The following table sets out the status of a range of international treaties in Swaziland as of 12 June 2014.
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,Ratification accession or succession
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,26 March 2004
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, No signature or ratification
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, No signature or ratification
International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights,26 March 2004
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, No signature or ratification
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,26 March 2004
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, No signature or ratification
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 25 September 2007 (signature only)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,7 April 1969
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,26 March 2004
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, No signature or ratification
Convention on the Rights of the Child,7 September 1995
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict,24 September 2012
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children Child Prostitution and Child Pornography,24 September 2012
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, No signature or ratification
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, No signature or ratification
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,24 September 2012
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,24 September 2012
,Ratification accession or succession
Geneva Convention I for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field,28 June 1973
Geneva Convention II for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea,28 June 1973
Geneva Convention III relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War,28 June 1973
Geneva Convention IV relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War,28 June 1973
Additional Protocol I relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts,2 November 1995
Additional Protocol II relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts,2 November 1995
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,No signature or ratification
Convention against Corruption, 24 September 2012
,Ratification accession or succession
African Charter on Human and People’s Rights,15 September 1995
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At the Universal Periodic Review of its human rights record in March 2012, Swaziland found the recommendations to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to be acceptable.{{1}} It also accepted recommendations to put in place human rights training programmes for members of the judiciary and law enforcement officials, and to take concrete and immediate measures to guarantee the independence and impartiality of the judiciary.{{2}}
[[1]]1. Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Period Review: Swaziland, Addendum: Views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies presented by the State under review, UN Doc. A/HRC/19/6/Add.1 (6 March 2012), para. 1, 2, 3 and 21.[[1]]
[[2]]2. Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Period Review: Swaziland, Addendum: Views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies presented by the State under review, UN Doc. A/HRC/19/6/Add.1 (6 March 2012), para. 7-8.[[2]]
