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Countries UNCESC ICCPR CEAFFW CTCP CRC ICEAFRD
Afghanistan Ratify Ratify Sign Ratify Ratify Ratify
Albania Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Algeria Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Andorra Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Angola Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Antigua and Bermuda Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Argentina Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Armenia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Australia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Azerbaijan Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Bahamas Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Bahrain Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify
Bangladesh Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Barbados Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Belarus Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Belgium Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Belize Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Benin Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Sign
Bhutan Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Sign
Bolivia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Bostwana Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Brazil Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Brunei Darussalam Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
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Canada Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
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Central African Republic Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Chad Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Chile Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
China Sign Sign Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Colombia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Comoros Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Congo Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
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Cook Islands Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Costa Rica Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
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Cuba Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
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Czech Republic Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Denmark Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Djibouti Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Dominica Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
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Ecuador Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Egypt Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
El Salvador Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Equatorial Guinea Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Eritrea Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Non-party Non-party
Estonia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Ethiopia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Fidji Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
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France Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
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Germany Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Ghana Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Greece Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Grenada Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Sign
Guatemala Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Guinea Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Guinea-Bissau Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Guyana Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Haiti Non-party Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Holy See Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
Honduras Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Hungary Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Iceland Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
India Ratify Ratify Ratify Sign Ratify Ratify
Indonesia Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Iran, Islamic Rep. of Ratify Ratify Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
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Jamaica Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
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Jordan Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Kazakhstan Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Kenya Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Kiribati Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of Ratify Ratify Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
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Kuwait Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Kyrgyzstan Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Lao People's Dem. Rep. Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Latvia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Lebanon Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Lesotho Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Liberia Sign Sign Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
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Liechtenstein Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
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Luxembourg Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Macedonia, TFYR Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Madagascar Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Malawi Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Malaysia Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Maldives Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
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Malta Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Marshall Islands Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Mauritania Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
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Mexico Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.of Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Moldova, Rep. of Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Monaco Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify
Mongolia Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Morocco Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Mozambique Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Myanmar Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Namibia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Nauru Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Nepal Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Netherlands Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
New Zealand Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Nicaragua Ratify Ratify Ratify Sign Ratify Ratify
Niger Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Nigeria Ratify Ratify Ratify Sign Ratify Ratify
Niue Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Norway Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Oman Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Pakistan Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Palau Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Panama Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Paua New Guinea Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Paraguay Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party
Peru Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Phillipines Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Poland Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Portugal Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Qatar Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify
Romania Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Russia Federation Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Rwanda Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Saint Kitts and Nevis Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Saint Lucia Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Samoa (Western) Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
San Marino Ratify Ratify Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party
Sao Tomé and Principe Sign Sign Sign Non-party Ratify Non-party
Saudi Arabia Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Senegal Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Seychelles Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Sierra Leone Ratify Ratify Ratify Sign Ratify Ratify
Singapore Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Slovakia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Slovenia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Solomon Islands Ratify Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
Somalia Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify
South Africa Sign Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Spain Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Sri Lanka Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Sudan Ratify Ratify Non-party Sign Ratify Ratify
Surinam Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Swaziland Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
Sweden Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Switzerland Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Syrian Arab Republic Ratify Ratify Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
Tadjikistan Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Tanzania, U.Rep.of Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Thailand Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Togo Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Tonga Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
Trinidad and Tobago Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Tunisia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Turkey Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify Ratify Sign
Turkmenistan Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Tuvalu Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Uganda Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Ukraine Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
United Arab Emirates Non-party Non-party Non-party Non-party Ratify Ratify
United Kingdom Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
United States Sign Ratify Sign Ratify Sign Ratify
Uruguay Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Uzbekistan Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Vanuatu Non-party Non-party Ratify Non-party Ratify Non-party
Venezuela Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Viet Nam Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify
Yemen Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Yugoslavia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Zambia Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify Ratify
Zimbabwe Ratify Ratify Ratify Non-party Ratify Ratify

source: UNDP Human Development Report 2000 ( This table include treaty actions during the Millennium Summit)

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UNCESC  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
CEAFFW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CTCP Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
ICEAFRD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
CPPCG Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
ICSPCA International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

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