How To Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations
List of states parties to the Optional Protocol of CEDAW and how to update
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updated 7 April 2008
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Participant
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Signature
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Ratification,
Accession (a)
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Entry into Force
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Albania
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23 Jun 2003 a
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23 Sep 2003
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Andorra
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14 Oct 2002
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14 Jan 2003
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Angola
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1 Nov 2007a
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1 Feb 2008
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Antigua and Barbuda
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5 Jun 2006 a
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5 Sep 2006
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Argentina
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20 Mar 2007
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20 jun 2007
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Armenia
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14 Sep 2006 a
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14 Dec 2006
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Austria
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6 Sep 2000
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22 Dec 2000
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Azerbaijan
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1 Jun 2001
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1 Sep 2001
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Bangladesh
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6 Sep 2000
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22 Dec 2000
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Belarus
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3 Feb 2004
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3 May 2004
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Belgium
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17 Jun 2004
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17 Sep 2004
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Belize
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9 Dec 2002 a
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9 Mar 2003
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Benin
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25 May 2000
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Bolivia
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27 Sep 2000
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27 Dec 2000
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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4 Sep 2002
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4 Dec 2002
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Botswana
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21 Feb 2007 a
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21 May 2007
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Brazil
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28 Jun 2002
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28 Sep 2002
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Bulgaria
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20 Sep 2006
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20 Dec 2006
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Burkina Faso
|
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10 Oct 2005
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10 Jan 2006
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Burundi
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13 Nov 2001
|
|
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Cambodia
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11 Nov 2001
|
|
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Cameroon
|
|
7 Jan 2005 a
|
7 April 2005
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Canada
|
|
18 Oct 2002 a
|
18 Jan 2003
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Chile
|
10 Dec 1999
|
|
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Colombia
|
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23 Jan 2007
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23 Apr 2007
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Cook Islands
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27 Nov 2007
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27 Feb 2008
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Costa Rica
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20 Sep 2001
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20 Dec 2001
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Croatia
|
|
7 Mar 2001
|
7 Jun 2001
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Cuba
|
17 Mar 2000
|
|
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Cyprus
|
|
26 Apr 2002
|
26 Jul 2002
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Czech Republic
|
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26 Feb 2001
|
26 May 2001
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Denmark
|
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31 May 2000
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22 Dec 2000
|
Dominican Republic
|
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10 Aug 2001
|
10 Nov 2001
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Ecuador
|
|
5 Feb 2002
|
5 May 2002
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El Salvador
|
4 Apr 2001
|
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Finland
|
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29 Dec 2000
|
29 Mar 2001
|
France
|
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9 Jun 2000
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22 Dec 2000
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Gabon
|
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5 Nov 2004 a
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5 Feb 2005
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Georgia
|
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1 Aug 2002 a
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1 Nov 2002
|
Germany
|
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15 Jan 2002
|
15 Apr 2002
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Ghana
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24 Feb 2000
|
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Greece
|
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24 Jan 2002
|
24 Apr 2002
|
Guatemala
|
|
9 May 2002
|
9 Aug 2002
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Guinea-Bissau
|
12 Sep 2000
|
|
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Hungary
|
|
22 Dec 2000 a
|
22 Mar 2001
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Iceland
|
|
6 Mar 2001
|
6 Jun 2001
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Indonesia
|
28 Feb 2000
|
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Ireland
|
|
7 Sep 2000
|
22 Dec 2000
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Italy
|
|
22 Sep 2000
|
22 Dec 2000
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Kazakhstan
|
|
24 Aug 2001
|
24 Nov 2001
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Kyrgyzstan
|
|
22 Jul 2002 a
|
22 Oct 2002
|
Lesotho
|
|
24 Sep 2004
|
24 Dec 2004
|
Liberia
|
22 Sep 2004
|
|
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
|
|
18 Jun 2004 a
|
18 Sep 2004
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Liechtenstein
|
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24 Oct 2001
|
24 Jan 2002
|
Lithuania
|
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5 Aug 2004
|
5 Nov 2004
|
Luxembourg
|
|
1 Jul 2003
|
1 Oct 2003
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Madagascar
|
7 Sep 2000
|
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Malawi
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7 Sep 2000
|
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Maldives
|
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13 Mar 2006 a
|
13 Jun 2006
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Mali
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5 Dec 2000 a
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5 Mar 2001
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Mauritius
|
11 Nov 2001
|
|
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Mexico
|
|
15 Mar 2002
|
15 Jun 2002
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Mongolia
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28 Mar 2002
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28 Jun 2002
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Namibia
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26 May 2000
|
22 Dec 2000
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Nepal
|
|
15 Jun 2007
|
15 Sep 2007
|
Netherlands
|
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22 May 2002
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22 Aug 2002
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New Zealand
|
|
7 Sep 2000
|
22 Dec 2000
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Niger
|
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30 Sep 2004 a
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30 Dec 2004
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Nigeria
|
|
22 Nov 2004
|
22 Feb 2005
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Norway
|
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5 Mar 2002
|
5 Jun 2002
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Panama
|
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9 May 2001
|
9 Aug 2001
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Paraguay
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14 May 2001
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14 Aug 2001
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Peru
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9 Apr 2001
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9 Jul 2001
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Philippines
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12 Nov 2003
|
12 Feb 2004
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Poland
|
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22 Dec 2003 a
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22 Mar 2004
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Portugal
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26 Apr 2002
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26 Jul 2002
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Republic of Korea
|
|
18 Oct 2006
|
18 Jan 2007
|
Republic of Moldova
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28 Feb 2006 a
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28 May 2006
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Republic of Montenegro2
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|
23 Oct 20062
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3 Jun 20062
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Republic of Serbia1
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31 Jul 2003 a
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31 Oct 2003
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Romania
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25 Aug 2003
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25 Nov 2003
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Russian Federation
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28 Jul 2004
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28 Oct 2004
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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|
20 Jan 2006 a
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20 Apr 2006
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San Marino
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15 Sep 2005
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15 Dec 2005
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Sao Tome and Principe
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6 Sep 2000
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Senegal
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26 May 2000
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22 Dec 2000
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Seychelles
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22 Jul 2002
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Sierra Leone
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8 Sep 2000
|
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Slovakia
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17 Nov 2000
|
17 Feb 2001
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Slovenia
|
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23 Sep 2004
|
23 Dec 2004
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Solomon Islands
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|
6 May 2002 a
|
6 Aug 2002
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South Africa
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|
18 Oct 2005 a
|
18 Jan 2006
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Spain
|
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6 Jul 2001
|
6 Oct 2001
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Sri Lanka
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15 Oct 2002 a
|
15 Jan 2003
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Sweden
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24 Apr 2003
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24 Jul 2003
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Switzerland
|
15 Feb 2007
|
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Tajikistan
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7 Sep 2000
|
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Thailand
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14 Jun 2000
|
22 Dec 2000
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The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
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|
17 Oct 2003
|
17 Jan 2004
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Timor-Leste
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|
16 Apr 2003 a
|
16 Jul 2003
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Turkey
|
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29 Oct 2002
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29 Jan 2003
|
Ukraine
|
|
26 Sep 2003
|
26 Sep 2003
|
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland
|
|
17 Dec 2004 a
|
17 Mar 2005
|
United Republic of
Tanzania
|
|
12 Jan 2006 a
|
12 Apr 2006
|
Uruguay
|
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26 Jul 2001
|
26 Oct 2001
|
Vanuatu
|
|
17 May 2007 a
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17 Aug 2007
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Venezuela
|
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13 May 2002
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13 Aug 2002
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90 State parties
1 Effective 3 June 2006, Serbia and Montenegro changed its name to Republic of Serbia.
2 Serbia and Montenegro (now known as the Republic of Serbia) had previously ratified the
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women on 31 July 2003. On 3 June 2006, the Republic of Montenegro became an independent
state, and subsequently deposited on 23 October 2006 its notification of succession to the treaties
to which Serbia and Montenegro was a party or a signatory, as from 3 June 2006.
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