Convention for the suppression of the Traffic in the Persons and exploitation of Prostitution Convention relating to Status of refugees and its Protocol Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War Convention on Persons with Disabilities 10/09/1981r 10/11/1969a 02/12/1969r 07/07/2010 r Regional Instruments ratified by Ethiopia. Signed Acceded/Ratified The Constitutive Act of the African Union (2000) The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (1990) The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption The AU Peace and Security Protocol African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990) OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugees Problems in Africa Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003) International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Second Optional Protocol to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Pornography. The First Optional Protocol to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights The Second Optional Protocol to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights The Optional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa Optional Protocol to the International Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against women. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment/Punishment (OPCAT); 12/07/2000s 08/03/2001r 15 /06/ 1998r 01 /06 2004r 29 /05 2003r 02 /10/ 2002r 10 September 1969s 15 /10/ 1973r 01 June 2004s Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Not yet ratified Key: a= accession, r= ratification, s=signing II. Findings of the CRM 99. The CRM learnt from official sources that Ethiopia was party to 6 core instruments (ICCPR, ICESCR, CERD, CAT, CEDAW, and CRC) which it has signed and ratified. Ethiopia is yet to ratify one important core treaty: the Convention on Migrant Workers. The CRM heard that government had not ratified optional protocols, especially those that empower individuals to complain - 68 -