Human rights
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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.
180/193
RatifiedUN member states
182 in total, incl. 2 non-UN members (Holy See, State of Palestine)
3
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
10
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | — | 1983-07-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 1994-05-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | 1966-12-09 | 1972-02-14 | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | 2002-08-05 | 2006-09-22 | — | Ratified |
| Angola | 2013-09-24 | 2019-10-02 | — | Ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 1988-10-25(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1967-07-13 | 1968-10-02 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1993-06-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | 1966-10-13 | 1975-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1969-07-22 | 1972-05-09 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1996-08-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | — | 1975-08-05(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | — | 1990-03-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | 1979-06-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | — | 1972-11-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Belarus | 1966-03-07 | 1969-04-08 | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1967-08-17 | 1975-08-07 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | 2000-09-06 | 2001-11-14 | — | Ratified |
| Benin | 1967-02-02 | 2001-11-30 | — | Ratified |
| Bolivia | 1966-06-07 | 1970-09-22 | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1993-07-16(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | 1974-02-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | 1966-03-07 | 1968-03-27 | — | Ratified |
| Bulgaria | 1966-06-01 | 1966-08-08 | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 1974-07-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | 1967-02-01 | 1977-10-27 | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 1979-10-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | 1966-04-12 | 1983-11-28 | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | 1966-12-12 | 1971-06-24 | — | Ratified |
| Canada | 1966-08-24 | 1970-10-14 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | 1966-03-07 | 1971-03-16 | — | Ratified |
| Chad | — | 1977-08-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chile | 1966-10-03 | 1971-10-20 | — | Ratified |
| China | — | 1981-12-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1967-03-23 | 1981-09-02 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | 2000-09-22 | 2004-09-27 | — | Ratified |
| Congo | — | 1988-07-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | 1966-03-14 | 1967-01-16 | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1992-10-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1966-06-07 | 1972-02-15 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | 1966-12-12 | 1967-04-21 | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-02-22(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 1973-01-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 1976-04-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1966-06-21 | 1971-12-09 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | 2006-06-14 | 2011-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | 2019-05-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | — | 1983-05-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | — | 1966-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | 1966-09-28 | 1967-05-01 | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | — | 1979-11-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 2002-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | — | 2001-07-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Estonia | — | 1991-10-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | 1969-04-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | — | 1976-06-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | — | 1973-01-11(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Finland | 1966-10-06 | 1970-07-14 | — | Ratified |
| France | — | 1971-07-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | 1966-09-20 | 1980-02-29 | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | — | 1978-12-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1999-06-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1967-02-10 | 1969-05-16 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | 1966-09-08 | 1966-09-08 | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1966-03-07 | 1970-06-18 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | 1981-12-17 | 2013-05-10 | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | 1967-09-08 | 1983-01-18 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | 1966-03-24 | 1977-03-14 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2000-09-12 | 2010-11-01 | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | 1968-12-11 | 1977-02-15 | — | Ratified |
| Haiti | 1972-10-30 | 1972-12-19 | — | Ratified |
| Holy SeeNon-UN member | 1966-11-21 | 1969-05-01 | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | — | 2002-10-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1966-09-15 | 1967-05-04 | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | 1966-11-14 | 1967-03-13 | — | Ratified |
| India | 1967-03-02 | 1968-12-03 | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | — | 1999-06-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Iran | 1967-03-08 | 1968-08-29 | — | Ratified |
| Iraq | 1969-02-18 | 1970-02-13 | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | 1968-03-21 | 2000-12-29 | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1966-03-07 | 1979-01-03 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1968-03-13 | 1976-01-05 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | 1966-08-14 | 1971-06-04 | — | Ratified |
| Japan | — | 1995-12-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | — | 1974-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 1998-08-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | 2001-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kuwait | — | 1968-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1997-09-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 1974-02-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1992-04-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | — | 1971-11-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | — | 1971-11-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 1976-11-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 1968-07-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | — | 2000-03-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | 1998-06-08 | 1998-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1967-12-12 | 1978-05-01 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | 1967-12-18 | 1969-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 1996-06-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Maldives | — | 1984-04-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | — | 1974-07-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malta | 1968-09-05 | 1971-05-27 | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | 2019-04-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritania | 1966-12-21 | 1988-12-13 | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | 1972-05-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1966-11-01 | 1975-02-20 | — | Ratified |
| Monaco | — | 1995-09-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | 1966-05-03 | 1969-08-06 | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | 1967-09-18 | 1970-12-18 | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 1983-04-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Namibia | — | 1982-11-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | — | 1971-01-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | 1966-10-24 | 1971-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1966-10-25 | 1972-11-22 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | — | 1978-02-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Niger | 1966-03-14 | 1967-04-27 | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | — | 1967-10-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1994-01-18(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1966-11-21 | 1970-08-06 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | 2003-01-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Pakistan | 1966-09-19 | 1966-09-21 | — | Ratified |
| Panama | 1966-12-08 | 1967-08-16 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | 1982-01-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Paraguay | 2000-09-13 | 2003-08-18 | — | Ratified |
| Peru | 1966-07-22 | 1971-09-29 | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1966-03-07 | 1967-09-15 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | 1966-03-07 | 1968-12-05 | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | — | 1982-08-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | 1976-07-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | 1978-08-08 | 1978-12-05 | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 1993-01-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | — | 1970-09-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1966-03-07 | 1969-02-04 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | 1975-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | 2001-12-11 | 2002-03-12 | — | Ratified |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2000-09-06 | 2017-01-10 | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 1997-09-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | 1968-07-22 | 1972-04-19 | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1978-03-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 1966-11-17 | 1967-08-02 | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | 2015-10-19 | 2017-11-27 | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1992-07-06(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | 1982-03-17(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Somalia | 1967-01-26 | 1975-08-26 | — | Ratified |
| South Africa | 1994-10-03 | 1998-12-10 | — | Ratified |
| Spain | — | 1968-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | 1982-02-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 2006-10-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | — | 1990-02-14(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 1981-11-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2014-04-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | — | 1977-03-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | — | 1984-03-15(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1966-05-05 | 1971-12-06 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | — | 1994-11-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | 1969-04-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | — | 1995-01-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | 2003-01-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Timor-Leste | — | 2003-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Togo | — | 1972-09-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | 1972-02-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1967-06-09 | 1973-10-04 | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | 1966-04-12 | 1967-01-13 | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 1994-09-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | 1972-10-13 | 2002-09-16 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 1980-11-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | 1966-03-07 | 1969-03-07 | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 1974-06-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1966-10-11 | 1969-03-07 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | 1972-10-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United States of America | 1966-09-28 | 1994-10-21 | — | Ratified |
| Uruguay | 1967-02-21 | 1968-08-30 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1995-09-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Venezuela | 1967-04-21 | 1967-10-10 | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | — | 1982-06-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | — | 1972-10-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | 1968-10-11 | 1972-02-04 | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1991-05-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |