Human Rights Council Election > Latin America & Caribbean States

United Nations Special Focus: Human Rights Council Election, May 2006 Briefing to the 61st Session of the UNCHR

Latin America & Caribbean States: 8 seats, 11 declared candidates

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Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

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Country	Pledges More Info	Statement in the General Assembly (Availiable In English, French, and Arabic) More Info	Number of Core Human Rights Treaties and Protocols Ratified (14 possible) More Info	Number of Protocols to the Geneva Conventions Ratified (2 possible) More Info	Party to the ICC More Info	Standing Invitation to Special Procedures More Info	General Assembly Voting Record More Info	CHR Voting Record More Info
Argentina	Yes	Yes	11	2			95%	80%
Brazil	Yes	Yes	9	2			75%	63%
Cuba	Yes	Yes	5	2			20%	20%
Ecuador	Yes	No	13	2			90%	64%
Guatemala	Yes	Yes	12	2			95%	90%
Honduras	Yes	No	10	2			95%	90%
Mexico	Yes	Yes	13	2			90%	83%
Nicaragua	Yes	No	10	2			100%	N/A
Peru	Yes	Yes	12	2			100%	83%
Uruguay	Yes	No	14	2			85%	N/A
Venezuela	Yes	Yes	12	2			20%	N/A