Human rights
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
174/193
RatifiedUN member states
176 in total, incl. 2 non-UN members (Holy See, State of Palestine)
4
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
15
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1985-02-04 | 1987-04-01 | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 1994-05-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | 1985-11-26 | 1989-09-12 | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | 2002-08-05 | 2006-09-22 | — | Ratified |
| Angola | 2013-09-24 | 2019-10-02 | — | Ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 1993-07-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1985-02-04 | 1986-09-24 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1993-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | 1985-12-10 | 1989-08-08 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1985-03-14 | 1987-07-29 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1996-08-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | 2008-12-16 | 2018-05-31 | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | — | 1998-03-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | 1998-10-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | — | — | — | No action |
| Belarus | 1985-12-19 | 1987-03-13 | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1985-02-04 | 1999-06-25 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | — | 1986-03-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Benin | — | 1992-03-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bolivia | 1985-02-04 | 1999-04-12 | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1993-09-01(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | 2000-09-08 | 2000-09-08 | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | 1985-09-23 | 1989-09-28 | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2015-09-22 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Bulgaria | 1986-06-10 | 1986-12-16 | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 1999-01-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | — | 1993-02-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 1992-06-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | — | 1992-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | — | 1986-12-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Canada | 1985-08-23 | 1987-06-24 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | 2016-10-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chad | — | 1995-06-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chile | 1987-09-23 | 1988-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| China | 1986-12-12 | 1988-10-04 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1985-04-10 | 1987-12-08 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | 2000-09-22 | 2017-05-25 | — | Ratified |
| Congo | — | 2003-07-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | 1985-02-04 | 1993-11-11 | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1992-10-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1986-01-27 | 1995-05-17 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | 1985-10-09 | 1991-07-18 | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-02-22(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 1995-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | — | — | No action |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 1996-03-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1985-02-04 | 1987-05-27 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 2002-11-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | 2024-12-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | 1985-02-04 | 2012-01-24 | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | 1985-02-04 | 1988-03-30 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | — | 1986-06-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | — | 1996-06-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 2002-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | — | 2014-09-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Estonia | — | 1991-10-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | 2004-03-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | — | 1994-03-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-14 | — | Ratified |
| Finland | 1985-02-04 | 1989-08-30 | — | Ratified |
| France | 1985-02-04 | 1986-02-18 | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | 1986-01-21 | 2000-09-08 | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | 1985-10-23 | 2018-09-28 | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1994-10-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1986-10-13 | 1990-10-01 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | 2000-09-07 | 2000-09-07 | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1985-02-04 | 1988-10-06 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | — | 2019-09-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | — | 1990-01-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | 1986-05-30 | 1989-10-10 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2000-09-12 | 2013-09-24 | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | 1988-01-25 | 1988-05-19 | — | Ratified |
| Haiti | 2013-08-16 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Holy SeeNon-UN member | — | 2002-06-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | — | 1996-12-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1986-11-28 | 1987-04-15 | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | 1985-02-04 | 1996-10-23 | — | Ratified |
| India | 1997-10-14 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Indonesia | 1985-10-23 | 1998-10-28 | — | Ratified |
| Iran | — | — | — | No action |
| Iraq | — | 2011-07-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | 1992-09-28 | 2002-04-11 | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1986-10-22 | 1991-10-03 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1985-02-04 | 1989-01-12 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | — | — | — | No action |
| Japan | — | 1999-06-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | — | 1991-11-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 1998-08-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | 1997-02-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kiribati | — | 2019-07-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kuwait | — | 1996-03-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1997-09-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2010-09-21 | 2012-09-26 | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1992-04-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | — | 2000-10-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | — | 2001-11-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 2004-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 1989-05-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | 1985-06-27 | 1990-11-02 | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1996-02-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1985-02-22 | 1987-09-29 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | 2001-10-01 | 2005-12-13 | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 1996-06-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | — | — | No action |
| Maldives | — | 2004-04-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | — | 1999-02-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 1990-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | 2018-03-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritania | — | 2004-11-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | 1992-12-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1985-03-18 | 1986-01-23 | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Monaco | — | 1991-12-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | — | 2002-01-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | 1986-01-08 | 1993-06-21 | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 1999-09-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | — | — | — | No action |
| Namibia | — | 1994-11-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | 2001-11-12 | 2012-09-26 | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | — | 1991-05-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | 1985-02-04 | 1988-12-21 | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1986-01-14 | 1989-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | 1985-04-15 | 2005-07-05 | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | 1998-10-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | 1988-07-28 | 2001-06-28 | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1994-12-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1985-02-04 | 1986-07-09 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | 2020-06-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Pakistan | 2008-04-17 | 2010-06-23 | — | Ratified |
| Palau | 2011-09-20 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Panama | 1985-02-22 | 1987-08-24 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | No action |
| Paraguay | 1989-10-23 | 1990-03-12 | — | Ratified |
| Peru | 1985-05-29 | 1988-07-07 | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | — | 1986-06-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Poland | 1986-01-13 | 1989-07-26 | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | 1985-02-04 | 1989-02-09 | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | 2000-01-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | — | 1995-01-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 1995-11-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | — | 1990-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1985-12-10 | 1987-03-03 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | 2008-12-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Samoa | — | 2019-03-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | 2002-09-18 | 2006-11-27 | — | Ratified |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2000-09-06 | 2017-01-10 | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 1997-09-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | 1985-02-04 | 1986-08-21 | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1992-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 1985-03-18 | 2001-04-25 | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | — | — | No action |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1993-07-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Somalia | — | 1990-01-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Africa | 1993-01-29 | 1998-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | 2015-04-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Spain | 1985-02-04 | 1987-10-21 | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | 1994-01-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 2020-09-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | — | 2026-02-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 2001-08-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2014-04-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | 1986-06-04 | 2021-08-10 | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | — | 2021-11-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1985-02-04 | 1986-01-08 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1985-02-04 | 1986-12-02 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | 2004-08-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | — | 1995-01-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | 2007-10-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Timor-Leste | — | 2003-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Togo | 1987-03-25 | 1987-11-18 | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | — | — | No action |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | — | — | No action |
| Tunisia | 1987-08-26 | 1988-09-23 | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 1999-06-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | 2024-03-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | 1988-01-25 | 1988-08-02 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 1986-11-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | 1986-02-27 | 1987-02-24 | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 2012-07-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1985-03-15 | 1988-12-08 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | — | — | No action |
| United States of America | 1988-04-18 | 1994-10-21 | — | Ratified |
| Uruguay | 1985-02-04 | 1986-10-24 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1995-09-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Vanuatu | — | 2011-07-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Venezuela | 1985-02-15 | 1991-07-29 | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | 2013-11-07 | 2015-02-05 | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | — | 1991-11-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | — | 1998-10-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | — | — | No action |