article 9 of Ehe Optional Protocol. u official Records of tbew (A/{o/40).1985/f17 of 24 tlay 1985' the Econonic and social Council Eo auEtroriae Ehe secretary-G€neral to trananiE the annual Righta CooEittee directly to tbe General Assetlbly at its SEale Afghanistan Alger ia Argentina Auatralla AusBr ia Ba rbados BeIg iun Bolivia Bulgaria Byelorusslan Sovlet socialisE Republic Canqroon c5 nad a Central African Republ lc cbile china b/ Colcrnbia Congo Coata Rica Cyprua Czecboalovakia Denocratic Kanpuchea Democra cic Peopler s Republicof Korea Denna r k Dominican Republ ic Ecu6dorANNEX I DaEe of aiqnature 10 December 1958 19 February 1958 18 Deceruber 1972 I0 Decenber 1973 10 Decenber 1968 8 Octob€r 1968 19 March 1968 .L6 septenber 1.969 2I Decenber 19 56 19 Decenber 1955 9 January 1967 ? October 1968 17 october 1980 20 uarch 1958 29 septemb€r 1967A/40/605 Eng I ish Page 5 Date of receipt. of the instrunent. of raFif icatton or accesston 2{ January LgA3 a/ I0 Decenber 197 5 I0 SePEemb€r 1978 5 January 1973 A/ 2l April 1983 12 Augu8t L9A2 a/ 21 sepEenbe r 19 70 12 Novenbe r 19 73 2? June L984 a/ L9 r4a! L9?6 a/ I !,ray 1981 q/ l0 February 1972 29 october 19 59 5 Oc tober L983 9/ 29 Noveftber 1968 2 April 1969 12 Decenber 19 75 14 septeraber L98L a/ 6 itanuary 19 72 4 ,January L978 a/ 6 t{a rch 1959 A/ 40 / 605 EngI ish Page 6 SCate Esvpts El Salvador Finland France Gabon Ganbia German Democratic Republic Gernany, Federal Republic of Greece Guinea Guyana Honduras Hungary Iceland Ind ia fran (Islanic Republic of) fraq Ireland Isr aeL Italy .tama ica ,Japan ,Jordan Kenya Lebanon Li ber ia Libyan Arab .Iamahiriya Luxembourg Madagasca r MaI i l.lalta MauritiusDate of signature 4 Augusr 1967
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a list of countries that have ratified or acceded to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The protocol deals with the right to education, and the list of countries includes a wide range of nations from around the world. Given the focus on human rights and education, it is likely that this text falls under the category of human rights.

**Category**
Human rights