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Appendix C: Selected International Human Rights Conventions


Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
2007
March 11, 2008

Party
* = non-ILO member
S = Signatory
1 = Based on general declaration concerning treaty obligations prior to independence
2 = Party to 1926 Convention only
** = change in status since 2006 report

 

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Country Slavery ILO
Convention
29		 ILO
Convention
87		 Genocide ILO
Convention
98		 Prisoners
of War		 Civilians
in War		 Traffic
in
Persons		 European
HR
Convention		 Political
Rights of
Women		 Supplementary
Slavery
Conv.		 ILO
Convention
105		 Racial
Discrimination		 Civil and
Political
Rights		 Econ/Soc/Cultural
Rights		 UN
Refugee
Convention		 UN
Refugee
Protocol		 American
HR
Convention		 ILO
Convention
138		 Geneva
Protocol I		 Geneva
Protocol II		 CEDAW Torture Rights
of the
Child		 ILO
Convention
182
Afghanistan P     P   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 P
Algeria P P 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 P               P P P  
Angola   P 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 P
Argentina   P 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 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 P
Austria P 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 P
Bahamas P 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 P P P
Bangladesh P 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 P
Belarus P 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 P
Belize 1 P P P P P P       1 P P P S P 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 P
* Bhutan           P P           S                 P   P  
Bolivia P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Bosnia &
Herzegovina		 P 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 P
Brazil P 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   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 P
Burkina
Faso		   P 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 P
Cambodia   P P P P P P S   S 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 P P
Canada P   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 P
Central
African
Republic		 2 P 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 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 P
China 2     P   P P     P     P S P P P   P P P P P P P
China
Hong Kong		 P     P           P     P                 P P P  
China
Macau from
12-20-99		       P                 P                   P    
China
Macau to
12-19-99		       P       P     P   P P P P P         P P P  
* China
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 P
Comoros   P P P P P P         P P           P P P P S P P
Congo,
Democratic
Republic		   P P P P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Congo,
Republic		 2 P 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 P      
Costa Rica   P 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 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 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 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 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 P
Djibouti   P P   P P P P     P P S 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 P
Dominican
Republic		 S P P S P P P     P P P P P P P P P P P P P S P P
East Timor             P                         P 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 P
Egypt P 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 P P     S S P 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 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 P P
Ethiopia P P 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 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 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 P
Gabon   P P P P P P     P   P P P P P P     P P P P P P
Gambia 1 P P P P P P       1 P P P P P P   P P P P S P P
Georgia   P P 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 P
Ghana 2 P 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   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 P
Guinea P P 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 P
Haiti 2 P P P 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 P  
Honduras   P P 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 P
Iceland   P 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 P P P
Iran S P   P   P P S     P P P P P P P     S S     P P
Iraq P 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 P P P
Israel P 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 P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Jamaica P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P
Japan   P P   P P P P   P     P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Jordan P P   P P P P P   P P P P P P       P P P P P P P
Kazakhstan   P P P P P P S P P   P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Kenya   P     P P P         P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
* Kiribati 1 P P   P P P     1 1 P   1 1   1         P   P  
* Korea,
Democratic
Rep. of		       P   P P             P P         P   P   P  
* Korea,
Republic of		       P   P P P   P     P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Kuwait P P P P ** P P P P     P P P P P       P P P P P P P
Kyrgyzstan P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Laos   P   P   P P P   P P   P S ** P       P P P P   P P
Latvia 2   P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Lebanon 2 P   P P P P     P   P P P P       P P P P P P P
Lesotho P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Liberia P P P P P P P S   S S P P P P P P     P P P P P P
Libya P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P       P P P P P P P
* Liechtenstein       P   P P   P       P P P P P     P P P P P  
Lithuania S P P P P P P   P     P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Luxembourg   P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Macedonia 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Madagascar P P P   P P P S   P P ** P P P P P     P P P P P P P
Malawi P P P   P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Malaysia   P   P P P P       P               P     P   P P
* Maldives       P   P P           P P P         P P P P P  
Mali P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Malta P P P   P P P   P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
* Marshall
Islands		             P                             P   P  
Mauritania P P P   P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Mauritius P P P   P P P     P P P P P P       P P P P P P P
Mexico P P P P   P P P   P P P P P P P P P   P   P P P P
* Micronesia           P P                         P P P   P  
Moldova   P P P P P P   P P   P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
* Monaco P     P   P P   S       P P P P       P P P P P  
Mongolia P   P P P P P     P P   P P P       P P P P P P P
* Montenegro P     P   P P P   P P   P P P P P     P P P P P  
Morocco P P   P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P S S P P P P
Mozambique   P P P P P P         P P P   P P   P P P P P P P
Namibia   P P P P P P         P P P P P     P P P P P P P
* Nauru           P P           S S           P P   S P  
Nepal P P   P P P P P   P P ** P P P P       P     P P P P
Netherlands P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
New Zealand P P   P P P P     P P P P P P P P     P P P P P P
Nicaragua P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Niger P P P   P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Nigeria P P P   P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Niue                                               P  
Norway P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
* Oman   P       P P         P P           P P P P   P P
Pakistan P P P P P P P P   P P P P   S       P S S P   P P
Palau           P P                         P P     P  
Panama S P P P P P P         P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Papua New
Guinea		 P P P P P P P     P   P P     P P   P     P   P P
Paraguay ** P P P P P P P ** S   P ** P P S P P P P P P P P P P P P
Peru   P P P P P P     P S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Philippines P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P S P P P P P
Poland 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Portugal 2 P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Qatar   P       P P         ** P P           P P P   P P P
Romania P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Russia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Rwanda   P P P P P P       P P P P P P P   P P P P   P P
* Samoa           P P                 P P     P P P   P  
San Marino   P P   P P P   P   P P P P P       P P P   P P P
Sao Tome &
Principe		   P P   P P P         P S S S P P   P P P S S P P
Saudi Arabia P P   P   P P       P P P             P P P P P P
Senegal 2 P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Serbia   P P   P   P   P     P             P P   P     P
Seychelles 2 P P P P P P P   1 P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Sierra Leone P P P   P P P     P P P P P P P P     P P P P P  
Singapore   P   P P P P P     P               P     P   P P
Slovak
Republic		 2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Slovenia   P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Solomon
Islands		 P P       P P     P P   1   1 P P     P P P P   P
Somalia   P       P P         P P P P P P           P S  
* South
Africa		 P P P P P P P P   S   P P P S P P   P P P P P P P
Spain P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Sri Lanka P P P P P P P P     P P P P P       P     P P P P
* St. Kitts &
Nevis		 1 P P   P P P     1 1 P P     P     P P P P   P P
St. Lucia P P P 1 P P P     1 P P P             P P P   P P
* St. Vincent &
the
Grenadines		 P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P
Sudan P P     P P P       P P P P P P P   P P P   S P P
Suriname 2 P P   P P P     1 P P P P P P P P   P P P   P P
Swaziland 1 P P   P P P     P 1 P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Sweden P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Switzerland P P P P P P P   P   P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Syria P P P P P P P P     P P P P P       P P     P P P
* Tajikistan   P P   P P P P   P   P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Tanzania P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P   P P
Thailand   P       P P     P   P P P P       P     P ** P P P
Togo 2 P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
* Tonga 1     P   P P     1 1 1 P             P P     P  
Trinidad &
Tobago		 P P P   P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P   P P
Tunisia P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Turkey P P P P P P P   P P P P P S S P P   P     P P P P
Turkmenistan P P P   P P P     P P P P P P P P     P P P P P  
* Tuvalu 1         P P     1 1     1   P P         P   P  
Uganda P P P P P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Ukraine P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
United Arab
Emirates		   P   P   P P         P P           P P P P   P P
United
Kingdom		 P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
United States P     P   P P     P P P P P S   P S   S S S P S P
Uruguay S P P P P P P     S P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Uzbekistan   P   P P P P P   P   P P P P         P P P P P  
* Vanuatu     P   P P P       1 P               P P P   P P
Venezuela   P P P P P P P   P   P P P P   P P P P P P P P P
* Vietnam P ** P   P   P P           P P P       P P   P   P P
Yemen P P P P P P P P   P   P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
former
Yugoslavia		 P P P P P P P P   P P   P P P P P   P P P P P P  
Zambia P P P   P P P     P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P
Zimbabwe 1 P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P P P P   P P

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