Reform of the UN Human Rights Treaty System - Reports - Report: Universality at the Crossroads by: Professor A.F. Bayefsky - Annex 1: Statistical Analysis of the UN Human Rights Treaty System - Overdue Reports

Annex 1

Section G: OVERDUE REPORTS

62.The Number of Overdue Reports

63.Comparison of the Number of Overdue & Considered Reports

64.Number of Overdue Reports for Each Treaty

65.% of States Parties with Overdue Reports For Each Treaty

66.Number of States Parties Having Initial Reports Overdue

67.% of States Parties with Initial Reports Overdue For Each Treaty

68.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for All Committees

69.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for CERD

70.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for CCPR

71.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for CESCR

72.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for CEDAW

73.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for CAT

74.Current Distribution/Time, Reports are Overdue for CRC

75.Number of Overdue Reports By Regional Group

76.% of Overdue Reports for Each Treaty Classified By Regional Groups

77.Number of Initial Overdue Reports for Each Treaty Classified By Regional Groups

78.% of Initial Overdue Reports for Each Treaty Classified By Regional Groups

79.States With The Largest Number Of Total Overdue Reports

80.Human Development Index Rank in 2000 vs Number of Overdue Reports for All Committees

81.Human Development Index Value (1998) vs Number of Overdue Reports for All Committees

82.Gender Related Development Index Value (1998) vs Number of Overdue Reports for All Committees

83.GDP (PPP $US) per Capita (1998) vs Number of Overdue Reports for All Committees

84.Official Development Assistance vs Overdue Reports for All Committees

85.Total Population (1998) vs Number of Overdue Reports for All Committees

86.Geographical Area (sq miles) vs Number of Overdue Reports for All Committees

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The Number of Overdue Reports

1 January 2000

Committee	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of States Parties	Number of States Parties with Initial Overdue Reports	% of States Parties with Initial Overdue Reports	Number of States Parties with Overdue Reports	% of States Parties with Overdue Reports
CERD	397	155	20	13%	116	75%
CCPR	144	144	27	19%	91	63%
CESCR	164	142	52	37%	114	80%
CEDAW	242	165	53	32%	129	78%
CAT	106	118	36	31%	74	63%
CRC	150	191	54	28%	130	68%
TOTAL	1203
AVERAGE				27%		71%

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Comparison Of The Numbers Of Overdue & Considered Reports

1 January 2000

Committee	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Reports Considered since Inception
CAT	106	134 [1989]
CCPR	144	254 [1977]
CEDAW	242	193 [1983]
CERD	397	800 [1970]
CESCR	164	123 [1988]
CRC	150	109 [1993]
TOTAL	1203	1613

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States With The Largest Number Of Total Overdue Reports

1 January 2000

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COUNTRY

Number of Overdue Reports

Number of Treaties Ratified

Guyana

21

6

Togo

21

6

Cape Verde

19

6

Gambia

18

5

Sierra Leone

18

5

Uganda

18

6

Liberia

17

3

Côte d'Ivoire

16

6

Mali

16

6

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

16

5

Seychelles

16

6

Central African Republic

15

5

Congo

15

5

Somalia

15

4

Brazil

14

6

Lao People's Democratic Republic

14

3

Madagascar

14

5

Suriname

14

5

Afghanistan

13

5

Albania

13

6

Barbados

13

5

Ethiopia

13

6

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Guinea	13	6

Bosnia and Herzegovina

12

6

Viet Nam

12

5

Bahamas

11

3

Mozambique

11

5

Saint Lucia

11

3

Solomon Islands

11

3

United Republic of Tanzania

11

5

Angola

10

4

Botswana

10

3

Democratic Republic of the Congo

10

6

Dominica

10

4

Greece

10

6

Papua New Guinea

10

3

Trinidad and Tobago

10

5

Yemen

10

6

Antigua and Barbuda

9

4

Benin

9

5

Burundi

9

6

Cambodia

9

6

Costa Rica

9

6

Ecuador

9

6

El Salvador

9

6

Estonia

9

6

Fiji

9

3

Jamaica

9

5

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Latvia	9	6

Malawi

9

6

Republic of Moldova

9

6

Senegal

9

6

Zambia

9

6

Equatorial Guinea

8

4

Grenada

8

4

Guinea-Bissau

8

3

Hungary

8

6

Kenya

8

5

Niger

8

6

Philippines

8

6

Slovakia

8

6

Slovenia

8

6

Sri Lanka

8

6

Bangladesh

7

5

Bolivia

7

6

Bulgaria

7

6

Chad

7

6

Egypt

7

6

Gabon

7

5

Haiti

7

4

Malta

7

6

Namibia

7

6

New Zealand

7

6

Panama

7

6

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Rwanda	7	5

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

7

6

Tunisia

7

6

Turkmenistan

7

6

Venezuela

7

6

Bhutan

6

2

Canada

6

6

Croatia

6

6

Czech Republic

6

6

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

6

3

Guatemala

6

6

Luxembourg

6

6

Maldives

6

3

Mauritius

6

6

Romania

6

6

San Marino

6

3

Yugoslavia

6

6

Australia

5

6

Belize

5

4

Cameroon

5

6

Cyprus

5

6

France

5

6

Kuwait

5

6

Lesotho

5

5

Lithuania

5

6

Monaco

5

5

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Nepal	5	6

Nicaragua

5

5

Nigeria

5

5

Poland

5

6

Saint Kitts and Nevis

5

2

Switzerland

5

6

Syrian Arab Republic

5

4

Tajikistan

5

6

United States of America

5

3

Uzbekistan

5

6

Algeria

4

6

Austria

4

6

Belarus

4

6

Chile

4

6

China

4

4

Dominican Republic

4

5

Honduras

4

5

India

4

5

Israel

4

6

Jordan

4

6

Lebanon

4

5

Mongolia

4

5

Qatar

4

2

Russian Federation

4

6

Sudan

4

4

Uruguay

4

6

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Bahrain	3	3

Colombia

3

6

Cuba

3

4

Germany

3

6

Ghana

3

3

Indonesia

3

4

Ireland

3

4

Italy

3

6

Kazakhstan

3

4

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

3

6

Norway

3

6

Pakistan

3

3

Paraguay

3

5

Peru

3

6

Portugal

3

6

Samoa

3

2

Sweden

3

6

Thailand

3

4

Turkey

3

3

United Arab Emirates

3

2

Zimbabwe

3

5

Andorra

2

2

Azerbaijan

2

6

Belgium

2

6

Burkina Faso

2

6

Comoros

2

2

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Eritrea	2	2

Georgia

2

6

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

2

4

Iraq

2

5

Japan

2

6

Malaysia

2

2

Mauritania

2

2

Mexico

2

6

Morocco

2

6

Netherlands

2

6

Sao Tome and Principe

2

1

Saudi Arabia

2

3

Spain

2

6

Swaziland

2

2

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2

6

Argentina

1

6

Armenia

1

6

Brunei Darussalam

1

1

Cook Islands

1

1

Denmark

1

6

Djibouti

1

2

Finland

1

6

Holy See

1

2

Iceland

1

6

Kiribati

1

1

Liechtenstein

1

5

COUNTRY	Number of Overdue Reports	Number of Treaties Ratified
Myanmar	1	2

Nauru

1

1

Niue

1

1

Republic of Korea

1

6

Singapore

1

2

South Africa

1

5

Tonga

1

2

Tuvalu

1

2

Ukraine

1

6

Vanuatu

1

2

TOTAL

1203

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