DATE OF SIGNATURE S/NO DATE OF ACCESSION/ RATIFICATION REMARKS INTERNATIONAL 21 Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption, Nationally and Internationally (objective 8) A nontreaty that does not require ratification or accession Domesticated through the Child Rights Act, 2003 22 Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (objectives 2 and 3) A nontreaty that does not require ratification or accession Domesticated through the human rights chapter of the constitution 23 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (objective 2) Domesticated through the human rights chapter of the constitution 24 Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (objectives 2, 3 and 8) Domesticated through the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003 28 July 1988 25 September 2003 73