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NIGERIA: TREATIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE FAMILY, CHILDREN, WOMEN & SOCIO-ECONOMIC MATTERS
Nigeria’s international human rights obligations are contained in international human rights instruments ratified by the country – and in some cases, obligation erga omnes and jus cogens arising from the so-called international peremptory norms. Categories covered by human rights treaties or conventions/protocols and featured on this page include
International human rights instruments applicable to Nigeria are developed and/or administered by various platforms ranging from global organisations like the United Nations and regional ones like the African Union or Economic Community of West African State.
Human Rights Instrument/Convention | Nigeria: Ratification Status |
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination :1969 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: 1967 |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights :1976 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: 1993 |
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: 1976 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: NA |
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty: 1991 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: NA |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights :1976 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: 1993 |
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 2013 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: NA |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: 1981 | Signature: 1984, Ratification/Accession: 1985 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: 2000 | Signature: 2000, Ratification/Accession: 2004 |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: 1987 | Signature: 1988, Ratification/Accession: 2001 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment :2006 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: 2009 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child: 1990 | Signature: 1990, Ratification/Accession: 1991 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict: 2002 | Signature: 2000, Ratification/Accession: 2012 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography: 2002 | Signature: 2000, Ratification/Accession: 2010 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure :2014 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: NA |
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families: 2003 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: 2009 |
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance: 2010 | Signature: NA, Ratification/Accession: 2009 |
center-for-nigerian-treaties-human-family-socio-economic-matters#Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 2008 | Signature: 2007, Ratification/Accession: 2010 |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 2008 | Signature: 2007, Ratification/Accession: 2010 |
Source: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS/TREATIES (MULTILATERAL TREATIES)
International Tax Dialogue, ITD
International Tax Planning Organisations, ITPO
Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators
International Tax Planning Association, ITPA
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
African Tax Administrators Forum
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