How To Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations

Chart of Outcomes of CERD Complaints and How to Update




updated 14 March 2008


for further updates see: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/stat4.htm


States parties

Living Cases

Concluded Cases

State

Entry into force

Pre-adm.

Admissible

Inadm..

Discont.

Views
(1)/(2)

Total

Algeria

12/9/1989

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Andorra

22/10/2006

-

-

-

-

-

-

Argentina

5/2/2007

-

-

-

-

-

-

Australia

28/1/1993

1

-

3

- 

0/3

7

Austria

20/2/2002

-

-

-

-

-

-

Azerbaijan

27/9/2001

-

-

-

-

-

-

Belgium

10/10/2000

-

-

-

-

-

        -

Bolivia

14/2/2006

-

-

-

-

-

-

Brazil

17/06/2002

-

-

-

-

-

        -

Bulgaria

12/5/1993

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Chile

18/5/1994

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Costa Rica

8/1/1974

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Cyprus

30/12/1993

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Czech Republic

11/10/2000

-

-

-

-

-

      -

Denmark

11/10/1985

-

-

8 

- 

4/5 

17 

Ecuador

18/3/1977

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Finland

16/11/1994

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

France

16/8/1982

- 

- 

1

- 

0/1 

2 

Georgia

30/6/05

-

-

-

-

-

-

Germany

30/8/2001

1

1

-

-

-

2

Hungary

13/9/1989*

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Iceland

10/8/1981

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Ireland

28/1/2001*

-

-

-

-

-

-

Italy

5/5/1978

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Liechtenstein

18/3/2004

-

-

-

-

-

-

Luxembourg

22/7/1996

- 

- 

-

-

-

- 

Malta

16/12/1998

 

-

-

-

-

-

Mexico

15/3/2002

-

-

-

-

-

-

Monaco

6/11/2001

-

-

-

-

-

-

Montenegro (Rep. of)

23/10/2006

-

-

-

-

-

-

Morocco

19/10/2006

-

-

-

-

-

-

Netherlands

9/1/1972*

- 

- 

- 

- 

2/1 

3

Norway

23/1/1976

- 

- 

1 

- 

1/1

3 

Peru

27/11/1984

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Poland

1/12/1998

-

-

-

-

-

-

Portugal

2/3/2000

-

-

-

-

-

      -

Republic of Korea

5/3/1997

-

-

-

-

-

-

Romania

21/3/2003

-

-

-

-

-

-

Russian Federation

1/10/1991

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

San Marino

22/2/2008

-

-

-

-

-

-

Senegal

3/12/1982

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Serbia (Republic of) **

27/6/2001

-

-

-

-

1/0

1

Slovakia

17/3/1995

- 

- 

- 

- 

2/1 

3 

Slovenia

10/11/2001

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Africa

9/1/1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

Spain

13/1/1998

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sweden

5/1/1972*

- 

- 

3

- 

- 

3

Switzerland

19/6/2003

-

-

-

-

-

-

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

22/12/1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ukraine

28/7/1992

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

Uruguay

11/9/1972

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Venezuela

22/9/2003

-

-

-

-

-

-

52

-

2

-

17

-

10/12

41

2  living cases

41 registered communications with respect to 9 countries


(1) Disclose a Violation

(2) Disclose No Violation



* Dates are based on Article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Racism, which states that the date of entry into force is 30 days after the date of ratification.


** Formerly Yugoslavia. Serbia and Montenegro changed its name to Republic of Serbia on June 6, 2006, after the Declaration of Independence of Montenegro on 3 June 2006.


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