International Human Rights Instruments
UNITED NATIONS HRI International Distr. GENERAL Human Rights HRI/CORE/1/Add.62 Instruments 24 January 1996 ENGLISH ONLY CORE DOCUMENT FORMING PART OF THE REPORTS OF STATES PARTIES OVERSEAS DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND CROWN DEPENDENCIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND [14 September 1995] CONTENTS Page Introduction ............................. 2 Annexes I. Anguilla............................ 3 II. Bermuda ............................ 12 III. British Virgin Islands..................... 24 IV. Cayman Islands......................... 31 V. Falkland Islands........................ 38 VI. Gibraltar ........................... 52 VII. Hong Kong ........................... 64 VIII. Montserrat........................... 78 IX. Pitcairn............................ 85 X. St. Helena........................... 89 XI. Turks and Caicos Islands.................... 96 XII. Isle of Man .......................... 104 XIII. Bailiwick of Jersey ...................... 110 XIV. Bailiwick of Guernsey ..................... 125 GE.96-15372 (E) HRI/CORE/1/Add.62 page 2 Introduction 1. In accordance with the consolidated guidelines for the initial part of the reports of States Parties (HRI/1991/1) which was transmitted under cover of the Secretary-General’s Note dated 26 April 1991 (HRI/CORE/1), the Government of the United Kingdom submits, annexed herewith, the core document (the "country profile") in respect of: (i) Each of its Dependent Territories overseas to which one or more of the various United Nations human rights treaties applies, that is to say, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena and the Turks and Caicos Islands (annexes I-XI). (ii) Each of its Crown Dependencies to which one or more of those treaties applies, that is to say, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey (annexes XII-XIV).
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