Core Universal Human rights treaties

Date of signature

Date of ratification

ICERD

-

21 Apr 1976 a

ICESCR

-

1 Nov. 1976

ICCPR

-

1 Nov. 1976

ICCPR-OP

-

1 Nov. 1976

CEDAW

17 Jul 1980 

17 Oct. 1986 

OP-CEDAW

-

-

CAT

-

18 Mar 1996

OP-CAT

-

-

CRC

20 Mar 1990 

27 Sep 1990 

CRPD

-

-

OP-CRPD

-

-

ICRMW

-

-

Other main relevant international instruments

Ratification, accession or succession

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

31 May 1962

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Yes

1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol.

Yes

Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Additional Protocols thereto

Yes, except for additional protocols relating to protection of victims of International armed conflicts (8 June 1977), non international armed conflicts (8 June 1977) and the additional protocol relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III).

ILO fundamental conventions

Yes, except C42 Workmen’s compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (revised), 1934, denounced on 02.09.1967.

Treaty body

Latest report

submitted and

considered

Latest

concluding

observations

Follow-up

response

Reporting status

CAT

2005

2005

-

Initial report overdue since 1997 and submitted in January 2005. Second, third and Fourth reports due in 2009.

See latest concluding observations at: http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CAT.C.DRC.CO.1.Fr?Opendocument

CCPR

2005

March 2006

-

Third periodic report overdue since 1991, submitted in March 2005. Considered in march 2006. Fourth report due in 2009.

See latest concluding observations at: http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CCPR.C.COD.CO.3.Fr?Opendocument

CEDAW

2004

2006

-

Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports overdue since 2003 and submitted in 2004. Considered in August 2006.

See latest concluding observations at:

http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CEDAW.C.COD.CO.5.Fr?Opendocument

CERD

1999

1999

-

Report ref. decision adopted by the committee. Submitted and considered in August 1999. Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth periodic reports were submitted in 2006 and considered in August 2007. Next reports due in 2011.

See latest concluding observations at:

http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/A.54.18,para.23(3).Fr?Opendocument 

CESCR

2007

-

-

Second, third, fourth and fifth periodic reports overdue since 1992 and submitted in 2007. Not yet considered.

CRC

2007

-

-

Second periodic report overdue since 1997 and submitted in 2007.

See latest concluding observations at:

http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CRC.C.15.Add.138.Fr?Opendocument

CRC-OP-AC

2009

-

-

Initial report overdue since 2004 and submitted in January 2009.

CRC-OP-AC

-

-

-

Initial report overdue since 2004 and not yet submitted.

Standing invitations issued                             

None

Latest visits or mission reports                      

·          SR on violence against women (16 - 28 July 2007)

Report A/HRC/7/6/Add.4:

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G08/111/43/PDF/G0811143.pdf?OpenElement 

·          IE on human rights in the DRC (27 November - 6 December 2007)

Report A/HRC/7/25:

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G08/115/59/PDF/G0811559.pdf?OpenElement

·          RSG on Internally Displaced Persons (21 January - 3 February 2008)

Report A/HRC/8/6/Add.3:

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G08/135/16/PDF/G0813516.pdf?OpenElement

·          RSG on internally displaced persons ( 17 - 23 January 2009 )

See Press release

Visits agreed upon in principle

·          SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders (for a follow up visit)

·          SR on human rights defenders

·          SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

Visits requested and not yet agreed upon

·          (R on 30 Nov 2006) SR on the right to food

Follow-up visits

None