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Appendix C: International Human Rights Conventions

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  - 2003
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
February 25, 2004

 
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
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
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
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