda — 21 Nov 1980 accession
Ukraine 7 Mar 1966 7 Mar 1969 ratification
United Arab Emirates — 20 Jun 1974 accession
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 Oct 1966 7 Mar 1969 ratification
United Republic of Tanzania — 27 Oct 1972 accession
United States of America 28 Sep 1966 21 Oct 1994 ratification
Uruguay 21 Feb 1967 30 Aug 1968 ratification
Uzbekistan — 28 Sep 1995 accession
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21 Apr 1967 10 Oct 1967 ratification
Viet Nam — 9 Jun 1982 accession
Yemen — 18 Oct 1972 accession
Zambia 11 Oct 1968 4 Feb 1972 ratification
Zimbabwe — 13 May 1991 accession
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Source

Source
UN Treaty Collection
Original
https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&clang=_en&mtdsg_no=IV-2&chapter=4 ↗
Licence
Public depositary record
Retrieved
9 November 2026

Version

Status
Active
Valid from
4 January 1969
Reviewed
Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.

Authority

Record type
Treaty
Domains
treaties, rights

Where this comes from

Licence
Public depositary record
Retrieved
9 Nov 2026
Reviewed
Unreviewed