How To Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations
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| State
|
Entry into
force
|
Living
cases
|
Inadm.
|
Discont.
|
Views
(1)/(2)
|
Total
|
| Algeria
|
12/10/1989
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1/0
|
4
|
| Andorra
|
22/11/2006*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Argentina
|
26/6/1987
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
| Australia
|
29/1/1993
|
8
|
1
|
12
|
1/9
|
31
|
| Austria
|
28/8/1987
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1/1
|
3
|
| Azerbaijan
|
4/2/2002
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
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
|
1
|
| 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
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
1/5
|
20
|
| Ecuador
|
6/9/1988*
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
| Finland
|
29/9/1989
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
0/1
|
8
|
| 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
|
-
|
-
|
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
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| Montenegro (Rep. of)**
|
3/6/2006
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Morocco
|
19/10/06
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2/0
|
5
|
| Netherlands
|
20/1/1989
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
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
|
-
|
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
|
1
|
6/0
|
8
|
| Turkey
|
2/9/1988*
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| Ukraine
|
12/9/2003
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1/0
|
2
|
| Uruguay
|
27/7/1988*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Venezuela
|
26/4/1994
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1/0
|
2
|
65
|
|
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.
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