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Human Development Report 2009

FSelected conventions related to human rights and migration (by year of ratification)
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsExcel

HDI Rank Country 2009
1 Norway 1972
2 Australia 1980
3 Iceland 1979
4 Canada 1976
5 Ireland 1989
6 Netherlands 1978
7 Sweden 1971
8 France 1980
9 Switzerland 1992
10 Japan 1979
11 Luxembourg 1983
12 Finland 1975
13 United States 1992
14 Austria 1978
15 Spain 1977
16 Denmark 1972
17 Belgium 1983
18 Italy 1978
19 Liechtenstein 1998
20 New Zealand 1978
21 United Kingdom 1976
22 Germany 1973
23 Singapore ..
24 Hong Kong, China (SAR) ..
25 Greece 1997
26 Korea (Republic of) 1990
27 Israel 1991
28 Andorra 2006
29 Slovenia 1992
30 Brunei Darussalam ..
31 Kuwait 1996
32 Cyprus 1969
33 Qatar ..
34 Portugal 1978
35 United Arab Emirates ..
36 Czech Republic 1993
37 Barbados 1973
38 Malta 1990
39 Bahrain 2006
40 Estonia 1991
41 Poland 1977
42 Slovakia 1993
43 Hungary 1974
44 Chile 1972
45 Croatia 1992
46 Lithuania 1991
47 Antigua and Barbuda ..
48 Latvia 1992
49 Argentina 1986
50 Uruguay 1970
51 Cuba 2008 1
52 Bahamas 2008
53 Mexico 1981
54 Costa Rica 1968
55 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1970
56 Oman ..
57 Seychelles 1992
58 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1978
59 Saudi Arabia ..
60 Panama 1977
61 Bulgaria 1970
62 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
63 Romania 1974
64 Trinidad and Tobago 1978
65 Montenegro 2006
66 Malaysia ..
67 Serbia ..
68 Belarus 1973
69 Saint Lucia ..
70 Albania 1991
71 Russian Federation 1973
72 Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Rep. of) 1994
73 Dominica 1993
74 Grenada 1991
75 Brazil 1992
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1993
77 Colombia 1969
78 Peru 1978
79 Turkey 2003
80 Ecuador 1969
81 Mauritius 1973
82 Kazakhstan 2006
83 Lebanon 1972
84 Armenia 1993
85 Ukraine 1973
86 Azerbaijan 1992
87 Thailand 1996
88 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1975
89 Georgia 1994
90 Dominican Republic 1978
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1981
92 China 1998 1
93 Belize 1996
94 Samoa 2008
95 Maldives 2006
96 Jordan 1975
97 Suriname 1976
98 Tunisia 1969
99 Tonga ..
100 Jamaica 1975
101 Paraguay 1992
102 Sri Lanka 1980
103 Gabon 1983
104 Algeria 1989
105 Philippines 1986
106 El Salvador 1979
107 Syrian Arab Republic 1969
108 Fiji ..
109 Turkmenistan 1997
110 Occupied Palestinian Territories ..
111 Indonesia 2006
112 Honduras 1997
113 Bolivia 1982
114 Guyana 1977
115 Mongolia 1974
116 Viet Nam 1982
117 Moldova 1993
118 Equatorial Guinea 1987
119 Uzbekistan 1995
120 Kyrgyzstan 1994
121 Cape Verde 1993
122 Guatemala 1992
123 Egypt 1982
124 Nicaragua 1980
125 Botswana 2000
126 Vanuatu 2008
127 Tajikistan 1999
128 Namibia 1994
129 South Africa 1998
130 Morocco 1979
131 Sao Tome and Principe 1995 1
132 Bhutan ..
133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2000 1
134 India 1979
135 Solomon Islands ..
136 Congo 1983
137 Cambodia 1992
138 Myanmar ..
139 Comoros 2008 1
140 Yemen 1987
141 Pakistan 2008 1
142 Swaziland 2004
143 Angola 1992
144 Nepal 1991
145 Madagascar 1971
146 Bangladesh 2000
147 Kenya 1972
148 Papua New Guinea 2008
149 Haiti 1991
150 Sudan 1986
151 Tanzania (United Republic of) 1976
152 Ghana 2000
153 Cameroon 1984
154 Mauritania 2004
155 Djibouti 2002
156 Lesotho 1992
157 Uganda 1995
158 Nigeria 1993
159 Togo 1984
160 Malawi 1993
161 Benin 1992
162 Timor-Leste 2003
163 Côte d'Ivoire 1992
164 Zambia 1984
165 Eritrea 2002
166 Senegal 1978
167 Rwanda 1975
168 Gambia 1979
169 Liberia 2004
170 Guinea 1978
171 Ethiopia 1993
172 Mozambique 1993
173 Guinea-Bissau 2000 1
174 Burundi 1990
175 Chad 1995
176 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 1976
177 Burkina Faso 1999
178 Mali 1974
179 Central African Republic 1981
180 Sierra Leone 1996
181 Afghanistan 1983
182 Niger 1986
Other UN member states
Iraq 1971
Kiribati ..
Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) 1981
Marshall Islands ..
Micronesia (Federated States of) ..
Monaco 1997
Nauru 2001 1
Palau ..
San Marino 1985
Somalia 1990
Tuvalu ..
Zimbabwe 1991


Notes :
Data refer to the year of ratification, accession or succession unless otherwise specified. All these stages have the same legal effect. Bold signifies signature not yet followed by ratification. Data are as of June 2009. l: Ratified, m: Signed not yet ratified.
1 - Signed not yet followed by ratification


Sources :
UN (2009b). "Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General." http://untreaty.un.org. Accessed June 2009.


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