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50 Nations which are not party to the Genocide Convention (as of June 14, 2005)

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Alphabetical List 
List by ICC status
List by date of U.N. Membership
Name
U.N. Membership
Region
Democratic Republic of the Congo September 20, 1960Africa -Central
Equatorial GuineaNovember 12, 1968Africa -Central
CongoSeptember 20, 1960Africa -Central
ChadSeptember 20, 1960Africa -Central
Central African RepublicSeptember 20, 1960Africa -Central
CameroonSeptember 20, 1960Africa -Central
EritreaMay 28, 1993Africa -East
DjiboutiSeptember 20, 1977Africa -East
SomaliaSeptember 20, 1960Africa -East
KenyaDecember 16, 1963Africa -East
MalawiDecember 1, 1964Africa -Southern
BotswanaOctober 17, 1966Africa -Southern
MauritiusApril 24, 1968Africa -Southern
MadagascarSeptember 20, 1960Africa -Southern
SwazilandSeptember 24, 1968Africa -Southern
ZambiaDecember 1, 1962Africa -Southern
AngolaDecember 1, 1976Africa -Southern
NigeriaOctober 7, 1960Africa -West
Sierra LeoneSeptember 27, 1961Africa -West
MauritaniaOctober 27, 1961Africa -West
Cape VerdeSeptember 16, 1975Africa -West
NigerSeptember 20, 1960Africa -West
Guinea-BissauSeptember 17, 1974Africa -West
BeninSeptember 20, 1960Africa -West
IndonesiaSeptember 28, 1950Asia
ThailandDecember 16, 1946Asia
BhutanSeptember 21, 1971Asia
Brunei DarussalamSeptember 21, 1984Asia
JapanDecember 18, 1956Asia
DominicaDecember 18, 1978Caribbean
Dominican Republic *October 24, 1945Caribbean
GrenadaSeptember 17, 1974Caribbean
Saint LuciaSeptember 18, 1979Caribbean
St. Kitts and NevisSeptember 23, 1983Caribbean
TurkmenistanMarch 2, 1992Central Asia
TajikistanMarch 2, 1992Central Asia
MaltaDecember 1, 1964Europe
AndorraJuly 28, 1993Europe
San MarinoMarch 2, 1992Europe
Solomon IslandsSeptember 19, 1978Pacific
VanuatuSeptember 15, 1981Pacific
MicronesiaSeptember 17, 1991Pacific
Marshall IslandsSeptember 17, 1991Pacific
PalauDecember 15, 1994Pacific
SamoaDecember 15, 1976Pacific
United Arab EmiratesDecember 9, 1971Persian Gulf
QatarSeptember 21, 1971Persian Gulf
OmanOctober 7, 1971Persian Gulf
SurinameDecember 4, 1975South America
GuyanaSeptember 20, 1966South America

* The Dominican Republic signed but has not ratified the Genocide Convention. The Dominican Republic signed on December 11, 1948, the first day the Convention was open for signature. Of the 43 nations which signed the Convention under Article XI by December 31, 1949, only the Dominican Republic has yet to follow this action with formal ratification.

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