§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UN member states which have not ratified the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [44822]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 11 June 1998]: According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the following UN Member States were non-States Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the end of May 1998.
Andorra; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belize; Bhutan; Botswana; Brunei, Dar-es-Salaam; Burkino Faso; China; Comoros; Cook Islands; Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Fiji; Ghana; Haiti; Holy See; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Liberia; Liechtenstein; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Micronesia, Federated States of; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nauru, Niue; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Qatar; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Singapore, South Africa; Swaziland; Tajikistan; Thailand; Tonga; Turkey; Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates; United States of America; Vanuatu.This information, which is updated regularly, is also available on the OHCHR's Treaty Bodies Database on the Internet (www.unhchr.ch).
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UN member states which have not ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [44823]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 11 June 1998]: According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the following UN Member States were non-States Parties to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment at the end of May 1998.
Andorra; Angola; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belgium; Bhutan; Bolivia; Botswana; Brunei; Dar-es-Salaam; Burkino Faso; Central African Republic; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Holy See; India; Indonesia; Iran; Islamic Republic of Iraq; Ireland; Jamaica; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; Lao People's Democratic Office; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Micronesia, Federated States of; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nauru; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New-Guinea; Qatar; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sudan; Surinam; Swaziland; Syrian Arab Republic; Thailand; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates; United Republic of Tanzania; Vanuatu; Vietnam; Zambia, Zimbabwe.This information, which is updated regularly, is also available on the OHCHR's Treaty Bodies Database on the Internet (www.unhchr.ch).
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UN member states which have not ratified the UN Covenant on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. [44824]
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§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 11 June 1998]: According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the following UN Member States were non-States parties to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Afghanistan; Bahrain; Brunei; Dar-es-Salaam; Cook Islands; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Djibouti; Holy See; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Micronesia; Federated States of; Monaco; Nauru; Niger; Niue; Oman; Palau; Qatar; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tonga; Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates; United States of America.This information, which is updated regularly, is also available on the OHCHR's Treaty Bodies Database on the Internet (www.unhchr.ch).
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UN member states which have not ratified the UN Covenant on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [44825]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 11 June 1998]: According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the following UN Member States were non-States Parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Andorra; Angola; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Brunei; Dar-es-Salaam; Comoros; Cook Islands; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Djibouti; Dominica; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Georgia; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Honduras; Indonesia; Ireland; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Federated States of; Myanmar; Nauru; Niue; Oman; Palau; Paraguay; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Samoa; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Singapore; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Tuvalu; Vanuatu.This information, which is updated regularly, is also available on the OHCHR's Treaty Bodies Database on the Internet (www.unhchr.ch).
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UN member states which have not ratified the UN Covenant on the Rights of the Child. [44826]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 11 June 1998]: According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the following UN Member States were non-States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Somalia; United States of America.This information, which is updated regularly, is also available on the OHCHR's Treaty Bodies Database on the Internet (www.unhchr.ch).
§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the United Kingdom will(a) sign and (b) ratify the UN Convention against Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries; and if he will make a statement. [45716]
§ Mr. Tony LloydWe have no plans at present to sign and ratify the International Convention against Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. We have doubts concerning its legal enforceability in the United Kingdom. We are looking at options for national domestic regulation of military companies.