United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - Sessional/Annual Report of Committee - 14-16. 2 Ibid., Forty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 44 (A/49/44), paras. 12 and 13. 3 See Organization of American States, Basic Documents pertaining to Human Rights in the InterAmerican System, Washington, D.C., 1996. 4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, No. 2545. 5 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fiftieth Session, Supplement No. 44 (A/50/44), paras. 207-209. ANNEX I States that have signed, ratified or acceded to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as at 9 May 1997 State Date of signature Afghanistan Albania Algeriab Antigua and Barbuda Argentinab Armenia Australiab Austriab Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgariab Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canadab Cape Verde 4 February 1985 26 November 1985 4 February 1985 10 December 1985 14 March 1985 19 December 1985 4 February 1985 Date of receipt of the instrument of ratification or accession 1 April 1987 11 May 1994a 12 September 1989 19 July 1993a 24 September 1986 13 September 1993a 8 August 1989 29 July 1987 16 August 1996a 13 March 1987 17 March 1986a 12 March 1992a 4 February 1985 23 September 1985 10 June 1986 23 August 1985 6 March 1992c 28 September 1989 16 December 1986 18 February 1993a 15 October 1992a 19 December 1986a 24 June 1987 4 June 1992a http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/de75e94f920bd0a0802565a600537744?Opendocument (47 of 109)16/10/2006 9:54:12 AM