First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Parties to the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is an international treaty establishing an individual complaint mechanism for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). It was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 16 December 1966, and entered into force on 23 March 1976. As of January 2023, it had 117 state parties and 35 signatories.[1] Two of the ratifying states (Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago) have denounced the protocol.

  1. ^ "UN Treaty Collection, Status of the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR". UN OHCHR. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

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