Appendix III: State of Ratifications of Major Human Rights Conventions

DOI10.1177/016934419501300312
Date01 September 1995
Published date01 September 1995
Subject MatterPart C: Appendices
Appendix
III
State of Ratifications of Major Human Rights Conventions
as
of
31 July 1995
Explanation of abbreviations
United Nations, Inter-American
and
African Systems
1. CESCR
2. CCPR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
3. Art. 41 CCPR Declaration recognizing the competence of the Human Rights
Committee under Article 41 of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights to receive Inter-State Communications
4. OP1-CCPR Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights; Individual Communications
5. OP2-CCPR Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
6. Genocide Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide
7. CERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
8. Art. 14 CERD Declaration recognizing the competence of the Committee on the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination under Article 14 of the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
9. Apartheid International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the
Crime of Apartheid
10. CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women
11. CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
12. Art. 28 CAT Non-reservation under Article 28 with respect to Article 20 of the
Convention againstTorture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment of Punishment (Inquiry Procedure)
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