Core Universal Human rights treaties

Date of signature

Date of ratification

ICERD

6 Sep 2000

-

ICESCR

31 Oct. 1995 

-

ICCPR

31 Oct. 1995

-

ICCPR-OP

6 Sep 2000 

-

CEDAW

31 Oct. 1995 

3 Jun 2003 

OP-CEDAW

6 Sep 2000 

-

CAT

6 Sep 2000 

-

OP-CAT

-

-

CRC

-

14 May 1991

CRPD

-

-

OP-CRPD

-

-

ICRMW

6 Sep 2000 

-

Other main relevant international instruments

Ratification, accession or succession

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

None

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

None

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 protocol relating to protection of victims of 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

Treaty body

Latest report

submitted and

considered

Latest

concluding

observations

Follow-up

response

Reporting status

CRC

2003

2004

-

Initial report overdue since 1993 and submitted in march 2003. Considered in 2004. Second, third and fourth period reports overdue since June 2008.

See latest concluding observations at:

http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CRC.C.15.Add.235.En?Opendocument

CEDAW

-

-

-

Initial report due since 2004 and not yet submitted.

Standing invitations issued                             

None

Latest visits or mission reports                      

None

Visits agreed upon in principle

None

Visits requested and not yet agreed upon

None

Follow-up visits

None