How To Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations

List of States Parties Accepting Article 22 CAT and How to Update

updated 21 September 2012

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65 State parties

¹ The former Yugoslavia had previously ratified CAT on 10 September 1991. Subsequent to dissolution, the Government of Croatia deposited with the Secretary-General a notification of succession dated 12 October 1992, which included accepting the Article 22 procedure to take effect from 8 October 1991, the date on which Croatia became an independent state.

² Formerly Yugoslavia.  The former Yugoslavia had previously ratified CAT and made the declaration under Article 22 on 10 September 1991. On 12 March 2001, however, the Government of Yugoslavia notified the Secretary-General of its intent to succeed to the Convention, included acceptance of the Article 22 procedure, as from 27 April 1992.  Effective 3 June 2006, Serbia and Montenegro changed its name to Republic of Serbia.

³ The former Yugoslavia (subsequently Serbia and Montenegro, now known as the Republic of Serbia) had previously ratified CAT and made the declaration under Article 22 on 10 September 1991 (see footnote 2, above).  On 3 June 2006, the Republic of Montenegro became an independent state, and subsequently deposited on 23 October 2006 its notification of succession to the treaties to which Serbia and Montenegro was a party or a signatory, as from 3 June 2006.