University of Minnesota

Chart of Ratifications of 4 Human Rights Conventions


1. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(137 States Parties as of 19 January 1998)

2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(140 States Parties as of 19 January 1998)

3. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
(161 States Parties as of 19 January 1998)

4. Convention on the Rights of the Child
(191 States Parties as of 19 January 1998)

State 1 2 3 4
Afghanistan X X   X
Albania X X X X
Algeria X X   X
Andorra     X X
Angola X X X X
Antigua and Barbuda     X X
Argentina X X X X
Armenia X X X X
Australia X X X X
Austria X X X X
Azerbaijan X X   X
Bahamas     X X
Bahrain       X
Bangladesh     X X
Barbados X X X X
Belarus X X X X
Belgium X X X X
Belize   X X X
Benin X X X X
Bhutan     X X
Bolivia X X X X
Bosnia & Herzegovina X X X X
Botswana     X X
Brazil X X X X
Brunei Darussalem        
Bulgaria X X X X
Burkina Faso     X X
Burundi X X X X
Cambodia X X X X
Cameroon X X X X
Canada X X X X
Cape Verde X X X X
Central-African Republic X X X X
Chad       X
Chile X X X X
China     X X
Colombia X X X X
Comoros       X
Congo X X X X
Cook Islands       X
Costa Rica X X X X
Côte d'Ivoire X X   X
Croatia X X X X
Cuba     X X
Cyprus X X X X
Czech Republic X X X X
Democratic People's Republic of Korea X X   X
Denmark X X X X
Djibouti       X
Dominica X X X X
Dominican Republic X X X X
Ecuador X X X X
Egypt X X X X
El Salvador X X X X
Equatorial Guinea X X X X
Eritrea       X
Estonia X X X X
Ethiopia X X X X
Federated States of Micronesia       X
Fiji       X
Finland X X X X
France X X X X
Gaboa X X X X
Gambia X X X X
Georgia X X X X
Germany X X X X
Ghana     X X
Greece X X X X
Grenada X X X X
Guatemala X X X X
Guinea X X X X
Guinea-Bissau X   X X
Guyana X X X X
Haiti   X X X
Holy See       X
Honduras X X X X
Hungary X X   X
Iceland X X X X
India X X X X
Indonesia     X X
Iran X X   X
Iraq X X X X
Ireland X X X X
Israel X X X X
Italy X X X X
Jamaica X X X X
Japan X X X X
Jordan X X X X
Kazakhstan       X
Kenya X X X X
Kiribati       X
Kuwait X X   X
Kyrgyzstan     X X
Lao People's Democratic Republic     X X
Latvia X X   X
Lebanon X X X X
Lesotho X X   X
Liberia     X X
Libya X X X X
Liechtenstein        
Lithuania X X X X
Luxembourg X X X X
Macedonia X X X X
Madagascar X X X X
Malawi X X X X
Malaysia       X
Maldives     X X
Mali X X X X
Malta X X X X
Marshall Islands       X
Mauritania       X
Mauritius X X X X
Mexico X X X X
Moldova X X   X
Monaco X X   X
Mongolia X X X X
Morocco X X X X
Mozambique   X X X
Myanmar     X X
Nambia     X X
Nauru       X
Nepal X X X X
Netherlands X X X X
New Zealand X X X X
Nicaragua X X X X
Niue       X
Niger X X   X
Nigeria X X X X
Norway X X X X
Oman       X
Pakistan       X
Palau       X
Panama X X X X
Papua New Guinea       X
Paraguay X X X X
Peru X X X X
Phillipines X X X X
Poland X X X X
Portugal X X X X
Qatar       X
Republic of Korea X X X X
Romania X X X X
Russian Federation X X X X
Rwanda X X X X
Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic        
Saint Kitts and Nevis     X X
Saint Lucia     X X
St. Vincent and Grenadines X X X X
Samoa     X X
San Marino X X   X
Sao Tome & Principe       X
Saudi Arabia       X
Senegal X X X X
Seychelles X X X X
Sierra Leone X X X X
Singapore        
Slovak Republic X X X X
Slovenia X X X X
Solomon Islands X     X
Somalia X X    
South Africa       X
Spain X X X X
Sri Lanka X X X X
Sudan X X   X
Suriname X X X X
Swaziland        
Sweden X X X X
Switzerland X X   X
Syrian Arab Republic X X   X
Tajikistan     X X
Thailand   X X X
Togo X X X X
Tonga        
Trinidad and Tobago X X X X
Tunisia X X X X
Turkey     X X
Turkmenistan X X X X
Tuvalu       X
Uganda X X X X
Ukraine X X X X
United Arab Emirates       X
United Kingdom X X X X
United Republic of Tanzania X X X X
United States   X    
Uruguay X X X X
Uzbekistan       X
Vanuatu       X
Venezuela X X X X
Viet Nam X X X X
Yemen X X X X
Yugoslavia X X X X
Zaire X X X X
Zambia X X X X
Zimbabwe X X X X