ments are usually adopted by means of a resolution. States can either vote for, against, or abstain from voting on such a resolution. It is not possible to sign and ratify these international instruments. International agreements or treaties and other non-treaty standard-setting documents are part of international law and together constitute international codes and standards. Table 3.1: International and Regional Agreements to which Mozambique is a Party, or has Signed 1 Instrument Party Charter of the United Nations 3 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 3 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) Signature No action only 3 Optional Protocol to the ICCPR 3 Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 3 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 3 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICEFRD) 3 Convention on the Political Rights of Women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 3 3 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 3 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the involvement of children in armed conflict 3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 3 http://www.un.org; http://www.african-union.org. 92 A P R M COU N T RY R EV IEW R EP ORT NO. 11