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The international human rights treaties of the United Nations that establish committees of experts (often referred to as "treaty bodies") to monitor their implementation are the following:

(1) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which is monitored by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

(2) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), which is monitored by the Human Rights Committee;

(3) the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR-OP1), which is administered by the Human Rights Committee; and

(4) the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at the abolition of the death penalty (CCPR-OP2-DP);

(5) the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;

(6) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women;

(7) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW-OP);

(8) the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), which is monitored by the Committee against Torture;

(9) the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child;

(10) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC-OP-AC) on the involvement of children in armed conflict;

(11) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC-OP-SC) on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. (12) the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (MWC).

The following chart of States shows which are a party (indicated by the date of adherence: ratification, accession or succession) or signatory (indicated by an "s" and the date of signature) to the United Nationshuman rights treaties listed above. Self-governing territories that have ratified any of the treaties are also included in the chart. As at 09 June 2004, all 191 Member States of the United Nations and onenon-Member State were a party to one or more of these treaties.

OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER

FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

STATUS OF RATIFICATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES

As of 09 June 2004


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CESCR CCPR CCPROP1 CCPROP2 CERD CEDAW CAT CRCOPAC CRCOPSC C MWCEDAWOP CRCCAT-OP

Afghanistan 19 Oct 0224 Oct 0326 Jun 8704 Apr 0305 Aug 8324 Apr 83a a27 Apr 94a a

24 A r 83a

Albania 10 Jun 9410 Jun 94 23 Sep 0310 Jun 9404 Jan 92a a a 28 Mar 92a

04 Jan 92a

Algeria 11 Oct 8921 Jun 9615 Mar 7212 Dec 89 12 Dec 89*a a * 16 May 93

12 Dec 89

Andorra 18 Jan 0212 Feb 02s:05 Aug 02 14 Feb 97 14 Jan 03s:05 Aug 0 s:05 Au 0 a 01 Feb 96

s:05 Au 0

Angola 17 Oct 8610 Apr 92 10 A r 92a a 04 Jan 91a

10 A r 92a

Antigua and Barbuda 30 May 0218 Aug 9331 Aug 8924 Nov 88d a a 04 Nov 93

Argentina 25 Oct 0310 Oct 0226 Jun 8714 Aug 85 s:28 Feb 00 04 Jan 6908 Nov 86 08 Nov 86a * 03 Jan 91

08 Nov 86

Armenia s:24 Sep 03 s:24 Sep 03 12 Oct 9313 Oct 9323 Jul 9313 Dec 93 2 3 S e 9 3a a a a22 Jul 93a

23 Se 93a

Australia s:18 Dec 01s:21 Oct 0 07 Sep 8927 Aug 8330 Oct 7510 Mar 76 25 Dec 91 11 Jul 91*a a *

16 Jan 9113 Nov 80

Austria 06 Jun 0412 Feb 0228 Aug 8730 Apr 82 22 Dec 0008 Jun 7210 Dec 78 10 Mar 88 02 Jun 93* * 05 Sep 92

10 Dec 78

Azerbaijan 01 Jul 0303 Aug 0203 Aug 0215 Sep 9609 Aug 95 01 Sep 0115 Sep 9613 Nov 92 27 Feb 02 22 Apr 99aa a a a a a12 Sep 92a

13 Nov 92a

Bahamas 05 Nov 9304 Sep 75d a 22 Mar 91

Bahrain 05 Apr 9818 Jul 0226 Apr 90a a a a14 Mar 92

Bangladesh s:07 Oct 98 18 Jan 0212 Feb 0204 Nov 9806 Dec 84 22 Dec 0011 Jul 7905 Jan 99a a a 02 Sep 90a

06 Dec 00a

Barbados 03 Sep 8108 Dec 7203 Jan 76 23 Mar 76aa 08 Nov 90a

23 Mar 76a

Belarus 23 Feb 0226 Jun 8703 Sep 81 03 May 0408 May 6903 Jan 76 30 Dec 92a a31 Oct 90

23 Mar 76

Belgium s:06 Sep 00 06 Jun 0225 Jul 9909 Aug 85 s:10 Dec 99 06 Sep 7521 Jul 83 1 7 A u 9 4 08 Mar 99*a * 15 Jan 92

21 Jul 83

Belize 01 Jul 0301 Jan 0401 Jan 0426 Jun 8715 Jun 90 09 Mar 0314 Dec 01:06 Sep 00 a a a02 Sep 90

10 Se 96a

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Benin s:22 Feb 01s:22 Feb 0111 Apr 9211 Apr 92 s:25 May 00 30 Dec 0112 Jun 92 12 Jun 92a a 02 Sep 90a

12 Jun 92a

Bhutan 30 Sep 81s:26 Mar 73 02 Sep 90

Bolivia 01 Jul 0303 Jul 0311 May 9908 Jul 90 22 Dec 0022 Oct 7012 Nov 82 12 Nov 82a a25 Jul 90a

12 Nov 82a

Bosnia and Herzegovina 01 Jul 0304 Oct 0210 Nov 0306 Mar 9201 Oct 93 04 Dec 0216 Jul 9306 Mar 92 01 Jun 95 16 Jun 01d d d

*

d a

06 Mar 92d

06 Mar 92d

Botswana 24 Oct 03s:24 Sep 03 07 Oct 0012 Sep 9622 Mar 74a a a a13 Apr 95

08 Dec 00

Brazil 27 Feb 0427 Feb 0428 Oct 8902 Mar 84 28 Sep 0204 Jan 6924 A r 92* 24 Oct 90a

24 A r 92a

Brunei Darussalam a26 Jan 96

Bulgaria 12 Mar 0212 Mar 0226 Jun 8710 Mar 82 s:06 Jun 00 04 Jan 6903 Jan 76 26 Jun 92 10 Nov 99*a * 03 Jul 91

23 Mar 76

Burkina Faso 01 Mar 04s:16 Nov 01s:16 Nov 0103 Feb 9913 Nov 87 s:16 Nov 0117 Aug 7404 A r 99 04 A r 99aa a a 30 Sep 90a

04 A r 99a

Burundi s:13 Nov 0120 Mar 9307 Feb 92 s:13 Nov 0126 Nov 770 9 A u 9 0a

*18 Nov 90a

09 Au 90a

Cambodia 30 Jun 02s:27 Jun 00 14 Nov 9214 Nov 92 s:11 Nov 0128 Dec 832 6 A u 9 2a a a14 Nov 92a

26 Au 92a

Cameroon s:05 Oct 01s:05 Oct 0126 Jun 8722 Sep 9424 Jul 712 7 S e 8 4 2 7 S e 8 4a a

*10 Feb 93a

27 Se 84a

Canada s:10 Nov 0112 Feb 0224 Jul 8709 Jan 82 18 Jan 0315 Nov 701 9 A u 7 6 1 9 A u 7 6a a * 12 Jan 92a

19 Au 76a

Cape Verde 01 Jul 0310 Jun 0210 Jun 0204 Jul 9203 Sep 8102 Nov 7906 Nov 93 1 9 A u 0 0 19 Aug 00aa a a a a a a04 Jul 92a a

06 Nov 93a

Central African Republic 21 Jul 9115 Apr 7108 Aug 81 0 8 A u 8 1a a 23 May 92a

08 Aug 81a

Chad 28 Sep 0228 Sep 0309 Jul 9509 Jul 9516 Sep 7709 Sep 95 0 9 S e 9 5aa a a 01 Nov 90a

09 Sep 95a

Chile s:24 Sep 93 06 Mar 0331 Aug 0330 Oct 8806 Jan 90 s:10 Dec 99 19 Nov 7103 Jan 76 2 8 A u 9 2*a 12 Sep 90

23 Mar 76

China 03 Jan 03s:15 Mar 0103 Nov 8803 Sep 8128 Jan 8227 Jun 01a 01 Apr 92

s:05 Oct 9

Colombia 01 Jul 0311 Dec 03s:06 Sep 00 07 Jan 8818 Feb 82 s:10 Dec 99 02 Oct 8103 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 04 Nov 97a 27 Feb 91

23 Mar 76

Comoros s:22 Sep 00 s:22 Sep 00 30 Nov 94s:22 Sep 00 a 21 Jul 93

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Congo 29 Aug 0325 Aug 8210 Aug 8805 Jan 84 05 Jan 84aa a a13 Nov 93a

05 Jan 84a

Cook Islands a06 Jul 97

Costa Rica 09 May 0224 Feb 0311 Dec 9304 May 86 20 Dec 0104 Jan 6903 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 05 Jun 98* * 20 Sep 90

23 Mar 76

Croatia 13 Jun 0213 Jun 0208 Oct 9109 Oct 92 07 Jun 0112 Oct 9208 Oct 91 12 Jan 96 12 Jan 96da a d d

*

d

08 Oct 91d

08 Oct 91d

Cuba 18 Jan 02s:13 Nov 00 16 Jun 9503 Sep 81 s:17 Mar 00 16 Mar 72 20 Sep 91

Cyprus s:08 Feb 0117 Aug 9122 Aug 85 26 Jul 0204 Jan 6903 Jan 76 15 Jul 92 10 Sep 99*a a * 09 Mar 91

23 Mar 76

Czech Republic 12 Feb 0201 Jan 9324 Mar 93 26 May 0122 Mar 9301 Jan 93 01 Jan 93d

*

d d d

*

d01 Jan 93d01 Jan 93

d

Cte d'Ivoire 17 Jan 9617 Jan 9603 Feb 7326 Jun 92 05 Jun 97aa a 06 Mar 91a

26 Jun 92a

Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea

29 Mar 0114 Dec 81a 21 Oct 90a

14 Dec 81a

Democratic Republic of

the Congo

18 Jan 0212 Feb 0217 Apr 9616 Nov 8621 May 7601 Feb 77 01 Feb 77aa a27 Oct 90a

01 Feb 77a

Denmark 24 Aug 0327 Sep 0226 Jun 8721 May 83 22 Dec 0008 Jan 7203 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 24 May 94* * 18 Aug 91

23 Mar 76

Djibouti 05 Dec 0201 Jan 9905 Feb 03 05 Feb 03 05 Feb 03a a a a 05 Jan 91a

05 Feb 03a

Dominica 20 Oct 0220 Oct 0203 Sep 811 7 S e 9 3a12 Apr 91a a

17 Se 93a

Dominican Republic s:09 May 0 s:04 Feb 85 02 Oct 82 10 Nov 0124 Jun 8304 Apr 78 04 A r 78aa 11 Jul 91a

04 Apr 78a

Ecuador 01 Jul 0328 Feb 03s:06 Sep 00 29 Apr 8809 Dec 81 05 May 0204 Jan 6903 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 23 May 93a

*

a * a02 Sep 9023 Mar 76

Egypt 01 Jul 0312 Aug 0226 Jun 8718 Oct 8104 Jan 6914 Apr 82a a a02 Sep 90

14 Apr 82

El Salvador 01 Jul 0317 Jun 0418 May 0217 Jul 9618 Sep 81 s:04 Apr 0130 Dec 7929 Feb 80 0 6 S e 9 5a a 02 Sep 90

29 Feb 80

Equatorial Guinea 07 Mar 0307 Nov 0222 Nov 8408 Nov 0225 Dec 87 25 Dec 87aa a a a a15 Jul 92a

25 Dec 87a

Eritrea 05 Oct 9530 Aug 0117 Jul 01a a 02 Sep 94a

22 Apr 02a

Estonia s:24 Sep 03 s:24 Sep 03 20 Nov 9120 Nov 9120 Nov 9121 Jan 92 21 Jan 92aa a a a20 Nov 91a

21 Jan 92a

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Ethiopia 13 Apr 9410 Oct 8123 Jul 7611 S e 9 3a a a13 Jun 91a

11 Se 93a

Fiji 27 Sep 9510 Feb 73d 12 Sep 93

Finland s:07 Sep 00 10 May 0229 Sep 8904 Oct 86 29 Mar 0113 Aug 7003 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 11 Jul 91* * 20 Jul 91

23 Mar 76

France 05 Mar 0305 Mar 0326 Jun 8713 Jan 84 22 Dec 0027 Aug 7104 Feb 81 17 Ma 84a

*

a *

06 Sep 90a

04 Feb 81a

Gabon s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 08 Oct 0020 Feb 8330 Mar 8021 A r 8311 Mar 94a

21 A r 83a

Gambia s:21 Dec 00 s:21 Dec 00 s:23 Oct 85 16 May 9328 Jan 7929 Mar 79 0 9 S e 8 8aa 07 Sep 90a

22 Jun 79a

Georgia 25 Nov 9425 Nov 94 01 Nov 0202 Jul 990 3 A u 9 4 0 3 A u 9 4 22 Jun 99aa a a a a a02 Jul 94a

03 Au 94a

Germany s:06 Sep 00 s:06 Sep 00 31 Oct 9009 Aug 85 15 Apr 0215 Jun 6903 Jan 76 25 Nov 93 18 Nov 92*a * 05 Apr 92

23 Mar 76

Ghana 01 Jul 03s:24 Sep 03 07 Oct 0001 Feb 86 s:24 Feb 00 04 Jan 6907 Dec 00 07 Dec 0002 Sep 90

07 Dec 00

Greece s:07 Sep 00 22 Nov 0305 Nov 8807 Jul 83 24 Apr 0218 Jul 701 6 A u 8 5 0 5 A u 9 7 05 Aug 97a a * 10 Jun 93a

05 Au 97a

Grenada 29 Sep 90s:17 Dec 8106 Dec 9105 Dec 90a

06 Dec 91a

Guatemala 01 Jul 0309 Jun 0209 Jun 0204 Feb 9011 Sep 82 09 Aug 0217 Feb 831 9 A u 8 8 28 Feb 01a a 02 Sep 90a

05 Au 92a

Guinea 01 Jul 0309 Nov 8908 Sep 8213 Apr 7724 A r 78 1 7 S e 9 3a a02 Sep 90

24 A r 78

Guinea-Bissau s:12 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 s:12 Sep 00 22 Sep 85 s:12 Sep 00 s:12 Sep 00 02 Oct 92 s:12 Sep 00 19 Sep 90a

s:12 Sep 0

Guyana 18 Jun 8803 Sep 8117 Mar 7715 Ma 77 1 0 A u 9 3a 13 Feb 91

15 Ma 77

Haiti s:15 Aug 02 s:15 Aug 0 03 Sep 8118 Jan 73 08 Jul 9506 Ma 91a

Holy See 18 Jan 0212 Feb 0226 Jul 0231 May 69a 02 Sep 90

Honduras 08 Jun 0214 Sep 0204 Jan 9702 Apr 8309 Nov 0217 Ma 81 s:19 Dec 66 a a a09 Sep 90 a

25 Nov 97

Hungary 26 Jun 8703 Sep 81 22 Mar 0104 Jan 6903 Jan 76 07 Dec 88 24 May 94*a a a * 06 Nov 91

23 Mar 76

Iceland 18 Jan 0212 Feb 0222 Nov 9618 Jul 85 06 Jun 0104 Jan 6922 Aug 79 22 Nov 79 11 Jul 91*a a * 27 Nov 92

22 Nov 79

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India s:14 Oct 97 08 Aug 9304 Jan 6910 Jul 79a11 Jan 93a

10 Jul 79a

Indonesia s:24 Sep 01s:24 Sep 0127 Nov 9813 Oct 84 s:28 Feb 00 25 Jul 99a 05 Oct 90

Iran (Islamic Republicof)

04 Jan 6903 Jan 7612 Aug 94

23 Mar 76

Iraq 12 Sep 8613 Feb 7003 Jan 76a a15 Jul 94

23 Mar 76

Ireland s:07 Sep 00 18 Dec 0211 May 0222 Jan 86 22 Dec 0028 Jan 0108 Mar 90 08 Mar 90 18 Sep 93*a a * 28 Oct 92

08 Mar 90

Israel s:14 Nov 0102 Nov 9102 Nov 9102 Feb 7903 Jan 9202 Nov 91

03 Jan 92

Italy 09 Jun 0209 Jun 0211 Feb 8910 Jul 85 22 Dec 0004 Feb 7615 Dec 78 15 Dec 78 14 May 95* * 05 Oct 91

15 Dec 78

Jamaica s:08 Sep 00 09 Jun 0218 Nov 8404 Jul 7103 Jan 7613 Jun 91

23 Mar 76

Japan s:10 May 02 s:10 May 0 29 Jul 9925 Jul 8514 Jan 962 1 S e 7 9a a 22 May 94

21 Se 79

Jordan s:06 Sep 00 s:06 Sep 00 13 Dec 9131 Jul 9229 Jun 7403 Jan 76a 23 Jun 91

23 Mar 76

Kazakhstan 18 Jan 0210 May 0325 Sep 9825 Sep 98 24 Nov 0125 Sep 9802 Dec 03 a a a 11 Sep 94

s:02 Dec 0

Kenya s:08 Sep 00 12 Feb 0223 Mar 9708 Apr 8413 Oct 0103 Jan 76a a a 02 Sep 90a

23 Mar 76a

Kiribati 16 Apr 04a a10 Jan 96

Kuwait 06 Apr 9602 Oct 9404 Jan 6921 Aug 96a a a 20 Nov 91a

21 Aug 96a

Kyrgyzstan 01 Jan 0412 Mar 0313 Sep 0305 Oct 9712 Mar 97 22 Oct 0205 Oct 9707 Oct 94 07 Jan 94aa a a a a a a06 Nov 94a a

07 Jan 95a

Lao People'sDemocratic Republic

13 Sep 8124 Mar 7407 Dec 00 a a07 Jun 91

s:07 Dec 0

Latvia s:01 Feb 02 s:01 Feb 0 14 May 9214 May 9214 May 9214 Jul 92 2 2 S e 9 4aa a a a14 May 92a

14 Jul 92a

Lebanon s:10 Oct 0104 Nov 0016 May 9712 Dec 7103 Jan 76a a a 13 Jun 91a

23 Mar 76a

Lesotho 24 Oct 0324 Oct 0312 Dec 0121 Sep 95 s:06 Sep 00 04 Dec 7109 Dec 92 06 Dec 00aa a a 09 Apr 92a

09 Dec 92a

Liberia 16 Aug 8405 Dec 76:18 Apr 6 a 04 Jul 93

s:18 Apr 6

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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 15 Jun 8915 Jun 8904 Jan 6903 Jan 76 1 6 A u 8 9aa a a a15 May 93a

23 Mar 76a

Liechtenstein s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 02 Dec 9021 Jan 96 24 Jan 0231 Mar 0010 Mar 99 10 Mar 99 10 Mar 99a

*

a a a * 21 Jan 96a10 Mar 99

a

Lithuania 20 Mar 0302 Mar 9617 Feb 94 s:08 Sep 00 09 Jan 9820 Feb 92 20 Feb 92 27 Jun 02a a a01 Mar 92a

20 Feb 92a

Luxembourg s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00

29 Oct 8704 Mar 89 01 Oct 0331 May 7818 Nov 83 18 Nov 83 12 May 92*a * 06 Apr 94

18 Nov 83

Madagascar s:07 Sep 00 s:07 Sep 00 s:01 Oct 0116 Apr 89 s:07 Sep 00 09 Mar 6903 Jan 76 23 Mar 7618 Apr 91

23 Mar 76 s:24 Sep 0

Malawi s:07 Sep 00 s:07 Sep 00 11 Jul 9711 Apr 87 s:07 Sep 00 11 Jul 9622 Mar 94 11 S e 9 6a a a a01 Feb 91a

22 Mar 94a

Malaysia 04 Aug 95a19 Mar 95

Maldives 10 Jun 02s:10 May 0 20 May 0431 Jul 9324 May 84a a a 13 Mar 91

Mali 01 Jul 0316 Jun 0216 Jun 0228 Mar 9910 Oct 85 22 Dec 0015 Aug 7403 Jan 76 24 Jan 02aa a a a a20 Oct 90a

23 Mar 76a

Malta s:07 Sep 00 09 Jun 0213 Oct 9007 Apr 9126 Jun 7113 Dec 90 13 Dec 90 29 Mar 95*a a a a

*30 Oct 90

13 Dec 90a

Marshall Islands 03 Nov 93

Mauritania 09 Jun 0112 Jan 89a 15 Jun 91

Mauritius s:11 Nov 01s:11 Nov 0108 Jan 9308 Aug 84 s:11 Nov 0129 Jun 7203 Jan 76 23 Mar 76aa a a a02 Sep 90a

23 Mar 76a

Mexico 01 Jul 0315 Apr 0215 Apr 0226 Jun 8703 Sep 81 15 Jun 0222 Mar 7523 Jun 81 15 Jun 02* 21 Oct 90a

23 Jun 81a

Micronesia (FederatedStates of)

a04 Jun 93

Monaco s:26 Jun 00 12 Feb 0205 Jan 9227 Oct 9528 Nov 97 28 Jun 00a

*

a a

*

a21 Jul 9328 Nov 97

Mongolia 27 Jul 03s:12 Nov 0123 Feb 0203 Sep 81 28 Jun 0205 Sep 6903 Jan 76 16 Jul 91a a 02 Sep 90

23 Mar 76

Morocco 01 Jul 0318 Jan 0222 Jun 0221 Jul 9321 Jul 9317 Jan 7103 Aug 79a 21 Jul 93

03 Aug 79

Mozambique 06 Apr 0314 Oct 9921 May 9718 May 8321 Oct 93aa a a a26 May 94

21 Oct 93a

Myanmar 21 Aug 97a a14 Aug 91

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Namibia 16 May 0216 May 0228 Dec 9423 Dec 92 22 Dec 0011 Dec 8228 Feb 95 28 Feb 95 28 Feb 95aa a a a 30 Oct 90a

28 Feb 95a

Nauru s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 s:12 Nov 01s:12 Nov 01s:12 Nov 01a26 Aug 94

s:12 Nov 0

Nepal s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 13 Jun 9122 May 91 s:18 Dec 0101 Mar 711 4 A u 9 1 1 4 A u 9 1 04 Jun 98aa a a 14 Oct 90a

14 Au 91a

Netherlands s:07 Sep 00 s:07 Sep 00

20 Jan 8922 Aug 91 22 Aug 0209 Jan 7211 Mar 79 11 Mar 79 11 Jul 91* * 07 Mar 95

11 Mar 79

New Zealand s:07 Sep 00 12 Feb 0209 Jan 9009 Feb 85 22 Dec 0022 Dec 7228 Mar 79 2 6 A u 8 9 11 Jul 91a * 06 May 93

28 Mar 79

Nicaragua s:15 Apr 85 26 Nov 8117 Mar 7812 Jun 80 12 Jun 80aa 04 Nov 90a

12 Jun 80a

Niger 04 Nov 9807 Nov 9904 Jan 6907 Jun 86 07 Jun 86a a a 30 Oct 90a

07 Jun 86a

Nigeria s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 28 Jul 0113 Jul 85 s:08 Sep 00 04 Jan 6929 Oct 93a 19 Apr 91a

29 Oct 93a

Niue a19 Jan 96

Norway 18 Jan 0223 Oct 0326 Jun 8703 Sep 81 05 Jun 0205 Sep 7003 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 05 Dec 91* * 07 Feb 91

23 Mar 76

Oman 01 Feb 03a a08 Jan 97

Pakistan s:26 Sep 01s:26 Sep 0111 Apr 9604 Jan 69a 12 Dec 90

Palau a03 Sep 95

Panama 18 Jan 0212 Feb 0223 Sep 8728 Nov 81 09 Aug 0104 Jan 6908 Jun 77 08 Jun 77 21 Apr 93a 11 Jan 91a

08 Jun 77

Papua New Guinea 11 Feb 9526 Feb 82a a 31 Mar 93

Paraguay s:13 Sep 00 18 Sep 0327 Oct 0211 Apr 9006 May 87 14 Aug 0117 Sep 0310 Sep 92 10 A r 95a a a * 25 Oct 90a

10 Sep 92

Peru 28 Jun 0208 Jun 0206 Aug 8813 Oct 82 09 Jul 0129 Oct 7128 Jul 78 03 Jan 81*a * 04 Oct 90

28 Jul 78

Philippines 01 Jul 0328 Jun 0226 Sep 0326 Jun 8704 Sep 81 12 Feb 0404 Jan 6903 Jan 76 22 Nov 89a a 20 Sep 90

23 Jan 87

Poland s:13 Feb 02 s:13 Feb 0 25 Aug 8903 Sep 81 22 Mar 0404 Jan 6918 Jun 77 07 Feb 92*a a * 07 Jul 91

18 Jun 77

Portugal 16 Jun 0319 Sep 0311 Mar 8903 Sep 81 26 Jul 0223 Sep 8231 Oct 78 0 3 A u 8 3 11 Jul 91a

*

* 21 Oct 9015 Sep 78

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Qatar 18 Jan 0225 Aug 0210 Feb 0021 Aug 76a a a03 May 95 a

Republic of Korea s:06 Sep 00 s:06 Sep 00 08 Feb 9526 Jan 8504 Jan 7910 Jul 90 10 Jul 90*a a 20 Dec 91a

10 Jul 90a

Republic of Moldova s:08 Feb 02 07 May 0428 Dec 9531 Jul 9425 Feb 9326 A r 93a a a25 Feb 93a

26 A r 93a

Romania 18 Jan 0212 Feb 0217 Jan 9106 Feb 82 25 Nov 0315 Oct 7003 Jan 76 20 Oct 93 11 Jul 91

a

*

a a 28 Oct 9023 Mar 76

Russian Federation s:15 Feb 0126 Jun 8703 Sep 81 s:08 May 0106 Mar 6903 Jan 76 01 Jan 92*a * 15 Sep 90

23 Mar 76

Rwanda 14 Apr 0223 May 0203 Sep 8116 May 7503 Jan 76a a23 Feb 91a a

23 Mar 76a

Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 May 85a 02 Sep 90

Saint Lucia 07 Nov 8214 Feb 90d a 16 Jul 93

Saint Vincent and theGrenadines

31 Aug 0103 Sep 8109 Dec 8109 Feb 82 09 Feb 82aa a a 25 Nov 93a

09 Feb 82a

Samoa 25 Oct 92a 29 Dec 94

San Marino s:05 Jun 00 s:05 Jun 00 s:18 Sep 02 09 Jan 0411 Apr 0218 Jan 86 18 Jan 86a a25 Dec 91a

18 Jan 86a

Sao Tome and Principe s:06 Sep 00 s:06 Sep 00 03 Jul 03 s:06 Sep 00 s:06 Sep 00 :31 Oct 95 s:06 Sep 00 a13 Jun 91

s:31 Oct 9

Saudi Arabia 23 Oct 9707 Oct 0023 Oct 97a a a25 Feb 96

Senegal 01 Jul 0305 Dec 0303 Apr 0426 Jun 8707 Mar 85 22 Dec 0019 May 7213 Ma 78 13 Ma 78* * a02 Sep 90

13 Ma 78

Serbia and Montenegro 10 Nov 0228 Feb 0327 Apr 9211 Apr 01 31 Oct 0327 Apr 9227 Apr 92 06 Dec 01 03 Sep 01d

*

a a d

*

d02 Feb 91d27 Apr 92

d

Seychelles 01 Jul 03s:23 Jan 01s:23 Jan 0104 Jun 9204 Jun 9206 Apr 7805 Aug 92 0 5 A u 9 2 15 Mar 95aa a a a

*

a a07 Oct 90a05 Aug 92

a

Sierra Leone s:15 Sep 00 18 Jan 0215 Jun 0225 May 0111 Dec 88 s:08 Sep 00 04 Jan 6923 Nov 96 2 3 A u 9 6a 02 Sep 90a

23 Nov 96a

Singapore s:07 Sep 00 04 Nov 95a a04 Nov 95

Slovakia s:30 Nov 0128 May 9327 Jun 93 22 Dec 0028 May 9328 Ma 93 01 Jan 93 22 Sep 99d

*

d d

*

d01 Jan 93d01 Jan 93

d

Slovenia s:08 Sep 00 s:08 Sep 00 15 Aug 9305 Aug 92 s:10 Dec 99 06 Jul 9206 Jul 92 16 Oct 93 10 Jun 94da d a d25 Jun 91d

25 Jun 91d

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Solomon Islands 05 Jun 02 06 Aug 0217 Mar 8217 Mar 82d a a a09 May 95d

Somalia 23 Feb 9025 Sep 7524 A r 90 24 A r 90a a s:09 May 0a

24 A r 90a

South Africa 30 Jul 03s:08 Feb 0 09 Jan 9914 Jan 9609 Jan 99:03 Oct 94 28 Nov 02 28 Nov 02*a a * a16 Jul 95

10 Mar 99

Spain 18 Jan 0208 Apr 0220 Nov 8704 Feb 84 06 Oct 0104 Jan 6927 Jul 77 25 A r 85 11 Jul 91

a

*

a * 05 Jan 9127 Jul 77

Sri Lanka 01 Jul 0312 Feb 0202 Feb 9404 Nov 81 15 Jan 0320 Mar 8211 S e 8 0 03 Jan 98aa a a a11 Aug 91a

11 Se 80a

Sudan s:04 Jun 86 20 Apr 7718 Jun 86a 02 Sep 90a

18 Jun 86a

Suriname s:10 May 02 s:10 May 0 31 Mar 9315 Mar 8428 Mar 77 28 Mar 77da a 31 Mar 93a

28 Mar 77a

Swaziland 25 Apr 0425 Apr 0407 May 6926 Jun 04a a a 06 Oct 95a

26 Jun 04a

Sweden s:08 Jun 00 20 Mar 0326 Jun 8703 Sep 81 24 Jul 0305 Jan 7203 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 11 Jul 91* * 02 Sep 90

23 Mar 76

Switzerland s:07 Sep 00 26 Jul 0226 Jun 8726 Apr 9729 Dec 941 8 S e 9 2 16 Sep 94a

*

a * 26 Mar 97a18 Se 92

a

Syrian Arab Republic 15 Jun 0317 Nov 0327 Apr 0321 May 6903 Jan 76a a a14 Aug 93a a

23 Mar 76a

Tajikistan 01 Jul 0305 Sep 0205 Sep 0210 Feb 9525 Nov 93 s:07 Sep 00 10 Feb 9504 A r 99 04 A r 99aa a a a a25 Nov 93a a

04 A r 99a

Thailand 08 Sep 85 22 Dec 0027 Feb 0305 Dec 99a a a26 Apr 92a

29 Jan 97a

The Former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia

17 Nov 0312 Feb 0412 Dec 9417 Feb 94 17 Jan 0417 Sep 9118 Jan 94 12 Mar 95 26 Apr 95d

*

a d d d17 Sep 91d17 Sep 91

d

Timor-Leste 01 May 0416 May 0316 May 0316 May 03 16 Jul 0316 May 0316 Jul 03a a a a a a a16 May 03a

18 Dec 03a

Togo s:15 Nov 01s:15 Nov 0118 Dec 8726 Oct 8301 Oct 7224 Aug 84 30 Jun 88aa a * 02 Sep 90a

24 Aug 84a

Tonga 17 Mar 72 a a06 Dec 95

Trinidad and Tobago 11 Feb 9003 Nov 7308 Mar 7904 Jan 92a

21 Mar 79a

Tunisia 13 Oct 0202 Feb 0323 Oct 8820 Oct 8504 Jan 6903 Jan 76* 29 Feb 92

23 Mar 76

Turkey s:13 Jan 99 19 Sep 0204 Jun 0401 Sep 8819 Jan 86 29 Jan 0316 Oct 0223 Dec 03a * 04 May 95

23 Dec 03

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Turkmenistan 25 Jul 9931 May 9729 Oct 940 1 A u 9 7 0 1 A u 9 7 11 Jan 00aa a a a a19 Oct 93a

01 Au 97a

Tuvalu 05 Nov 99a a22 Oct 95

Uganda 01 Jul 0318 Jan 0206 Jun 0226 Jun 8721 Aug 8521 Dec 8021 A r 87 14 Feb 96a a a a16 Sep 90a a

21 Se 95a

Ukraine 03 Aug 03s:07 Sep 00 26 Jun 87

03 Sep 81 26 Dec 0306 Apr 6903 Jan 76 25 Oct 91

*a 27 Sep 9123 Mar 76

United Arab Emirates 20 Jul 74a a02 Feb 97

United Kingdom of GreatBritain and NorthernIreland

s:07 Sep 00 24 Jul 0307 Jan 8907 May 8606 Apr 692 0 A u 7 6 10 Dec 99* 15 Jan 92

20 Au 76

United Republic ofTanzania

24 May 0319 Sep 8526 Nov 7211 Sep 76a a10 Jul 91a

11 Se 76a

United States of America 23 Jan 0323 Jan 0320 Nov 94s:17 Jul 80 20 Nov 94:05 Oct 7 * s:16 Feb 9

08 Se 92

Uruguay 01 Jul 0303 Aug 0309 Oct 0326 Jun 8708 Nov 81 26 Oct 0104 Jan 6903 Jan 76 23 Mar 76 21 Apr 93* * a20 Dec 90

23 Mar 76

Uzbekistan 28 Oct 9518 Aug 9528 Oct 9528 Dec 95 28 Dec 95aa a a a

29 Jul 94a

28 Dec 95a

Vanuatu 08 Oct 95 06 Aug 93

Venezuela 08 Jun 0223 Oct 0328 Aug 9101 Jun 83 13 Aug 0204 Jan 691 0 A u 7 8 1 0 A u 7 8 22 May 93* 13 Oct 90

10 Au 78

Viet Nam 18 Jan 0212 Feb 0219 Mar 8209 Jul 8224 Dec 82a 02 Sep 90a

24 Dec 82a

Yemen 05 Dec 9129 Jun 8417 Nov 7209 Ma 87a a a 31 May 91a

09 Ma 87a

Zambia 06 Nov 9821 Jul 8505 Mar 7210 Jul 84 10 Jul 84a a 05 Jan 92a

10 Jul 84a

Zimbabwe 12 Jun 9112 Jun 911 3 A u 9 1a a 11 Oct 90a

13 Au 91a

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CESCR CCPR CCPR-OP1 CCPR-OP2-DP CERD CEDAW CEDAW-OP CAT CRC CRC-OP-AC CRC-OP-SC Others

REMAINING SIGNATORIES

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7 8 5 7 7 1 27 12 2 49 53 27

TOTAL STATE PARTIES 149 152 104 50 169 177 60 136 192 72 73 27

Notes:The dates listed refer to the date of ratification, unless followed by:an "a" which signifies accession,"d", which signifies succession, or"s", which signifies signature only.(&) Among non-State parties.* indicates that the state party has recognized the competence to receive and process individual communications of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under article 14 of theCERD (total 42 state parties) or of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of CAT(total 53 state parties).

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