Arab ratification of UN human rights
conventions
For more about human rights in Arab countries see main
page
For more about the core international human
rights treaties see the UNHCR
website
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CESCR |
CCPR |
CERD |
CEDAW |
CAT |
CRC |
MWC |
Algeria |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Bahrain |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Comoros |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
Djibouti |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Egypt |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Iraq |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
Jordan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Kuwait |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Lebanon |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Libya |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Mauritania |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Morocco |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Oman |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
Qatar |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Saudi Arabia |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Somalia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Sudan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
Syria |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tunisia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
UAE |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
Yemen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
KEY:
CESCR: International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
CCPR: International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights
CERD: International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CAT: Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CRC: Convention on the Rights of the
Child
MWC: International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Note: CESCR and CCPR are particularly
important because, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they
form the International Bill of Rights. It is notably that several
Gulf states
–
Oman
,
Qatar
, Saudi Arabi and the UAE have not signed these.
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