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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 |
|---|---|
| BarbadosBarbados | 9 March 1981(a) |
| BelarusBelarus | 1 July 1987(a) |
| BelgiumBelgium | 16 April 1999(R) |
| BelizeBelize | 14 November 2001(a) |
| BhutanBhutan | 31 August 1981(a) |
| BoliviaBolivia | 7 January 2002(R) |
| BotswanaBotswana | 8 September 2000(a) |
| BrazilBrazil | 8 March 2000(a) |
| BulgariaBulgaria | 10 March 1988(a) |
| CameroonCameroon | 9 March 1988(a) |
| CanadaCanada | 4 December 1985(R) |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | 10 September 2002(a) |
| ChileChile | 12 November 1981(R) |
| ChinaChina | 26 January 1993(a) |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | 24 January 2003(a) |
| CubaCuba | 15 November 2001(a) |
| CyprusCyprus | 13 September 1991(a) |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 22 February 1993(d) |
| DenmarkDenmark | 11 August 1987(a) |
| DominicaDominica | 9 September 1986(a) |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 12 August 1980(S) |
| EcuadorEcuador | 2 May 1988(a) |
| EgyptEgypt | 2 October 1981(R) |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | 12 February 1981(R) |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 7 February 2003(a) |
| EstoniaEstonia | 8 March 2002(a) |
| FinlandFinland | 14 April 1983(R) |
| FranceFrance | 9 June 2000(a) |
| GabonGabon | 29 February 1980(S) |
| GermanyGermany | 15 December 1980(R) |
| GhanaGhana | 10 November 1987(a) |
| GreeceGreece | 18 June 1987(R) |
| GrenadaGrenada | 10 December 1990(a) |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | 11 March 1983(R) |
| HaitiHaiti | 17 May 1989(R) |
| HondurasHonduras | 1 June 1981(R) |
| HungaryHungary | 2 September 1987(a) |
| IcelandIceland | 6 July 1981(a) |
| IndiaIndia | 7 September 1994(a) |
| IraqIraq | 14 October 1980(S) |
| IsraelIsrael | 19 November 1980(S) |
| ItalyItaly | 20 March 1986(R) |
| JamaicaJamaica | 27 February 1980(S) |
| JapanJapan | 8 June 1987(R) |
| JordanJordan | 19 February 1986(a) |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | 21 February 1996(a) |
| KenyaKenya | 8 December 1981(a) |
| KuwaitKuwait | 6 February 1989(a) |
| LatviaLatvia | 14 November 2002(a) |
| LebanonLebanon | 4 December 1997(a) |
| LesothoLesotho | 5 November 1980(R) |
| LiberiaLiberia | 30 January 1980(S) |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | 28 November 1994(a) |
| LithuaniaLithuania | 2 February 2001(a) |
| MalawiMalawi | 17 March 1986(a) |
| MaliMali | 8 February 1990(a) |
| MaltaMalta | 11 November 2001(a) |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | 27 January 2003(a) |
| MauritaniaMauritania | 13 March 1998(a) |
| MauritiusMauritius | 17 October 1980(R) |
| MexicoMexico | 28 April 1987(a) |
| MoldovaMoldova | 10 October 2002(a) |
| MonacoMonaco | 16 October 2001(a) |
| MongoliaMongolia | 9 June 1992(a) |
| MozambiqueMozambique | 14 January 2003(a) |
| NepalNepal | 9 March 1990(a) |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | 6 December 1988(R) |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | 12 November 1985(R) |
| NorwayNorway | 2 July 1981(R) |
| OmanOman | 22 July 1988(a) |
| PakistanPakistan | 8 September 2000(a) |
| PalauPalau | 14 November 2001(a) |
| PanamaPanama | 19 August 1982(R) |
| PeruPeru | 6 July 2001(a) |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | 14 October 1980(R) |
| PolandPoland | 25 May 2000(a) |
| PortugalPortugal | 6 July 1984(R) |
| RomaniaRomania | 17 May 1990(a) |
| RussiaRussia | 11 June 1987(a) |
| RwandaRwanda | 13 May 2002(a) |
| Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 17 January 1991(a) |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 8 January 1991(a) |
| SenegalSenegal | 10 March 1987(R) |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | 28 May 1993(d) |
| SloveniaSlovenia | 6 July 1992(d) |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | 4 May 1983(a) |
| SpainSpain | 26 March 1984(a) |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | 8 September 2000(a) |
| SudanSudan | 19 June 1990(a) |
| SurinameSuriname | 5 November 1981(R) |
| SwedenSweden | 15 January 1981(R) |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 5 March 1985(R) |
| TajikistanTajikistan | 6 May 2002(a) |
| TanzaniaTanzania | 22 January 2003(a) |
| TogoTogo | 25 July 1986(R) |
| TongaTonga | 9 December 2002(a) |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 1 April 1981(a) |
| TunisiaTunisia | 18 June 1997(a) |
| TurkeyTurkey | 15 August 1989(a) |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 25 June 1999(a) |
| UgandaUganda | 10 November 1980(S) |
| UkraineUkraine | 19 June 1987(a) |
| United StatesUnited States | 7 December 1984(R) |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | 19 January 1998(a) |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | 13 December 1988(a) |
| YemenYemen | 12 March 2001(d) |