Annex A: Non-exhaustive List of International Human Rights Treaties Signed and/or Ratified by the Philippines1 International Bill of Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Prevention of Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Religion, or Belief; and Protection of Minorities International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Women’s Human Rights Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Signature Ratification 19-Dec-66 7-Jun-74 19-Dec-66 23-Oct-86 19-Dec-66 22-Aug-89 Signature Ratification 7-Mar-66 15-Sep-67 Signature Ratification 15-Jul-80 5-Aug-81 21-Mar-00 12-Nov-03 14-Dec-00 28-May-02 Accession Succession Entry into Force Accession Succession Entry into Force Accession Succession Entry into Force                                                                                                                 1 iHumanRights Project, Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties-Philippines, http://www.ihumanrights.ph/help-2/ratification-of-international-human-rights-treaties-philippines/ (last accessed June 23, 2015). “The iHumanRights Project (ihumanrights.ph) is collaborative undertaking among the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the overall objective of improving the human rights condition in the country.” iHumanRights Project, About the Project, http://www.ihumanrights.ph/ (last accessed June 23, 2015).