Appendix C: International Human Rights Conventions

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2000
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
February 23, 2001

P = Party
S = Signatory
* designates a non-ILO member
1 = Based on general declaration concerning treaty obligations prior to independence.
2 = Party to 1926 Convention only.

CONVENTION

COUNTRY
1
Slavery 2
ILO Conv. 29 3
ILO Conv. 87 4
Genocide 5
ILO Conv. 98 6
Prisoners of War 7
Civilians in War 8
Traffic in Persons 9
European HR Conv. 10
Pol. Rights of Women 11
Suppl. Slavery Conv. 12
ILO Conv. 105 13
Racial Disc. 14
Civil and Pol. Rights 15
Econ/Soc/
Cul Rights 16
UN Refugee Conv. 17
UN Refugee Protocol 18
American HR Conv. 19
ILO Conv. 138 20
Geneva Protocol I 21
Geneva Protocol II 22
Disc. Against Women 23
Torture 24
Rights of the Child

Afghanistan P P P P P P P P P P P S P P

Albania * P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Algeria P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Andorra P P P P P

Angola P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Antigua & Barbuda P P P P P P P 1 P P P P P P P P P P P

Argentina P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Armenia P P P S P P P P P P P P P P

Australia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Austria P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Azerbaijan P P P P P P P P S P P P P P P P P P P P

Bahamas P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Bahrain P P P P P P P P P P P

Bangladesh P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Barbados P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Belarus P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Belgium P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Belize 1 P P P P P P 1 P S P S P P P P P P P P

Benin 2 P P P P P P S P P P P P P P P P

Bhutan * P P S P P

Bolivia P P S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Bosnia & Herz. P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Botswana 1 P P P P P 1 P P P P P P P P P P P

Brazil P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Brunei * 1 P P 1 P P P

Bulgaria 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Burkina Faso P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Burma P P P P P P S S P P

Burundi P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cambodia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cameroon P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Canada P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cape Verde P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cen. African Rep. 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Chad P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Chile P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

China P P P P P S S P P P P P P P P

Hong Kong P P P P P P P

Macau to 12-19-99 P P P P P P P P P P P

Macau from 12-20-99 P P P

China P

(Taiwan only) * P P P P P S S

Colombia S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Comoros P P P P P P S P P P S P

Congo,Dem. Rep. of P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Congo, Republic of 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Costa Rica P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cote D'Ivoire 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Croatia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cuba P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Cyprus P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Czech Republic 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Denmark P P P P P P P S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Djibouti P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Dominica P P P P P P 1 P P P P P P P P P P P P

Dom Republic P P P S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P S P

Ecuador P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Egypt P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

El Salvador P P P P S S P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Equatorial Guinea P P P P P P P P P P P

Eritrea P P P P P P P P P

Estonia 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Ethiopia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Fiji P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Finland P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

France P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Gabon P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Gambia * 1 P P P 1 P P P P P P P P S P

Georgia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Germany P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Ghana 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Greece P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Grenada 1 P P 1 P P P 1 1 P S P P P P P P P

Guatemala P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Guinea P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Guinea-Bissau P P P P P S S P P P P P P S P

Guyana 1 P P P P P 1 P P P P P P P P P P

Haiti 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Holy See P P P P P P P P

Honduras P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Hungary P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Iceland P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

India P P P P P P P P P P P P P S P

Indonesia P P P P P P P P P P P P

Iran S P P P P S P P P P P P P S S P

Iraq P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Ireland P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P S P

Israel P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Italy P P P P P P P P P