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
| CRC | |||||||
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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 notablethat several Gulf states – Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabi and the UAE have not signed these.
