text: UNITED NATIONS GeneralAssemblY Distr. GENERAL A/40/604 12 septenber 19 85 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH STATUS oF TIIE CONVEI'I'IION AGAINST TORTURE AND SIHER CRUEL ' INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMEM OR PUNISHII'IENT Report of ttle sec reta ry-General 1. The General Assenblyr by its resolution 39/46 of l0 Decenber 1984' adopted and opened for signature, raiification and accession the convention against Torture and other cruet, Inhunan or Degradlng Treatnent or Punishnent' and called upon all covernments to consider .igni"g Jnd ratifying tbe convention as a natter of pr ior itY ' 2. The convention was openetl for signature at New York on 4 February 1985' By its resolution 19e5/18 of 11 March 1985' the conmission on Hunan Rights requested the Sec retary-Gene ra I to subnit eo the General Assenbly at its fortieth session and to the Commission on Hurnan Rights at its forty-second session a rePort on tbe status of the Convent lor'. 3. As at l september l'985, the convention had been signed bY the follorting 33 states 3Fortieth session Item 12 of the Provisional agenda* States Afghanistan Argent ina Austria Belgiuln Bolivia ^/40/Lso -Date of signature 4 FebruarY 1985 4 February 198 5 14 March 1985 4 February 198 5 4 February 198 5 85-24755 127Ir (E)A/40 /604English Page 2 States Canada Colombia Costa Rica De nrn ar k Dominican Republ ic Ecuador Finland France Greece fceland Italy Liechtenstein tuxembourg tlexico Netherlands Nicaragua Norway Panana Peru Portugal Senegal Sierra Leone spain Swed en Swit ze rland United Kingdc'rD and Northern Uruguay Venezuelaof Great Br ita infrelandDate of s iqnatu re 23 August 198 5 10 April 1985 4 February 198 5 4 February 1985 4 February 198 5 4 February 19 85 4 February 198 5 4 February 198 s 4 February 198 5 4 February 1985
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the status of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which suggests a focus on human rights and international law. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the report is intended for a formal international organization, such as the United Nations.