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Appendix C: International Human Rights Conventions


Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
2000
February 23, 2001
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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 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
Japan   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
Kazakhstan     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
Kiribati * 1         P P     1 1     1 1   1             P
Korea, Dem.Rep. of*       P   P P             P P         P       P
Korea, Rep. of       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
Kyrgyzstan 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 S         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
Lebanon 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
Liberia P P P P P P P S   S S P P S S 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
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
Luxembourg   P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P
Macedonia, F.Y.R.O. 2 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     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
Malaysia   P   P P P P       P P             P     P   P
Maldives *       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
Malta P P P   P P P   P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P
Marshall Islands *                                               P
Mauritania 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
Mexico 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
Moldova   P P P P P P   P P   P P P P       P P P P P P
Monaco * P     P   P 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
Morocco P P   P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P S S P P P
Mozambique     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
Nauru *                                               P
Nepal 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
New Zealand 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 S P
Niger 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 S 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
Oman *   P       P P                         P P     P
Pakistan P P P P P P P P   P P P P             S S 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
Papua New Guinea P P P P P P P     P   P P     P P   P     P   P
Paraguay   P P S P P P     P   P S 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
Philippines P   P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P   P S 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
Portugal 2 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
Romania 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
Rwanda     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
Sao Tome & Principe     P   P P P           S S S P P     P P S S P
Saudi Arabia 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
Seychelles 2 P P P P P P P   1 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 S P
Singapore   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
Slovenia   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
Somalia   P       P P         P P P P P P           P  
South Africa * P P P P P P P P   S   P P P S 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
Sri Lanka 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
St. Lucia P P P 1 P P P     1 P P P             P P P   P
St. Vincent * 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           S P
Suriname 2 P P   P P P     1 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
Sweden 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
Syria 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
Tanzania 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
Togo 2 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
Trinidad & Tobago 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
Turkey P P P P P P P   P P P P S S S 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
Ukraine P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P       P P P P P P
United Arab Emir.   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
United States P     P   P P     P P P P P S   P S   S S S P S
Uruguay S P P P P P P     S   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
Vanuatu *           P P       1                 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
Vietnam * 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
Zambia 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 = Party
S = Signatory
* designates a non-ILO member
1 = Based on general declaration concerning treaty obligations prior to independence.



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