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The International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, New York 1966
The
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights ('the Covenant') sets out basic human rights and
freedoms (text at Annex A).
The
United Kingdom (UK)
ratified the Covenant on 20 May 1976 (reference at Annex
B). The UK's ratification extends to ten of its dependent
territories, including Hong Kong.
The Covenant entered
into force for the United Kingdom (and Hong Kong) on 20
August 1976, in accordance with Article 49. The UK made a
declarations, both upon
number
of
reservations
and
A
signature and
upon
ratification.
have
C.
The text of those which
applied to Hong Kong since 20 August 1976 is at Annex
2.
Under Article
48, the Covenant is open to
accession by any State
member of any of its
Member of the United Nations or
specialized agencies, by any State
Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice
and by any other State which has been invited by the
General Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to
present Covenant. The People's Republic of China (PRC)
is not a party to the Covenant.
the
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