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 [Editor’s Note: as of 21 September 2012, the OHCHR web site was last updated 24 July 2012]

Updated by OHCHR 24 July 2012

for further updates see: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/procedure.htm (and click on "statistical survey of individual complaints considered")

State Entry into force Living cases Inadm. Discont. Views (1)/(2) Total
Algeria 12/10/1989 1/0    4 
Andorra 22/11/2006* - - - - -
Argentina 26/6/1987 4
Australia 29/1/1993 8 1 12 1/9 31
Austria 28/8/1987 - 1/1 3
Azerbaijan 4/2/2002 - 1/0     2 
Belgium 25/7/1999 - - - - -
Bolivia 14/2/2006 - - - - -
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4/6/2003 - - - - -
Brazil 26/6/2006 - - - - -
Bulgaria 12/5/1993* 1/0 
Burundi 10/6/2003 - - - - -
Cameroon 12/10/2000 - - - - -
Canada 13/11/1989* 15 15 31 7/14 82
Chile 15/3/2004 - - - - -
Costa Rica 27/2/2002 - - - - -
Croatia 8/10/1991
Cyprus 8/4/1993
Czech Republic 3/9/1996 - - - -
Denmark 26/6/1987 4 1/5  20
Ecuador 6/9/1988* 1 1
Finland 29/9/1989 0/1 
France 23/6/1988* -
6 20 3/3 32
Georgia 30/06/05 - - - - -
Germany 19/10/2001 1 - - 0/1 2
Ghana 7/10/2000 - - - - -
Greece 5/11/1988 0/1 1
Guatemala 25/9/2003 - - - - -
Hungary 13/9/1989* - 1
Iceland 22/11/1996 - - - -
Ireland 11/4/2002 - - - - -
Italy 10/10/1989*
Kazakhstan 21/02/2008 4 - - 2/0 6
Liechtenstein 2/12/1990
Luxembourg 29/10/1987
Malta 13/10/1990 -
Mexico 15/3/2002 1 - - - 1
Moldova (Republic of) 02/09/2011 - - - - -
Monaco 6/1/1992
Montenegro (Rep. of)** 3/6/2006 - - - - -
Morocco 19/10/06 3 - - 2/0 5
Netherlands 20/1/1989 - 1/11 14
New Zealand 9/1/1990
Norway 26/6/1987 1 3 1/1  6
Paraguay 29/5/2002 - - - - -
Peru 17/10/2002 - - - - -
Poland 12/5/1993*
Portugal 11/3/1989
Republic of Korea 09/11/2007 - - - - -
Russian Federation 1/10/1991 1
Senegal 16/10/1996 - - 1/0 1
Serbia (Republic of)** 27/4/1992* 1 7/0  8
Seychelles 6/8/2001 - - - - -
Slovakia 17/3/1995
Slovenia 16/7/1993
South Africa 9/1/1999* - - - - -
Spain 20/11/1987* 1 6 4/1  12
Sweden 26/6/1987 10 13 30 20/38 111
Switzerland 26/6/1987 38 8 35 10/44 135
Togo 18/12/1987
Tunisia 23/10/1988 - 1 6/0  8
Turkey 2/9/1988*
Ukraine 12/9/2003 1 - - 1/0 2
Uruguay 27/7/1988* -
Venezuela 26/4/1994 1 1/0 2

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  103 63 138 72/130 506

 

462 registered communications with respect to 29 countries.

(1) Disclose a Violation

(2) Disclose No Violation

 

*  Dates are based on Article 27, paragraph 1, of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which states that the date of entry into force is 30 days after date of ratification.

** Formerly Yugoslavia.  The Republic of Serbia succeeded the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro after the Declaration of Independence of Montenegro on 3 June 2006.