Human Rights in the World

Africa Region

Angola (12-01-1976)

Benin (20-09-1960)

Botswana (17-10-1966)

Burkina Faso (20-09-1960)

Burundi (18-09-1962)

Cameroon (20-09-1960)

Cape Verde (16-09-1975)

Central African Republic (20-09-1960)

Chad (20-09-1960)

Comoros (12-11-1975)

Congo (20-09-1960)

Côte d'Ivoire (20-09-1960)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (20-09-1960)

Djibouti (20-09-1977)

Equatorial Guinea (12-11-1968)

Eritrea (28-05-1993)

Ethiopia (13-11-1945)

Gabon (20-09-1960)

Gambia (21-09-1965)

Ghana (08-03-1957)

Guinea (12-12-1958)

Guinea-Bissau (17-09-1974)

Kenya (16-12-1963)

Lesotho (17-10-1966)

Liberia (02-11-1945)

Madagascar (20-09-1960)

Malawi (01-12-1964)

Mali (28-09-1960)

Mauritius (24-04-1968)

Mozambique (16-09-1975)

Namibia (23-04-1990)

Niger (20-09-1960)

Nigeria (07-10-1960)

Rwanda (18-09-1962)

Sao Tome and Principe (16-09-1975)

Senegal (28-09-1960)

Seychelles (21-09-1976)

Sierra Leone (27-09-1961)

Somalia (20-09-1960)

South Africa (07-11-1945)

Sudan (12-11-1956)

Swaziland (24-09-1968)

Togo (20-09-1960)

Uganda (25-10-1962)

United Republic of Tanzania (14-12-1961)

Zambia (01-12-1964)

Zimbabwe (25-08-1980)

Asia-Pacific Region

Afghanistan (19-11-1946)

Australia (01-11-1945)

Bangladesh (17-09-1974)

Bhutan (21-09-1971)

Brunei Darussalam (21-09-1984)

Cambodia (14-12-1955)

China (24-10-1945)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (17-09-1991)

Fiji (13-10-1970)

India (30-10-1945)

Indonesia (28-09-1950)

Iran (Islamic Republic of) (24-10-1945)

Japan (18-12-1956)

Kiribati (14-09-1999)

Lao People's Democratic Republic (14-12-1955)

Malaysia (17-09-1957)

Maldives (21-09-1965)

Marshall Islands (17-09-1991)

Micronesia (Federated States of) (17-09-1991)

Mongolia (27-10-1961)

Myanmar (19-04-1948)

Nauru (14-09-1999)

Nepal (14-12-1955)

New Zealand (24-10-1945)

Pakistan (30-09-1947)

Palau (15-12-1994)

Papua New Guinea (10-10-1975)

Philippines (24-10-1945)

Republic of Korea (17-09-1991)

Samoa (15-12-1976)

Singapore (21-09-1965)

Solomon Islands (19-09-1978)

Sri Lanka (14-12-1955)

Thailand (16-12-1946)

Timor-Leste (27-09-2002)

Tonga (14-09-1999)

Tuvalu (05-09-2000)

Vanuatu (15-09-1981)

Viet Nam (20-09-1977)

Europe and Central Asia Region

Albania (14-12-1955)

Andorra (28-07-1993)

Armenia (02-03-1992)

Austria (14-12-1955)

Azerbaijan (02-03-1992)

Belarus (24-10-1945)

Belgium (27-12-1945)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (22-05-1992)

Bulgaria (14-12-1955)

Canada (09-11-1945)

Croatia (22-05-1992)

Cyprus (20-09-1960)

Czech Republic (19-01-1993)

Denmark (24-10-1945)

Estonia (17-09-1991)

Finland (14-12-1955)

France (24-10-1945)

Georgia (31-07-1992)

Germany (18-09-1973)

Greece (25-10-1945)

Hungary (14-12-1955)

Iceland (19-11-1946)

Ireland (14-12-1955)

Italy (14-12-1955)

Kazakhstan (02-03-1992)

Kyrgyzstan (02-03-1992)

Latvia (17-09-1991)

Liechtenstein (18-09-1990)

Lithuania (17-09-1991)

Luxembourg (24-10-1945)

Malta (01-12-1964)

Monaco (28-05-1993)

Montenegro (28-06-2006)

Netherlands (10-12-1945)

Norway (27-11-1945)

Poland (24-10-1945)

Portugal (14-12-1955)

Republic of Moldova (02-03-1992)

Romania (14-12-1955)

Russian Federation (24-10-1945)

San Marino (02-03-1992)

Serbia (01-11-2000)

Slovakia (19-01-1993)

Slovenia (22-05-1992)

Spain (14-12-1955)

Sweden (19-11-1946)

Switzerland (10-09-2002)

Tajikistan (02-03-1992)

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (08-04-1993)

Turkey (24-10-1945)

Turkmenistan (02-03-1992)

Ukraine (24-10-1945)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (24-10-1945)

United States of America (24-10-1945)

Uzbekistan (02-03-1992)

Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Antigua and Barbuda (11-11-1981)

Argentina (24-10-1945)

Bahamas (18-09-1973)

Barbados (09-12-1966)

Belize (25-09-1981)

Bolivia (14-11-1945)

Brazil (24-10-1945)

Chile (24-10-1945)

Colombia (05-11-1945)

Costa Rica (02-11-1945)

Cuba (24-10-1945)

Dominica (18-12-1978)

Dominican Republic (24-10-1945)

Ecuador (21-12-1945)

El Salvador (24-10-1945)

Grenada (17-09-1974)

Guatemala (21-11-1945)

Guyana (20-09-1966)

Haiti (24-10-1945)

Honduras (17-12-1945)

Jamaica (18-09-1962)

Mexico (07-11-1945)

Nicaragua (24-10-1945)

Panama (13-11-1945)

Paraguay (24-10-1945)

Peru (31-10-1945)

Saint Kitts and Nevis (23-09-1983)

Saint Lucia (18-09-1979)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (16-09-1980)

Suriname (04-12-1975)

Trinidad and Tobago (18-09-1962)

Uruguay (18-12-1945)

Venezuela (15-11-1945)

Middle East and Northern Africa Region

Algeria (08-10-1962)

Bahrain (21-09-1971)

Egypt (24-10-1945)

Iraq (24-12-1945)

Israel (11-05-1949)

Jordan (14-12-1955)

Kuwait (14-05-1963)

Lebanon (24-10-1945)

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (14-12-1955)

Mauritania (27-10-1961)

Morocco (12-11-1956)

Oman (07-10-1971)

Qatar (21-09-1971)

Saudi Arabia (24-10-1945)

Syrian Arab Republic (24-10-1945)

Tunisia (12-11-1956)

United Arab Emirates (09-12-1971)

Yemen (30-09-1947)

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