Human Rights of Women: National and International Perspectives

Appendix A. Chart of Ratifications of Selected Human Rights Instruments

Appendix A: Ratifications ofSelected Human Rights Instruments Ratifications as of 21 January 1994 States Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain X X X X X X X X X X X Xa X Xa X Xa Xa X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xc X X Xc Xc X X X X X X X X Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Republic Chad X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xa Xa X X X X Xa X X X Xa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X s X X Xc X X X x< X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X Ratifications as of 21 January 1994 (Continued) Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d'lvoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Dem. People's Rep. of Korea X X X X X X X X X Xa X Xa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X s s X X X s X X X X X X X s Xc s Xc X X X X X X X X X X X X X States Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana Greece X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xa X X Xa X X X X X Xa X X Xa X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X s Xc s Xc X X Xc Xc s s X Xc s X X X X X X X* X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India X X X X X X X X X X X X Xa X s Xa Xa X s X s X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X s X X X X X X X Xc s X X X X X , X X X X X X X X Ratifications as of 21 January 1994 (Continued) States Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lao People's Dem. Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X Xa X Xa X X X X X X X s X X X X X X s X X X X s X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X s s X s s X Xc X X X Xc s X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X Ratifications as of 21 January 1994 (Continued) States Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico X X X X X X X X X Xa X X X Xa X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xc Xc X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X Micronesia Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xa Xa X X X Xa X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X s Xc X X X X X X X Xc Xc s s Xc X X s X X X X X X X X X X X Ratifications as of 21 January 1994 (Continued) States Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda X X X X X X X X X X X Xa Xa Xa X Xa X X Xa X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X Xc Xc X Xc s X X X X X X X X X X X X Sahrawi Arab Dem. Rep. Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xa X X Xa X Xa Xa X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X s s X X X X s X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X s X X s X Xc X s Xc s X X X X X X X X X s X X X X X X X X X X Ratifications as of 21 January 1994 (Continued) States Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Rep. Tajikhistan Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu X X X X X X Xa Xa X X X Xa X X X X s X X X X X X s X X s X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xc Xc Xc Xc Xc X X X X X X X X Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe Total Number of States Parties Total signatures not followed by ratification X X X X s X X X X X X X 126 2 Xa Xa X Xa X X X X X X X Xa 125 2 X X X s X X 68 4 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 152 17 X X X X s X X X X X X X X 131 7 X X X X s X X X X X 1()6 4 X X X s X X X 61 9 X s X X X X 48 7 X X xd s Xc X X Xc 77 16 X X X** X 67 5 X 29 3 s X X 25 2 X X X X X 50 0 (Continued) X Ratification, accession, approval, notification or succession, acceptance or definitive signature. s Signature not yet followed by ratification * Ratification,accession, approval, notification or succession, acceptance or definitive signature which have been given only by the former German Democratic Republic before the reunification ** Ratification,accession, approval, notification or succession, acceptance or definitive signature which have been given only by the former Republic of Yemen a Declaration recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights b Declaration recognizing the competence of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under article 14of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination c Declarations recognizing the competence of the Committee against Torture under Articles 21 and 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment d Declaration under article 21 only All parties to the European Convention have accepted Article 25 allowingfor individual petitions. All parties to the American Convention automatically accept the right of individual petition under Articles 41—47, and all parties to the African Charter automatically permit individual communications under Articles 55—59. Sources: Status of International Instruments, U.N. Doc. ST/HR/5 31Jan. 1993, Personal Communications with the U.N. Treaty Office, Human Rights Directorate, Council of Europe, Organization of American States and Organization of African Unity, Sept. 1993 ...