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North Korea and U.N. Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm
Status : Accession
Date of receipt of instrument by the UN: 14/09/81
Date of entry into force: 14/12/81

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cedaw.htm
Status: Accession
Date of Receipt of Instrument by the UN: 27/02/01
Date of entry into force: 29/03/01
Reservations on arts. 2(f), 9(2), 29(1)
Acceptance of amendment to art. 20 (1)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm
Status: Accession
Date of Receipt of Instrument by the UN: 14/09/81
Date of entry into force: 14/12/81

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
Status: Ratification
Date of Signature: 23/08/90
Date of Receipt of Instrument by the UN: 21/09/90
Date of entry into force: 21/10/90
Acceptance of amendment to art 43 (2): 23/2/2000

NO ACTION:
CAT: http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cat.htm
CAT-OP : http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cat-one.htm
CCPR-OP1: http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr-one.htm
CCPR-OP2-DP : http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr-death.htm
CEDAW-OP : http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cedaw-one.htm
CERD: http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cerd.htm
CMW : http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/cmw.htm
CRC-OP-AC: http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/crc-conflict.htm
CRC-OP-SC: http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/crc-sale.htm
ICC: http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=country&iduct=90