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COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
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Afghanistan | 27 Sep 1990 |
Albania | 26 Jan 1990 |
Algeria | 26 Jan 1990 |
Andorra | 2 Oct 1995 |
Angola | 14 Feb 1990 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 12 Mar 1991 |
Argentina | 29 Jun 1990 |
Australia | 22 Aug 1990 |
Austria | 26 Aug 1990 |
Bangladesh | 26 Jan 1990 |
Barbados | 19 Apr 1990 |
Belarus | 26 Jan 1990 |
Belgium | 26 Jan 1990 |
Belize | 2 Mar 1990 |
Benin | 25 Apr 1990 |
Bhutan | 4 Jun 1990 |
Bolivia | 8 Mar 1990 |
Brazil | 26 Jan 1990 |
Bulgaria | 31 May 1990 |
Burkina Faso | 26 Jan 1990 |
Burundi | 8 May 1990 |
Cameroon | 25 Sep 1990 |
Canada | 28 May 1990 |
Central African Republic | 30 Jul 1990 |
Chad | 30 Sep 1990 |
Chile | 26 Jan 1990 |
China | 29 Aug 1990 |
Colombia | 26 Jan 1990 |
Comoros | 30 Sep 1990 |
Costa Rica | 26 Jan 1990 |
Cuba | 26 Jan 1990 |
Cyprus | 5 Oct 1990 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20 Mar 1990 |
Denmark | 26 Jan 1990 |
Djibouti | 30 Sep 1990 |
Dominica | 26 Jan 1990 |
Dominican Republic | 8 Aug 1990 |
Ecuador | 26 Jan 1990 |
Egypt | 5 Feb 1990 |
El Salvador | 26 Jan 1990 |
Eritrea | 20 Dec 1993 |
Fiji | 2 Jul 1993 |
Finland | 26 Jan 1990 |
France | 26 Jan 1990 |
Gabon | 26 Jan 1990 |
Germany | 26 Jan 1990 |
Ghana | 29 Jan 1990 |
Greece | 26 Jan 1990 |
Grenada | 21 Feb 1990 |
Guatemala | 26 Jan 1990 |
Guinea-Bissau | 26 Jan 1990 |
Guyana | 30 Sep 1990 |
Haiti | 26 Jan 1990 |
Honduras | 31 May 1990 |
Hungary | 14 Mar 1990 |
Iceland | 26 Jan 1990 |
Indonesia | 26 Jan 1990 |
Iran | 5 Sep 1991 |
Ireland | 30 Sep 1990 |
Israel | 3 Jul 1990 |
Italy | 26 Jan 1990 |
Jamaica | 26 Jan 1990 |
Japan | 21 Sep 1990 |
Jordan | 29 Aug 1990 |
Kazakhstan | 16 Feb 1994 |
Kenya | 26 Jan 1990 |
Kuwait | 7 Jun 1990 |
Lebanon | 26 Jan 1990 |
Lesotho | 21 Aug 1990 |
Liberia | 26 Apr 1990 |
Liechtenstein | 30 Sep 1990 |
Luxembourg | 21 Mar 1990 |
Madagascar | 19 Apr 1990 |
Maldives | 21 Aug 1990 |
Mali | 26 Jan 1990 |
Malta | 26 Jan 1990 |
Marshall Islands | 14 Apr 1993 |
Mauritania | 26 Jan 1990 |
Mexico | 26 Jan 1990 |
Mongolia | 26 Jan 1990 |
Morocco | 26 Jan 1990 |
Mozambique | 30 Sep 1990 |
Namibia | 26 Sep 1990 |
Nepal | 26 Jan 1990 |
Netherlands | 26 Jan 1990 |
New Zealand | 1 Oct 1990 |
Nicaragua | 6 Feb 1990 |
Niger | 26 Jan 1990 |
Nigeria | 26 Jan 1990 |
Norway | 26 Jan 1990 |
Pakistan | 20 Sep 1990 |
Panama | 26 Jan 1990 |
Papua New Guinea | 30 Sep 1990 |
Paraguay | 4 Apr 1990 |
Peru | 26 Jan 1990 |
Philippines | 26 Jan 1990 |
Poland | 26 Jan 1990 |
Portugal | 26 Jan 1990 |
Qatar | 8 Dec 1992 |
Romania | 26 Jan 1990 |
Russia | 26 Jan 1990 |
Rwanda | 26 Jan 1990 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26 Jan 1990 |
Saint Lucia | 30 Sep 1990 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20 Sep 1993 |
Samoa | 30 Sep 1990 |
Senegal | 26 Jan 1990 |
Sierra Leone | 13 Feb 1990 |
Somalia | 9 May 2002 |
South Africa | 29 Jan 1993 |
South Korea | 25 Sep 1990 |
Spain | 26 Jan 1990 |
Sri Lanka | 26 Jan 1990 |
Sudan | 24 Jul 1990 |
Suriname | 26 Jan 1990 |
Swaziland | 22 Aug 1990 |
Sweden | 26 Jan 1990 |
Switzerland | 1 May 1991 |
Syria | 18 Sep 1990 |
Tanzania | 1 Jun 1990 |
The Bahamas | 30 Oct 1990 |
The Gambia | 5 Feb 1990 |
Togo | 26 Jan 1990 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 30 Sep 1990 |
Tunisia | 26 Feb 1990 |
Turkey | 14 Sep 1990 |
Uganda | 17 Aug 1990 |
Ukraine | 21 Feb 1990 |
United States | 16 Feb 1995 |
Uruguay | 26 Jan 1990 |
Vanuatu | 30 Sep 1990 |
Venezuela | 26 Jan 1990 |
Vietnam | 26 Jan 1990 |
Yemen | 13 Feb 1990 |
Zambia | 30 Sep 1990 |
Zimbabwe | 8 Mar 1990 |
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2 - Signing / ratifying is all well and good, but a lot of these countries fail abjectly in the area of enforcement. Eg in China children born out of wedlock are denied access to education / health services etc.
3 - There are contradictions within the Convention itself.
Posted on 25 Jul 2010
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