2011 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure

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Full Title	2011 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
Short Title / Abbreviations	2011 OPCP
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Human Rights
Citations to Text	UN Doc. A/RES/66/138
Date of Adoption	19/12/2011
Place of Adoption	New York, United States of America, 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 89th Plenary meeting
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	Committee on the Rights of the Child
Depository	Secretary-General of the United Nations
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	United Nations Treaty Collection
Date of Entry into Force	14/04/2014
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	“Article 19 Entry into force The present Protocol shall enter into force three months after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession. For each State ratifying the present Protocol or acceding to it after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession, the present Protocol shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of its own instrument of ratification or accession.”
General Status	48 Parties (as of 23/07/2021)
Links to Current Status/Reservations	United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand	Signature 25/09/2012 Ratification 25/09/2012
Vietnam
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes	1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child
Related Instruments	1995 Amendment to Article 43(2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 2000 Optional Protocol to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict 2000 Optional Protocol to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
External Links	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed on 23/07/2021