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 You are in: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs > Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor > Releases > Human Rights > 2002 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices > Appendices 

Appendix C: International Human Rights Conventions

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  - 2002
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 31, 2003

COUNTRY

1 Slavery

2 ILO Convention29

3 ILO Convention 87

4 Genocide

5 ILO Convention 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 Convention 105

13 Racial Discrmination

14 Civil and Pol. Rights

15 Econ/Soc/Cul. Rights

16 UN Refugee Convention

17 UN Refugee Protocol

18 American HR Conv.

19 ILO Convention 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

S

S

P

S

P

Angola

P

P

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

P

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

P

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

P

P

Bahrain

P

P

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

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

P

P

S

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Benin

2

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

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

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

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

S

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

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

2

P

P

P

P

P

S

P

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

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

COUNTRY

1 Slavery

2 ILO Convention 29

3 ILO Convention 87

4 Genocide

5 ILO Convention 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 Convention 105

13 Racial Discrimination

14 Civil and Pol. Rights

15 Econ/Soc/Cul. Rights

16 UN Refugee Convention

17 UN Refugee Protocol

18 American HR Conv.

19 ILO Convention 138

20 Geneva Protocol I

21 Geneva Protocol II

22 Disc. Against Women

23 Torture

24 Rights of the Child

Colombia

S

P

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

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

Cook Islands

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

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

S

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

P

P

P

P

P

P

Eritrea

P

P

P

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

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

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