Dominican Republic

Date of admission to UN: 24 October 1945.

Treaties: Ratifications and Reservations

Land and People: The Dominican Republic has not submitted a core document for use by the treaty

bodies.

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Acceded: 4 January 1978.

The Dominican Republic’s third periodic report is due 30 June 1999.

Civil and Political Rights

Acceded: 4 January 1978.

The Dominican Republic’s fourth periodic report was due 3 April 1994.

Optional Protocol: Acceded: 4 January 1978.

Racial Discrimination

Acceded: 25 May 1983.

The Dominican Republic’s fourth through eighth periodic reports were due 24 June 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998 respectively.

Discrimination against Women

Signed: 17 July 1980; ratified: 2 September 1982.

The Dominican Republic’s fourth periodic report (CEDAW/C/DOM/4) was considered at the Committee's May 1998 session; the fifth periodic report is due 2 October 1999.

Torture

Signed: 4 February 1985.

Rights of the Child

Signed: 8 August 1990; ratified: 11 June 1991.

The Dominican Republic’s initial and second periodic reports were due 10 July 1993 and 1998 respectively.

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