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DEFINITION:
Date of adoption of the United Nations International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 1979.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Barbados | 9 March 1981(a) |
| Belarus | 1 July 1987(a) |
| Belgium | 16 April 1999(R) |
| Belize | 14 November 2001(a) |
| Bhutan | 31 August 1981(a) |
| Bolivia | 7 January 2002(R) |
| Botswana | 8 September 2000(a) |
| Brazil | 8 March 2000(a) |
| Bulgaria | 10 March 1988(a) |
| Cameroon | 9 March 1988(a) |
| Canada | 4 December 1985(R) |
| Cape Verde | 10 September 2002(a) |
| Chile | 12 November 1981(R) |
| China | 26 January 1993(a) |
| Costa Rica | 24 January 2003(a) |
| Cuba | 15 November 2001(a) |
| Cyprus | 13 September 1991(a) |
| Czech Republic | 22 February 1993(d) |
| Denmark | 11 August 1987(a) |
| Dominica | 9 September 1986(a) |
| Dominican Republic | 12 August 1980(S) |
| Ecuador | 2 May 1988(a) |
| Egypt | 2 October 1981(R) |
| El Salvador | 12 February 1981(R) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 7 February 2003(a) |
| Estonia | 8 March 2002(a) |
| Finland | 14 April 1983(R) |
| France | 9 June 2000(a) |
| Gabon | 29 February 1980(S) |
| Germany | 15 December 1980(R) |
| Ghana | 10 November 1987(a) |
| Greece | 18 June 1987(R) |
| Grenada | 10 December 1990(a) |
| Guatemala | 11 March 1983(R) |
| Haiti | 17 May 1989(R) |
| Honduras | 1 June 1981(R) |
| Hungary | 2 September 1987(a) |
| Iceland | 6 July 1981(a) |
| India | 7 September 1994(a) |
| Iraq | 14 October 1980(S) |
| Israel | 19 November 1980(S) |
| Italy | 20 March 1986(R) |
| Jamaica | 27 February 1980(S) |
| Japan | 8 June 1987(R) |
| Jordan | 19 February 1986(a) |
| Kazakhstan | 21 February 1996(a) |
| Kenya | 8 December 1981(a) |
| Kuwait | 6 February 1989(a) |
| Latvia | 14 November 2002(a) |
| Lebanon | 4 December 1997(a) |
| Lesotho | 5 November 1980(R) |
| Liberia | 30 January 1980(S) |
| Liechtenstein | 28 November 1994(a) |
| Lithuania | 2 February 2001(a) |
| Malawi | 17 March 1986(a) |
| Mali | 8 February 1990(a) |
| Malta | 11 November 2001(a) |
| Marshall Islands | 27 January 2003(a) |
| Mauritania | 13 March 1998(a) |
| Mauritius | 17 October 1980(R) |
| Mexico | 28 April 1987(a) |
| Moldova | 10 October 2002(a) |
| Monaco | 16 October 2001(a) |
| Mongolia | 9 June 1992(a) |
| Mozambique | 14 January 2003(a) |
| Nepal | 9 March 1990(a) |
| Netherlands | 6 December 1988(R) |
| New Zealand | 12 November 1985(R) |
| Norway | 2 July 1981(R) |
| Oman | 22 July 1988(a) |
| Pakistan | 8 September 2000(a) |
| Palau | 14 November 2001(a) |
| Panama | 19 August 1982(R) |
| Peru | 6 July 2001(a) |
| Philippines | 14 October 1980(R) |
| Poland | 25 May 2000(a) |
| Portugal | 6 July 1984(R) |
| Romania | 17 May 1990(a) |
| Russia | 11 June 1987(a) |
| Rwanda | 13 May 2002(a) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 January 1991(a) |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 January 1991(a) |
| Senegal | 10 March 1987(R) |
| Slovakia | 28 May 1993(d) |
| Slovenia | 6 July 1992(d) |
| South Korea | 4 May 1983(a) |
| Spain | 26 March 1984(a) |
| Sri Lanka | 8 September 2000(a) |
| Sudan | 19 June 1990(a) |
| Suriname | 5 November 1981(R) |
| Sweden | 15 January 1981(R) |
| Switzerland | 5 March 1985(R) |
| Tajikistan | 6 May 2002(a) |
| Tanzania | 22 January 2003(a) |
| Togo | 25 July 1986(R) |
| Tonga | 9 December 2002(a) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 April 1981(a) |
| Tunisia | 18 June 1997(a) |
| Turkey | 15 August 1989(a) |
| Turkmenistan | 25 June 1999(a) |
| Uganda | 10 November 1980(S) |
| Ukraine | 19 June 1987(a) |
| United States | 7 December 1984(R) |
| Uzbekistan | 19 January 1998(a) |
| Venezuela | 13 December 1988(a) |
| Yemen | 12 March 2001(d) |