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Mali

DATE OF REVIEW:
15 May 2008 - 14.30 p.m. to 17.30 p.m.

Membership of the Human Rights Council:
2006 - 2008

Full name: Republic of Mali
Population: 11,995,402

Permanent Mission of Mali to the United Nations Office in Geneva:
International Centre Cointrin (ICC),
Route de Pré-Bois 20, Bloc G (1st Floor)
1215 Geneva 15
Tel: +41 22 710 09 60
Fax: +41 22 710 09 69
Email: malisuisse yahoo.fr
Website: http://www.mali-suisse.org

Head of delegation:
His Excellency Mr. Sidiki Lamine Sow
Ambassador
Permanent Representative

Government type: Republic
Head of State: President Amadou Toumani Touré (since 2002)

National Human Rights mechanisms:
- National Advisory Commission on Human Rights

Pledges and commitments: Mali’s voluntary pledges and commitments for the election to the Human Rights Council (submitted April 24th 2006).

Mali’s position on main resolutions and decisions at the HRC:

In favour: A/HRC/DEC/1/106, A/HRC/DEC/1/107, A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, A/HRC/RES/S-2/1, A/HRC/RES/S-3/1, A/HRC/RES/2/3, A/HRC/RES/2/4, A/HRC/DEC/2/109, A/HRC/DEC/2/115, A/HRC/RES/3/1, A/HRC/DEC/3/103, A/HRC/RES/4/5, A/HRC/RES/4/9, A/HRC/DEC/4/103, A/HRC/RES/6/3, A/HRC/RES/6/7, A/HRC/RES/6/19, A/HRC/RES/6/22, A/HRC/RES/S-6/1, A/HRC/RES/7/1, A/HRC/RES/7/4, A/HRC/RES/7/5, A/HRC/RES/7/11, A/HRC/RES/7/18, A/HRC/RES/7/19, A/HRC/RES/7/30, A/HRC/RES/7/33, A/HRC/RES/7/36, A/HRC/RES/8/5, A/HRC/RES/8/9

Against: A/HRC/2/L.48 (rejected)

Abstained: A/HRC/RES/6/37, A/HRC/RES/7/15

No vote: A/HRC/RES/1/2

For the full list of resolutions and decisions taken by the HRC, see here.

International Labour Organisation Conventions

ConventionRatification DateStatus
C29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 22.09.1960Ratified
C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 22.09.1960Ratified
C98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 02.03.1964 Ratified
C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 12.07.1968 Ratified
C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 28.05.1962 Ratified
C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 02.03.1964 Ratified
C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 11.03.2002Ratified
C169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 NO ACTION
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 14.07.2000 Ratified

Source: www.ilo.org

International Human Rights treaties

TreatyDate of SignatureDate of ratificationDate of accession
1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 16.07.1974
2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1966 16.07.1974
2.a. Amendment to article 8 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1992NO ACTION
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 16.07.1974
4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Right, 1966 16.07.1974
5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right, 1966
6. Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity, 1968 NO ACTION
7. International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, 1973 19.08.1977
8. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979 05.02.1985 10.09.1985
8.a. Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 199520.06.2002 (acceptance)
8.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1999 05.12.2000
9. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984 26.02.1999
9.a. Amendments to articles 17 (7) and 18 (5) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1992NO ACTION
9.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2002 19.01.200412.05.2005
10. International Convention against Apartheid in Sports, 1985 07.02.1989
11. Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 26.01.1990 20.09.1990
11.a. Amendment to article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1995 04.03.1999 (acceptance)
11.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2000 08.09.2000 16.05.2002
11.c. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2000 16.05.2002
12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, 1989 NO ACTION
13. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, 1990 05.06.2003
14. Agreement establishing the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1992 NO ACTION
15. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 15.05.2007
15.a. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 15.05.2007
16. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 2006 06.02.2007

Reservations, Declarations and Objections

Reservation and Declarations:

11. Reservation:
The Government of the Republic of Mali declares that, in view of the provisions of the Mali Family Code, there is no reason to apply article 16 of the Convention.

11. b.Declaration:
In accordance with article 3, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, the Government of the Republic of Mali declares that the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the national armed forces is 18 years of age or older. No boy or girl under 18 years of age may be recruited or be allowed to be recruited, even on a voluntary basis, or be enrolled as a member of the national armed forces. The Government of Mali is fully committed to this declaration and pledges to impose on anyone who violates such provision a penalty commensurate with the seriousness of the offence as provided for under its criminal law.
Children who are unlawfully recruited into the armed forces may, depending on their individual circumstances, receive support for their economic and social rehabilitation and reintegration.

Sources: www.ohchr.org






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