List of States Parties to the Optional Protocol to the Disability Convention and How to Update
updated 21 September 2012
for more recent updates see: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15-a&chapter=4&clang=_en
Participant | Signature | Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) | Entry into force |
Algeria | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Andorra | 27 Apr 2007 | ||
Antigua & Barbuda | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Argentina | 2 Sep 2008 | 2 Oct 2008 | |
Armenia | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Australia | 21 Aug 2009 a | 21 Sep 2009 | |
Austria | 26 Sep 2008 | 26 Oct 208 | |
Azerbaijan | 28 Jan 2009 | 28 Feb 2009 | |
Bangladesh | 12 May 2008 a | 12 Jun 2008 | |
Belgium | 2 Jul 2009 | 2 Aug 2009 | |
Benin | 5 Jul 2012 | 5 Aug 2012 | |
Bolivia | 16 Nov 2009 | 16 Dec 2009 | |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 12 Mar 2010 | 12 Apr 2010 | |
Brazil | 1 Aug 2008 | 1 Sep 2008 | |
Bulgaria | 18 Dec 2008 | ||
Burkina Faso | 23 Jul 2009 | 23 Aug 2009 | |
Burundi | 26 Apr 2007 | ||
Cambodia | 1 Oct 2007 | ||
Cameroon | 1 Oct 2008 | ||
Central African Republic | 9 May 2007 | ||
Chile | 29 Jul 2008 | 29 Aug 2008 | |
Congo | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Cook Islands | 8 May 2009 a | 8 Jun 2009 | |
Costa Rica | 1 Oct 2008 | 1 Nov 2008 | |
Côte d'Ivoire | 7 Jun 2007 | ||
Croatia | 15 Aug 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Cyprus | 27 Jun 2011 | 27 Jul 2011 | |
Czech Republic | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Djibouti | 18 Jun 2012a | 18 Jul 2012 | |
Dominican Republic | 18 Aug 2009 | 18 Sep 2009 | |
Ecuador | 3 Apr 2008 | 3 May 2008 | |
El Salvador | 14 Dec 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Estonia | 30 May 2012a | 30 Jun 2012 | |
Fiji | 02 Jun 2010 | ||
Finland | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
France | 18 Feb 2010 | 18 Mar 2010 | |
Gabon | 25 Sep 2007 | ||
Georgia | 10 Jul 2009 | ||
Germany | 24 Feb 2009 | 24 Mar 2009 | |
Ghana | 31 Jul 2012 | 31 Aug 2012 | |
Greece | 31 May 2012 | 1 Jul 2012 | |
Guatemala | 7 Apr 2009 | 7 May 2009 | |
Guinea | 8 Feb 2008 | 3 May 2008 | |
Haiti | 23 Jul 2009 a | 23 Aug 2009 | |
Honduras | 16 Aug 2010 | 16 Sep 2010 | |
Hungary | 20 Jul 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Iceland | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Italy | 15 May 2009 | 15 Jun 2009 | |
Jamaica | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Jordan | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Kazakhstan | 11 Dec 2008 | ||
Latvia | 31 Aug 2010 | 1 Oct 2010 | |
Lebanon | 14 Jun 2007 | ||
Liberia | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Lithuania | 18 Aug 2010 | 18 Sep 2010 | |
Luxembourg | 26 Sep 2011 | 26 Oct 2011 | |
Madagascar | 25 Sep 2007 | ||
Mali | 7 Apr 2008 | 7 May 2008 | |
Malta | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Mauritania | 3 Apr 2012 a | 3 May 2012 | |
Mauritius | 25 Sep 2007 | ||
Mexico | 17 Dec 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Mongolia | 13 May 2009 a | 13 Jun 2009 | |
Morocco | 8 Apr 2009 a | 8 May 2009 | |
Mozambique | 30 Jan 2012 a | 1 Mar 2012 | |
Namibia | 4 Dec 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Nepal | 7 May 2010 | 7 Jun 2010 | |
Nicaragua | 2 Feb 2010 | 2 Mar 2010 | |
Niger | 24 Jun 2008 | 24 Jul 2008 | |
Nigeria | 24 Sep 2010 | 24 Oct 2010 | |
Panama | 7 Aug 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Paraguay | 3 Sep 2008 | 3 Oct 2008 | |
Peru | 30 Jan 2008 | 3 May 2008 | |
Portugal | 23 Sep 2009 | 23 Oct 2009 | |
Qatar | 9 Jul 2007 | ||
Republic of Montenegro | 02 Nov 2009 | 02 Dec 2009 | |
Republic of Serbia | 31 Jul 2009 | 31 Aug 2009 | |
Romania | 25 Sep 2008 | ||
Rwanda | 15 Dec 2008 a | 15 Jan 2009 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29 Oct 2010 | 29 Nov 2010 | |
San Marino | 22 Feb 2008 | 3 May 2008 | |
Saudi Arabia | 24 Jun 2008 a | 24 Jul 2008 | |
Senegal | 25 Apr 2007 | ||
Seychelles | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Sierra Leone | 30 Mar 2007 | ||
Slovakia | 26 May 2010 | 26 Jun 2010 | |
Slovenia | 24 Apr 2008 | 24 May 2008 | |
Solomon Islands | 24 Sep 2009 | ||
South Africa | 30 Nov 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Spain | 3 Dec 2007 | 3 May 2008 | |
Sudan | 24 Apr 2009 a | 24 May 2009 | |
Swaziland | 25 Sep 2007 | ||
Sweden | 15 Dec 2008 | 15 Jan 2009 | |
Syrian Arab Republic | 10 Jul 2009 a | 19 Aug 2009 | |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 29 Dec 2011 | 29 Jan 2012 | |
Togo | 1 Mar 2011 | 1 Apr 2011 | |
Tunisia | 2 Apr 2008 | 3 May 2008 | |
Turkey | 28 Sep 2009 | ||
Turkmenistan | 10 Nov 2010 | 10 Dec 2010 | |
Uganda | 25 Sep 2008 | 25 Oct 2008 | |
Ukraine | 4 Feb 2010 | 4 Mar 2010 | |
United Arab Emirates | 12 Feb 2008 | ||
United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland | 7 Aug 2009 | 7 Sep 2009 | |
United Republic of Tanzania | 10 Nov 2009 | 10 Dec 2009 | |
Uruguay | 28 Oct 2011 a | 28 Nov 2011 | |
Yemen | 26 Mar 2009 | 26 Apr 2009 | |
Zambia | 29 Sep 2008 |