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THE RIGHTS ATLAS / EXPLORE BY COUNTRY
Promises on paper.
Questions for practice.
Explore recorded treaty commitments. Then ask how those commitments translate into everyday rights.
COUNTRY PROFILE / SLE
Sierra Leone
10/18Ratified / acceded / succeeded
5Signed only
3No signature or ratification recorded
Snapshot retrieved 11 Oct 2026.
Each instrument has its own source update date.
The signed-only count excludes instruments for which this country subsequently became a state party. Historical signatures remain listed in the treaty details.
Official OHCHR country profile ↗Reports to the United Nations
Open this country’s live UN record for submitted State reports, review dates and concluding observations. Check the submission date to find the latest report for each treaty.
Sierra Leone: latest submissions & UN reviews ↗Explore publications about Sierra Leone
Treaty participation and compliance are separate questions. Read the evidence and competing interpretations in relevant publications.
LOCAL ROUTES / Sierra Leone
Human rights institutions
Institutions have different mandates. Check whether they accept individual complaints, their eligibility rules and deadlines before contacting them. These are independent bodies; a listing does not imply a partnership with Policy Praxis.
GANHRI institution directory ↗Directory checked 11 Oct 2026.
Disputed, occupied or undetermined areasClaim / undetermined boundary
Territorial status & boundary sources
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS
The commitments, in detail.
State party status covers ratification, accession or succession in the source. Signing alone is different. A treaty commitment does not establish compliance in practice.
ICERDInternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationState party
- Signature
- 17 Nov 1966
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 2 Aug 1967
- Source last updated
- 2 Jun 2026
Consult the official record for reservations, declarations, territorial application and later changes.
Check this country’s official record ↗ICCPRInternational Covenant on Civil and Political RightsState party
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 23 Aug 1996
- Source last updated
- 18 Nov 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗ICCPR-OP1Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsState party
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 23 Aug 1996
- Source last updated
- 29 Sept 2026
Consult the official record for reservations, declarations, territorial application and later changes.
Check this country’s official record ↗ICCPR-OP2Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penaltyNo action recorded
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 22 Sept 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗ICESCRInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsState party
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 23 Aug 1996
- Source last updated
- 29 Sept 2026
Consult the official record for reservations, declarations, territorial application and later changes.
Check this country’s official record ↗CESCR-OPOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsNo action recorded
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 24 Feb 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗CEDAWConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenState party
- Signature
- 21 Sept 1988
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 11 Nov 1988
- Source last updated
- 21 Feb 2023
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Check this country’s official record ↗OP-CEDAWOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenSigned, not a state party
- Signature
- 8 Sept 2000
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 25 Jul 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗CATConvention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentState party
- Signature
- 18 Mar 1985
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 25 Apr 2001
- Source last updated
- 2 Jun 2026
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Check this country’s official record ↗OP-CATOptional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentSigned, not a state party
- Signature
- 26 Sept 2003
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 13 Nov 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗CRCConvention on the Rights of the ChildState party
- Signature
- 13 Feb 1990
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 18 Jun 1990
- Source last updated
- 21 Feb 2023
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Check this country’s official record ↗OP-CRC-ACOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflictState party
- Signature
- 8 Sept 2000
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 15 May 2002
- Source last updated
- 21 Feb 2023
Declarations or reservations are indicated in the source. Read their full wording in the official record.
Check this country’s official record ↗OP-CRC-SCOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornographyState party
- Signature
- 8 Sept 2000
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 17 Sept 2001
- Source last updated
- 26 Nov 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗CRC-OP-ICOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedureNo action recorded
- Signature
- Not recorded
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 6 Aug 2026
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Check this country’s official record ↗ICRMWInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their FamiliesSigned, not a state party
- Signature
- 15 Sept 2000
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 7 Jan 2025
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Check this country’s official record ↗CPEDInternational Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced DisappearanceSigned, not a state party
- Signature
- 6 Feb 2007
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 20 Jan 2026
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Check this country’s official record ↗CRPDConvention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesState party
- Signature
- 30 Mar 2007
- Ratification / accession / succession
- 4 Oct 2010
- Source last updated
- 15 Sept 2026
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Check this country’s official record ↗CRPD-OPOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesSigned, not a state party
- Signature
- 30 Mar 2007
- Ratification / accession / succession
- Not recorded
- Source last updated
- 19 Jun 2026
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Check this country’s official record ↗“No action recorded” means this snapshot contains no signature or state-party record for the instrument. It is not a guarantee of the country’s current legal position. Source dates above may be older than our retrieval date.
Beyond the UN core treaties
Regional instruments have their own membership, reservations and procedures. Their country-level status is not yet included in this atlas. Consult the official registers:
Sources, coverage & map notes
The atlas uses the public OHCHR Ratification Dashboard, retrieved 11 Oct 2026. It includes 18 UN human rights treaties and optional protocols. Reservations and declarations are not reproduced here; follow the official records before relying on a legal conclusion.
Map geometry and location markers use Natural Earth public-domain data. Small countries are marked by location. Boundaries are illustrative and imply no position on territorial status. Neither the map nor this independent project is endorsed by the United Nations.