CHAPTER IV

HUMAN RIGHTS10International Convention against Apartheid in SportsNew York, 10 December 1985Entry into force3 April 1988, in accordance with article 18(1).Registration3 April 1988, No. 25822StatusSignatories72Parties60TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 1500, p. 161.The Convention was adopted by resolution 40/64 G<superscript>1</superscript>of 10 December 1985 at the fortieth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Participant<superscript>2</superscript>SignatureRatification, Accession(a), Acceptance(A), Approval(AA), Succession(d)Algeria16 May 1986 27 Oct 1988 Angola 9 Aug 1990 aAntigua and Barbuda28 May 1986 9 Sep 1987 Bahamas20 May 1986 13 Nov 1986 Barbados16 May 1986 2 Oct 1986 Belarus16 May 1986 1 Jul 1987 Benin16 May 1986 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)16 May 1986 27 Apr 1988 Bosnia and Herzegovina<superscript>3</superscript> 1 Sep 1993 dBulgaria10 Jun 1986 18 Aug 1987 Burkina Faso16 May 1986 29 Jun 1988 Burundi16 May 1986 Cameroon21 Mar 1988 Cape Verde16 May 1986 Central African Republic16 May 1986 China21 Oct 1987 Colombia31 Jul 1986 Croatia<superscript>3</superscript>12 Oct 1992 dCuba16 May 1986 11 Dec 1990 Cyprus 9 Jul 1987 Czech Republic<superscript>4</superscript>22 Feb 1993 dDemocratic Republic of the Congo16 May 1986 Ecuador16 May 1986 12 Jun 1991 Egypt16 May 1986 2 Apr 1991 Equatorial Guinea27 Mar 1987 aEstonia21 Oct 1991 aEthiopia16 May 1986 22 Jul 1987 Gabon16 May 1986 Ghana16 May 1986 24 Mar 1988 Guinea16 May 1986 10 Oct 1989 Guinea-Bissau16 May 1986 Guyana 1 Oct 1986 1 Oct 1986 Haiti16 May 1986 Hungary25 Jun 1986 India12 Sep 1990 aIndonesia16 May 1986 23 Jul 1993 Iran (Islamic Republic of)16 May 1986 12 Jan 1988 Iraq30 Jan 1989 aJamaica16 May 1986 2 Oct 1986 Jordan16 May 1986 26 Aug 1987 Kenya16 May 1986 Kuwait28 Aug 1998 aKyrgyzstan19 Jul 2005 aLatvia14 Apr 1992 aLebanon 7 Nov 1986 Liberia 2 May 1986 Libya16 May 1986 29 Jun 1988 Madagascar16 May 1986 Malaysia16 May 1986 Maldives 3 Oct 1986 Mali 7 Feb 1989 aMauritania18 Jan 1988 13 Dec 1988 Mauritius26 Jun 1990 aMexico16 May 1986 18 Jun 1987 Mongolia16 May 1986 16 Dec 1987 AAMontenegro<superscript>5</superscript>23 Oct 2006 dMorocco16 May 1986 Nepal24 Jun 1986 1 Mar 1989 Nicaragua16 May 1986 Niger27 May 1986 2 Sep 1986 Nigeria16 May 1986 20 May 1987 Panama16 May 1986 Peru30 May 1986 7 Jul 1988 Philippines16 May 1986 27 Jul 1987 Poland16 May 1986 4 Mar 1988 Qatar 3 Dec 1987 19 Jan 1988 Russian Federation16 May 1986 11 Jun 1987 Rwanda16 May 1986 Senegal16 May 1986 15 Oct 1986 Serbia<superscript>3</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSierra Leone16 May 1986 Somalia 4 Jun 1986 St. Kitts and Nevis16 May 1986 5 Dec 1988 St. Lucia29 May 1987 Sudan16 May 1986 23 Feb 1990 Syrian Arab Republic16 Mar 1986 28 Nov 1988 Togo29 May 1986 23 Apr 1987 Trinidad and Tobago21 May 1986 11 Oct 1990 Tunisia16 May 1986 25 Sep 1989 Uganda16 May 1986 29 Aug 1986 Ukraine16 May 1986 19 Jun 1987 United Republic of Tanzania16 May 1986 13 Jan 1989 Uruguay28 May 1986 26 Jan 1988 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)16 May 1986 3 Oct 1989 Yemen<superscript>6</superscript>16 May 1986 Zambia10 Feb 1988 8 Mar 1988 Zimbabwe16 May 1986 14 Jul 1987 CubaDeclaration:The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers, with respect to the provisions of article 19 of the Convention, that any dispute arising between Parties should be resolved by direct negotiations through the diplomatic channel.1<i>Official Records of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Fortieth session, </i> Supplement No. 53 (A/40/53), p. 37.2The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 16 May 1986 and 15 September 1986, respectively. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.3The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 16 May 1986 and 22 December 1989, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.4Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 25 February 1987 and 29 July 1987, respectively. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.5See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.6The formality was effected by Democratic Yemen. See also note 1 under “Yemen” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume