Provisions

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Article 14(individual complaints)

Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela

Article 15(right of petitions)

FijiFranceTongaUnited Kingdom (two declarations)

Article 17(opening for signature)

AfghanistanBelarus (1)Bulgaria (1)CubaHungary (1)Mongolia (1)Poland (1)RomaniaRussia (1)Ukraine (1)Viet Nam (1)Yemen (1)

Article 18(opening for accession)

AfghanistanBulgaria (1)CubaHungary (1)Poland (1)RomaniaViet Nam (1)Yemen (1)

Article 20(reservations regime)

FijiTongaUnited Kingdom

Article 22(ICJ dispute resolution)

AfghanistanBahrainChina*CubaEgyptEquatorial GuineaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKuwaitLebanonLibyaMadagascarMoroccoMozambiqueNepalRwandaSaudi ArabiaSyriaThailandTurkeyUnited States of AmericaViet Nam*Yemen

India

Pakistan (to India)

BelarusBulgariaCzechoslovakiaHungaryMongoliaPolandRomaniaRussiaSpainUkraine

Article 26

Belarus (1)

Substantive provisions by article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

AustraliaFranceIraqPortugal/China (two declarations)Turkey (three declarations)United Kingdom (three declarations)United States of America (declarations)Syria

Cyprus, Germany, Greece and Sweden (to Turkey);Netherlands (to United States of America);Israel (Iraq and Syria)

Article 1(self-determination)

Algeria (article as a whole and para. 3)IndiaRomania (3)Thailand (1)United Kingdom

France, Germany, Netherlands (to India)

Article 2(remedy)

Austria (1)Germany (1)Kuwait (1 and 3)Monaco (two declarations to paragraph 1, and one to paragraph 2)United States of America (1)

Finland and Sweden (to Kuwait and United States of America);United Kingdom (to Australia)

AustraliaBelgium

Article 3(sex equality in Covenant provisions)

KuwaitLiechtensteinMonaco

Finland and Sweden (to Kuwait)

Belgium

Article 4 (derogation)

France (1)Trinidad and Tobago (2)

United States of America (1)

Finland and Sweden (to United States of America);Germany and Netherlands (to Trinidad and Tobago)

Article 5 (savings)

Article 6(life)

United States of America

Thailand (5)

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Sweden (to United States of America);Netherlands (to United States of America and Thailand)

IrelandNorway

Article 7(torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment)

BotswanaUnited States of America

Denmark, Italy Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden (to United States of America and Botswana);Finland, Germany (to United States of America);Austria, France and Ireland (to Botswana)

Article 8(slavery)

Norway (to Kuwait)

Iceland

Article 9(detention)

AustriaFrance

India (article as a whole and paragraph 5)Italy (5)Mexico (5)Thailand (3)United States of America (5)

Norway (to Kuwait)

Finland

Article 10(treatment of prisoners)

Australia (two reservations to paragraph 2 and one to paragraph 3)Austria (3)Belgium (2 and 3)Denmark (3)Finland (2 and 3)Iceland (2 and 3)Ireland (2)Netherlands (2 and 3)New Zealand (2, and two reservations to paragraph 3)Norway (2 and 3)Sweden (3)Switzerland (2)Trinidad and Tobago(2 and 3)United Kingdom (two reservations to paragraph 2 and one to paragraph 3)United States of America (2 and 3, each two reservations)

Bangladesh (3)Luxembourg (3)United States of America (2 and 3)

United Kingdom (to Australia) (2)

Australia

Article 11(imprisonment for inability to fulfil contractual obligation)

CongoUnited Kingdom

Bangladesh

Belgium, United Kingdom and Netherlands (to Congo)

Article 12(freedom of movement, entry and exit)

Austria (4)BelizeBotswana (3)Netherlands (1, 2 and 4)Portugal (2)Switzerland (1)Trinidad and Tobago (2)United Kingdom (1 and 4)

Italy (4)

Austria, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden (to Botswana)

Article 13(removal of aliens)

IcelandMaltaMexicoPortugalUnited Kingdom

FranceMonaco

Finland

Article 14(fair trial and appeal)

Australia (6)Austria (2 reservations to whole article, and further reservations to paragraphs 3, 5 and 7)Bangladesh (3)Barbados (3)Belgium (1 and 5)Belize (2)Denmark (1, 5 and 7)Finland (7)FranceGambia (3)Guyana (3 and 6)Iceland (7)IrelandLiechtenstein (1)Malta (2 and 6)Netherlands (3, 5 and 7)New Zealand (6)Norway (two reservations to paragraph 5, and one to paragraph 7)Republic of Korea (5)Sweden (7)Switzerland (two reservations to para. 1 and one to para. 5)Trinidad and Tobago (5 and 6)United Kingdom (3)United States of America (4 - two reservations)Venezuela (3)

Bangladesh (3 and 6)France (5)Germany (3 and 5)Italy (3 and 5)Luxembourg (two declarations to paragraph 5)Monaco (5)United Kingdom (3)United States of America (two reservations to paragraph 3, and one each to paragraphs 6 and 7)

Netherlands, United Kingdom and Czechoslovakia (to Republic of Korea) (2)

AustraliaLuxembourgNorway

Finland (2)IrelandRepublic of KoreaSwitzerland

Article 15(criminal retroactivity)

United States of America (1)

ArgentinaGermany (1)Italy (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)

Sweden (to United States of America)

Article 16(legal personality)

Article 17 (interference with family life and privacy)

Liechtenstein (1)

Australia

Article 18(freedom of thought and religion)

MauritaniaMexico (3)

Article 19(freedom of opinion and expression)

AustraliaBelgiumIreland (2)MaltaNetherlands (2)United Kingdom

AustraliaAustriaFranceGermanyItaly (3)Luxembourg (2)MaltaMonacoUnited KingdomUnited States of America (3)

AustraliaFrance

Article 20(prohibited forms of expression)

AustraliaDenmark (1)Finland (1)Iceland (1)Ireland (1)MaltaNetherlands (1)New ZealandNorway (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)United KingdomUnited States of America

AustraliaBelgium (as a whole and para. 1)FranceLuxembourg (as a whole and para. 1)MaltaThailand (1)United Kingdom

LiechtensteinSwitzerland

Article 21(peaceful assembly)

AustraliaBelgiumTrinidad and TobagoUnited Kingdom

AustraliaAustriaFranceGermanyMonacoUnited Kingdom

Article 22(association)

BelgiumMaltaNew ZealandRepublic of Korea

AustriaAlgeriaFranceGermanyJapan (2)Monaco

Netherlands, United Kingdom and Czechoslovakia (to Republic of Korea);Germany (to Algeria and Republic of Korea)

Article 23(protection of family unit)

IsraelUnited Kingdom (3)

Algeria (4)Belgium (2)KuwaitMauritania (4)

Finland and Sweden (to Kuwait)Portugal, Germany (to Algeria)

IrelandRepublic of Korea

Article 24(protection of children)

Liechtenstein (3)United Kingdom (3)

Sweden (to a general understanding of the United States of America as applied to article 24)

Article 25(political rights)

Kuwait (b)Mexico (b)Portugal (b)Switzerland (b)United Kingdom (b)

Monaco (3 declarations)United Kingdom (2)

Finland and Sweden (to Kuwait)

Mexico

AustraliaBelgiumNetherlandsUnited Kingdom

Article 26(equality before law and non-discrimination)

LiechtensteinSwitzerlandTrinidad and Tobago

AustriaMonacoUkraine (1)United States of America

Finland (to United States of America)

Article 27(minority rights)

Turkey

France

Finland, Germany, Portugal and Sweden (to Turkey);Germany (to France)

Provisions

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Article 41(State to State complaints)

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zimbabwe

Article 47 (Non‑impairment of inherent resource rights)

United States of America

Article 48 (Opening for signature)

Afghanistan (1 and 3)Belarus (1)Bulgaria (1 and 3)Guinea (1)Hungary (1 and 3)Mongolia (1)Romania (1)Russia (1)Syria (1)Turkey (1)Viet Nam (1)

Substantive provisions by article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal (partial)

Withdrawal(whole)

Global

ChileEl SalvadorGuatemalaIreland

Article 1(Committee’s complaint competence)

CroatiaFranceMaltaRussian FederationSloveniaSri LankaTrinidad and Tobago

Demark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden (to Trinidad and Tobago)

Trinidad and Tobago subsequently denounced the Optional Protocol

Article 2 (Right of communication)

Article 3 (Basic inadmissibility criteria)

Article 4 (Exchanges of submissions)

Article 5 (Committee consideration)

Denmark (2)France (2)Germany (three reservations to para. 2)Iceland (2)Ireland (2)Norway (2)Poland (2)Slovenia (2)Uganda (2)

Austria (2)Croatia (2)Italy (2)Luxembourg (2)Malta (2)Romania (2)Spain (2)Sweden (2)

Article 6(Reporting requirement)

Guyana

Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden (to Guyana)

Article 7 (Savings)

France

Substantive provisions by article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

ChinaEgyptFranceIraqLibyaPakistanPortugal/China (two declarations)SyriaTurkey (three declarations) United KingdomYemen

Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Portugal (to Turkey)Denmark (to Pakistan)Sweden (to Pakistan and Turkey);Israel (Libya, Iraq and Syria)

Article 1(self-determination)

Algeria (whole article and 3)BangladeshGuinea (3)IndiaRomania (3)Thailand (1)United Kingdom

France, Germany, Netherlands (to Bangladesh and India)Portugal (to Algeria)Sweden (to Bangladesh)

Article 2(realization of rights and non‑discrimination)

Ireland (2)

BangladeshBelgium (2 and 3)Kuwait (2)Monaco (2)United Kingdom (3)

Finland, Italy, Norway (to Kuwait)Denmark and France (to Bangladesh)Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Kuwait and Bangladesh)

Article 3(sex equality)

BangladeshKuwait

Finland, Italy, Norway (to Kuwait)Denmark and France (to Bangladesh)Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Kuwait and Bangladesh)

Article 4(limitations)

India

Article 5(savings)

Article 6(work)

ChinaUnited Kingdom

FranceMonaco

Article 7(conditions of work)

Barbados (a)Denmark (d)Japan (d)Sweden (d)United Kingdom (a)

BangladeshIndia (c)

Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Bangladesh)

Denmark (a)

Article 8(trade unions and strikes)

China (1)Japan (1)Kuwait (1)New ZealandNorway (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1 and 2)United Kingdom (1)

AlgeriaBangladeshChina (1)France IndiaJapan (2)MexicoMonaco (whole, 1 and 2)

Finland, Italy (to Kuwait);Denmark and France (to Bangladesh);Norway (to Kuwait and China);Portugal (to Algeria);Netherlands, Sweden (to Kuwait, China and Bangladesh);Germany (to Algeria, Bangladesh and Kuwait)

Article 9(social security)

United Kingdom

FranceKuwaitMonaco

Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Kuwait)

Article 10(family, maternal and child protection)

Barbados (2)New Zealand (2)

BangladeshKenya (2)

Denmark, France, Germany (to Bangladesh)

New Zealand (2)

Article 11(standard of living)

FranceMonaco

Article 12(health)

Article 13(education)

Barbados (2)Ireland (2)Japan (2)Madagascar (2)Turkey (3 and 4)United Kingdom (2)Zambia (2)

Algeria (3 and 4)BangladeshFranceIndiaMaltaMonaco

Denmark (to Bangladesh)Finland, Portugal, Sweden (to Turkey)Netherlands (to Algeria)Portugal (to Algeria)Germany (to Bangladesh and Turkey)

Congo (3 and 4)

Article 14(primary education)

United Kingdom

AlgeriaGuinea Romania

Article 15(cultural life, scientific progress, intellectual property)

Provisions

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Article 26(Opening for signature)

Afghanistan (1 and 3)Bulgaria (1 and 3)Guinea (1)Hungary (1 and 3)Mongolia (1)Ukraine (1)Romania (1)RussiaSyria (1)Viet Nam (1)

Belarus

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

IraqMaldivesMauritaniaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSyrian Arab RepublicLibyan Arab Jamahiriya{Pakistan,Thailand,Tunisia}

AustraliaFranceNetherlandsGermany

Israel (to Iraq)Finland, Denmark, Austria, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Maldives);Ireland, France, Austria and Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Mauritania); Denmark and Portugal, Austria, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway (to Pakistan);Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands(to Singapore);Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Saudi Arabia);Denmark and Finland, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

New ZealandUnited Kingdom

Article 1 (definition)

LiechtensteinUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom

Article 2 (incorporation equal treatment in legislation)

Algeria Bahamas (a)Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, (f)Iraq (f and g)Lesotho (e)Libyan Arab JamahiriyaMicronesia (f)MoroccoNew Zealand (f) Niger (d and f)Singapore Syrian Arab RepublicUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom (f and g)

Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway (to Algeria);Austria, Finland, France, Germany, NetherlandsIreland, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea); Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway (to Lesotho);France and Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and Finland, Sweden (to Niger); Denmark and Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Norway (to Singapore);Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Bahrain);Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Syrian Arab Republic); Finland, Germany, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway (to Malaysia);Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Egypt);Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Bangladesh);Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Iraq)Mexico, Sweden (to New Zealand);Netherlands (to Morocco)

United Kingdom (f and g)Malaysia (f)

Article 4 (temporary special measures)

United Kingdom

Article 5(modify customary practices)

Malaysia (a)MicronesiaNew Zealand (a)Niger (a)

FranceIndia (a)Niger (b)

United Mexican States, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Malawi);Denmark, Germany, Finland, France and Netherlands, Norway (to Malaysia); France and Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (to Niger); Mexico, Sweden (to New Zealand);Netherlands (to India); Netherlands (to Fiji)

Fiji (a)France (b)Malawi

Article 7 (right to participate in public and private life)

AustraliaIsrael (b)Kuwait (a)LuxembourgMalaysia (b)Maldives (a)New ZealandSpain

Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Kuwait); Denmark France, Netherlands Germany, Finland, Norway (to Malaysia);Finland, Germany (to Thailand);Finland, Germany (to Maldives)

Austria (b)BelgiumFranceGermany (b)Switzerland (b)Thailand

Article 9 (nationality law)

Algeria (2), Bahamas (2), Bahrain (2)Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (2) Egypt (2)Iraq (1 and 2)Kuwait (2)Lebanon (2)MalaysiaMorocco (2)Saudi Arabia (2)Syrian Arab Republic of Korea (2)Tunisia (2)Turkey (1)United Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomJordan (2)

Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway (to Algeria);Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden (to Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea); Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Kuwait)Denmark, France, Netherlands, Finland and Germany, Norway (to Malaysia);Austria, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark (to Lebanon);Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain (to Saudi Arabia);Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden (to Syrian Arab Republic); Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Bahrain);Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Egypt);Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Jamaica);Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Thailand);Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Tunisia);Germany, Mexico, Israel Netherlands, Sweden (to Iraq (1)); Germany, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands (to Iraq (2));Mexico (to Cyprus);Netherlands (to Morocco and Fiji);Sweden (to Jordan);Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Republic of Korea)

United Kingdom

Cyprus(2)FijiIreland (1)Jamaica (2)Liechtenstein (2)Thailand (2)Republic of Korea

Article 10 (education)

Germany (to Thailand)

ThailandUnited Kingdom (C)

Article 11(employment)

Australia (2)Austria (applying provision on night work within limits established by national legislation)Malaysia MaltaMicronesia (1) (d) and (2) (b)New Zealand (2) (b)Singapore (1)United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, France, Norway (to Malaysia); Denmark and Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Norway (to Singapore); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Mauritius); Germany (to Thailand)

United Kingdom partial withdrawal of declaration and reservation

Canada (1) (d)Ireland (1)Mauritius (1) (b and d)New Zealand (2) (b)Thailand (1) (b)

Article 13 (economic and social life)

MaltaUnited Kingdom

Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico (to Bangladesh)

Bangladesh (a) Ireland (a, b and c)United Kingdom

Article 14 (rural women)

France (2) (c and h)

Article 15 (equality before the law)

Algeria, Bahrain, (4)MaltaMoroccoNiger (4)Syrian Arab Republic (4)Switzerland (2)Tunisia (4)United Arab Emirates (2)United Kingdom (4)Jordan (4)

United Kingdom (2 and 3)

Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway (to Algeria); France and Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (to Niger); Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Bahrain); Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden (to Syrian Arab Republic);Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Brazil); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Thailand);Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Tunisia); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands(to Turkey); Netherlands (to Morocco);Sweden (to Jordan)

United Kingdom (2)

Belgium (2 and 3)Brazil (4)France (2) and (3)Ireland (3 and 4)Thailand (3)Turkey (2) and 4)

Article 16 (equal treatment matters family law)

AlgeriaBahamas (h)BahrainEgyptFrance (1) (g)IraqIreland (1) (d and f)IsraelKuwait (f)Lebanon (1) (c, d, f, and g)Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (c and d)Luxembourg (1) (g)Malaysia (1) (a) (2)MaldivesMalta (1) (e)MicronesiaMoroccoNiger (1) (c, e, and g)Republic of Korea (1) (g)SingaporeSyrian Arab Republic (1) (c, d, f and g) and (2)Switzerland (1) (g and h)ThailandTunisia (c, d, f, g, h)United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom (1) (f)Jordan (1) (c, d, g)

India (1 and 2)

Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway (to Algeria); Belgium, Austria and Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Kuwait); Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (to Lebanon);Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and Netherlands, Norway (to Malaysia); France, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (to Niger); Denmark and Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Norway (to Singapore); Austria, Sweden (to Lebanon); Austria, Denmark Finland, France Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Bahrain); Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (to Syrian Arab Republic); Finland (to Libyan Arab Jamahiriya); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Egypt); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Bangladesh);Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Brazil);Mexico, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands (to Korea); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Mauritius); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Thailand); Germany, Netherlands, Sweden (to Tunisia); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands (to Turkey); Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden (to Iraq); Netherlands (to India and Morocco); Sweden (to Jordan); Germany and Finland (to Maldives)

Republic of Korea (1) (c, d and f)

Bangladesh (1) (c) and (f)Brazil (1) (a, c, g, and h)France (1) (c, d, and h)Mauritius (1) (g)Turkey (1)(c, d, f, and g)United Kingdom (1) (undertaking only)Malaysia (b, d, e, and h)

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Article 29 (dispute resolution)

Algeria, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, China, Cuba, Korea, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, India , Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritius, Micronesia, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen (1)

Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Malawi, Mongolia, Poland, Romania,Czech Republic

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

EcuadorQatarSyrian Arab Republic

ChileGermanyHoly See

Italy, Denmark, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Finland, France,

Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden (to Qatar)

Article 1(definition)

Botswana

Luxembourg (1)Netherlands (1)United States of America

Denmark, Norway, Sweden (to Botswana);Netherlands, Sweden, Germany (to United States of America)

Article 2 (preventative measures)

Cuba (1)

Italy, Denmark, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, France, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, and Bulgaria (to Chile (3))

Chile

Article 3

(non-refoulement)

United States of AmericaGermany

Italy, Denmark, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, France, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, and Bulgaria (to Chile); Netherlands, Sweden, Germany (to United States of America)

Chile

Article 5 (jurisdiction)

Austria

Articles 10-13 (education on torture, systematic review practices etc., prompt and impartial investigation and examination)

United States of America

Article 14 (right to compensation)

New Zealand Bangladesh

United States of America United States of America

Finland, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands (to Bangladesh); Germany (to United States of America)

Article 15 (evidence extracted by torture)

Austria

Article 16 (cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment)

United States of America

United States of America

Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany (to United States of America)

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Article 17 (establishment of Committee)

Germany

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Canada, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Australia, Finland, New Zealand and Netherlands (to Germany)

Germany (7)

Article 18 (rules of procedure and expenses)

Germany (5)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Canada, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Australia, Finland, New Zealand and Netherlands (to Germany)

Germany (5)

Article 20 (inquiry)

AfghanistanChinaEquatorial GuineaIsraelKuwaitMauritaniaMoroccoSaudi ArabiaSyrian Arab Republic

Cuba Indonesia

Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Chile, CzechoslovakiaSlovakia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Zambia, Bahrain

Article 21 (inter-State complaints)

Germany, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria, Cameroon , Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaca, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela(1)

Article 22 (individual complaints)

Germany, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Senegal, Seychelles, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela(1)

Article 30 (dispute settlement)

AfghanistanCubaGhanaBahrainChinaEquatorial GuineaFrance, IndonesiaIsraelKuwaitMauritaniaMonacoPanamaSaudi ArabiaTurkeyUnited States of America

South Africa

Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine Bulgaria,Czechoslovakia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

Brunei DarussalamDjiboutiHoly SeeIranKuwaitLuxembourgNew ZealandOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTunisiaUnited Kingdom

DenmarkHoly SeeMonacoSwazilandSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom

Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (to Brunei Darussalam);Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ireland, Portugal (to Kuwait);Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands,Ireland, Norway,Portugal (to Djibouti);Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands (to Indonesia);Denmark, Austria, Italy, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, Sweden (to Iran); Denmark Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden (to Pakistan);Sweden, Denmark, Austria Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia (to Qatar);Finland, Austria, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Portugal (to Saudi Arabia); Sweden, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway (to Singapore); Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden (to Syrian Arab Republic); Sweden (to Thailand); Germany and Ireland (to Tunisia);Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Oman)

DenmarkIndonesiaPakistanTunisia

Article 1 (definition)

BotswanaMalaysia

ArgentinaCubaLiechtenstein

Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands (to Botswana);Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia); Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia)

Indonesia

Article 2(discrimination)

Cook IslandsMalaysiaTunisia

BahamasBelgium (1)Cook Island (1)

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia); Germany Ireland (to Tunisia)

Article 3 (best interests of the child)

Luxembourg

Cook Islands (2)Germany (2)

Article 5 (parental/guardian rights)

Switzerland

Article 6 (right to life)

China Luxembourg

FranceTunisia

Article 7 (right to name, nationality, registration, to know and cared for by parents)

LiechtensteinLuxembourgMalaysiaOmanPolandSwitzerlandTunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesThailand

Andorra)Czech Republic (1)MonacoKuwait

Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia); Sweden, Ireland (to Thailand);Austria, Netherlands (to United Arab Emirates); Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (to Oman);Ireland (to Tunisia);Netherlands (to Liechtenstein);Netherlands (to Andorra)

Article 8 (preservation of identity)

Andorra

Netherlands (to Andorra)

Article 9 (separation from parents)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) Japan (1)Oman (4)Republic of Korea (3)

Iceland

Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Oman)

Croatia(1)Serbia and Montenegro (1)Slovenia (1)

Article 10 (family reunification)

Cook IslandsJapan (1)Liechtenstein (2)Switzerland (1)

Netherlands (to Liechtenstein)

Liechtenstein (2)

Article 12 (right to freely express views)

PolandSingaporeKiribati

Article 13(freedom of expression)

AustriaHoly SeeMalaysia

AlgeriaBelgiumPolandSingaporeKiribati

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia)

Article 14 (freedom thought, conscience and religion)

Algeria (1 and 2) BangladeshBrunei DarussalamHoly SeeIraqJordanMalaysiaMaldivesMoroccoOmanSyrian Arab RepublicUnited Arab Emirates

BelgiumNetherlandsPolandSingaporeKiribati

Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (to Brunei Darussalam);Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia);Finland, Ireland, Sweden (to Jordan); Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia); Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany Italy, Norway, Sweden (to Syrian Arab Republic); Austria, Italy, Netherlands (to United Arab Emirates); Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Oman);Ireland, Portugal (to Bangladesh)

Indonesia

Article 15 (freedom of association and peaceful assembly)

AustriaHoly SeeLuxembourg Malaysia

Belgium, PolandSingaporeKiribati

Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Norway (to Malaysia) Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Portugal (to Myanmar)

Myanmar

Article 16 (freedom arbitrary or unlawful interference)

Holy SeeMali

AlgeriaPolandSingaporeKiribati

Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia)

Indonesia

Article 17 (right to access to information)

AustriaTurkey United Arab Emirates

AlgeriaSingapore

Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia) Austria, Italy (to United Arab Emirates); Ireland, Portugal (to Turkey)

Indonesia

Article 18 (responsibility for upbringing and development)

Germany (1)

Article 19 (protection from abuse)

Singapore

Norway (to Singapore)

Article 20 (deprived of family environment)

Brunei DarussalamJordanSyrian Arab Republic

Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (to Brunei Darussalam);Finland, Ireland, Sweden (to Jordan);Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden (to Syrian Arab Republic)

Egypt

Article 21 (adoption)

Argentina (b, c, d, e)BangladeshBrunei DarussalamCanadaJordanMaldivesOmanRepublic of Korea (a)Syrian Arab RepublicUnited Arab Emirates

Spain (d)Venezuela (b, d)

Sweden, Ireland, Portugal (to Bangladesh); Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (to Brunei Darussalam);Finland, Ireland, Sweden (to Jordan); Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden (to Syrian Arab Republic); Austria, Italy (to United Arab Emirates); Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia); Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Oman)

EgyptIndonesia

Article 22 (refugee children)

MauritiusThailand

NetherlandsUnited Kingdom

Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia); Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia); Sweden, Ireland (to Thailand)

Indonesia Malaysia

Article 24 (health)

Holy SeeKiribati (b, c, d, e, f)

Argentina (2) (f)EcuadorPoland (2) (f)

Sweden,Austria, Netherlands, Portugal (to Kiribati)

Article 26 (right to social security)

KiribatiNetherlands

Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Portugal (to Kiribati)

Malta

Article 28 (education)

Holy SeeKiribati (b, c, d)Malaysia (1) (a)Samoa (1) (a)Singapore (1) (a)

Malaysia (1) (a)

Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Portugal (to Kiribati); Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia); Sweden, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands (to Singapore)

Malaysia (1) (a, c, d, e) (2) and (3)

Article 29 (direction of education)

Turkey

Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (to Indonesia); Sweden, Ireland (to Thailand) Ireland, Portugal (to Turkey)

IndonesiaThailand

Article 30 (minorities)

France OmanTurkey

CanadaVenezuela

Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden (to Oman);Ireland, Portugal (to Turkey)

Article 32 (economic exploitation)

New Zealand (1, 2)SingaporeIndia 2(a)

United Kingdom

Sweden, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands (to Singapore)

United Kingdom

Article 37 (freedom torture ill‑treatment, capital punishment and life imprisonment, deprivation liberty)

Australia (c)Canada (c)Cook Islands (c)Japan (c)Malaysia NetherlandsNew Zealand (c)Switzerland (c)United Kingdom (c)

Iceland Singapore

Belgium and Denmark, Austria, Finland Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany Norway (to Malaysia);Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Portugal (to Myanmar); Norway (to Singapore)

MyanmarUnited Kingdom (d)

Article 38 (armed conflicts)

Columbia (2 and 3) Uruguay (2, 3)

Andorra (2 and 3)ArgentinaAustria (2 and 3)ColumbiaEcuadorGermany (2)NetherlandsSpain (2, 3)

Article 40 (criminal justice)

Denmark (2) (b) (v)Germany (2) (b) (ii)( v)Monaco (2) (b) (v)NetherlandsRepublic of Korea (2) (b) (v)Switzerland

Belgium (2) (b) (v) France (2) (b) (v)

Belgium and Denmark, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Norway (to Malaysia)

Malaysia (3, 4)Norway(2) (b) (v)Switzerland (2) (b) (vi)Tunisia (2) (b) (v)

Article 41

(savings provision)

Netherlands

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Article 44 (submission of reports)

Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Norway (to Malaysia)

Malaysia

Article 45 (effective implementation)

Austria, Belgium and Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, Norway (to Malaysia)

Malaysia

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

Article 3 (minimum age)

OmanTurkey

Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, Andorra,Azerbaijan, Bahrain,Bangladesh,Belgium,Belize,Benin,Bolivia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Botswana,Brazil,Bulgaria,Cambodia,Canada,Cape Verde,Chad, Chile,Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic,Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark,Dominica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Eritrea,Finland,France,Greece,Germany,Guatemala,Holy See,Honduras,Iceland,Ireland, Italy,Jamaica, Japan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan,Lesotho,Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Madagascar,Maldives, Mali,Malta, Monaco,Mongolia,Morocco,Mexico,Mozambique,Namibia,New Zealand,Nicaragua, Norway,Oman,Panama,Paraguay, Peru,Philippines,Portugal,Qatar,Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,Romania,Rwanda,Senegal,Serbia and Montenegro,Sierra Leone,Slovenia, Spain,Sri Lanka,Syrian Arab Republic,Sweden,Switzerland,Tajikistan,Macedonia,Timor-Leste,Tunisia,Turkey,Uganda,United Kingdom,United Republic of Tanzania,United States of America,Uruguay,Venezuela,Viet Nam

Cyprus (to Turkey)

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

OmanQatar

TurkeyUnited States of AmericaSyrian Arab Republic

Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Austria, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden (to Qatar);Cyprus (to Turkey)Israel (to Syrian Arab Republic);Sweden (to Turkey )

Article 2 (definition)

ArgentinaDenmark (c)Sweden (c)United States of America (a) (c)

Article 3 (incorporation into domestic legislation)

Kuwait (5)Syrian Arab Republic (1) (a) (ii) and (5)United States of America (1)

ArgentinaRepublic of Korea (1) (a) (ii)United States of America (1) (a) (i) (ii) (5)

Article 4 (jurisdiction)

United States of America (1)

Article 5 (extraditable offences)

Viet Nam (1) (2) (3) (4)

El Salvador

Article 7 (seizure and confiscation)

ArgentinaColombia

Article

Reservations

Declarations/Understandings

Objections

Withdrawal(partial)

Withdrawal(total)

Global

Chile (waiting for translations)

Article 4 (definition)

Egypt

Article 8 (freedom of movement)

Sri Lanka (2)

Article 15 (arbitrary deprivation of property)

Columbia

Turkey

Article 18 (equality before courts and tribunals)

Egypt (6), Uganda (3) (d)

Article 22 (freedom collective expulsion)

Mexico (4)

Article 29 (right to name, nationality and registration)

Sri Lanka

Article 32 (transfer earnings, property etc.)

El Salvador

Article 40 (right to form trade unions)

Turkey

Article 45 (equality of treatment in relation to education, etc.)

Turkey (2) (3) (4)

Article 46 (exemption import and export duties)

Columbia

El SalvadorTurkey

Article 47 (transfer of funds)

Columbia

El Salvador

Article 48 (taxation)

El Salvador

Article 49 (authorization of residence)

Sri Lanka

Article 54 (equality in relation to employment)

Sri Lanka

Article 61 (project-tied workers)

El Salvador (4)

Article 76 (inter-State complaints)

Turkey

Article 77 (individual communications)

Turkey

Article 92(dispute settlement)

El Salvador, Morocco