A study prepared by member of the Civil and Political Rights Committee at the National Human Rights Diwan, Professor Dr. Issa Al-Enezi, concludes that “Kuwait is among one of the countries which is most committed to abiding by the international conventions that it has signed.”
Al-Rai quoting Dr. Al-Enezi says the study pointed out that “Kuwait’s implementation of international conventions was one of the reasons that made it obtain membership in the Security Council for two consecutive times, being among the countries that adhere to international conventions, and this is also one of the reasons why the society and the international community relies on Kuwait and encourages it to host many international conferences, such as the reconstruction of Iraq and the Yemeni file, pointing out that “there are countries that the international community does not accept to be a member of the UN Security Council.”
On whether Kuwait needs to sign more international agreements, the study confirmed that “there are a number of agreements that must be taken into consideration, especially those related to application of international law, the Rome Statute related to the establishment of the International Criminal Court, and agreements related to the rights of stateless persons, and some agreements related to workers’ rights within the framework of the International Labor Organization.
The sources pointed out that “Kuwait has placed a number of reservations on some provisions of international agreements, which it should consider withdrawing, especially with regard to the asylum agreements of the International Court of Justice, which decides on all matters related to disputes between states.”
The study confirmed that with regard to the international agreements to which Kuwait has acceded, a distinction must be made between general agreements and class agreements.
First: General Agreements
1- The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its protocol.
2- The Covenant on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights.
3- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 1965.
4- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948.
5- The Anti-Slavery Convention of 1926.
6- The 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
7- Palermo Protocol to Prevent Trafficking in Persons.
8- The Arab Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights of 2004.
Second: Class agreements
1- Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989.
2- The 1979 Convention on the Prohibition of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.