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OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE (OPCAT)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE

Recent Signatures and Ratifications


2021
  • Latvia acceded to the OPCAT on 10 December 2021
2020
  • No new signature, accession or ratification
2019
  • Iceland ratified the OPCAT on 20 February 2019
  • South Africa ratified the OPCAT on 20 June 2019
2018
  • Afghanistan acceded to the OPCAT on 17 April 2018
  • Slovakia signed the OPCAT on 14 December 2018
2017
  • State of Palestine ratified OPCAT on 29 December 2017
  • Australia ratified OPCAT on 21 December 2017
  • Sri Lanka ratified OPCAT on 5 December 2017
  • Madagascar ratified OPCAT on 21 September 2017
2016
  • Central African Republic acceded to OPCAT on 11 October 2016
  • Ghana ratified OPCAT on 23 September 2016
  • Cabo Verde ratified OPCAT on 1 April 2016
2015
  • Belize acceded to the OPCAT on 4 September 2015
  • Rwanda acceded to the OPCAT on 30 June 2015
  • South Sudan acceded to the OPCAT on 30 April 2015
  • Mongolia ratified to the OPCAT on 12 February 2015
2014
  • Mozambique acceded to the OPCAT on 1 July 2014
  • Greece has ratified the OPCAT on 11 February 2014
  • Lithuania acceded to the OPCAT on 20 January 2014
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