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The Working group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)

How to report a case of disappearance

Form to submit a communication on a victim of an enforced disappearance

WGEID's Procedures

Urgent Appeals

Normal cases

Clarification of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person

General Allegations

Prompt intervention for reprisals

Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (not yet into force)

Status of ratifications

General Comments on the Declaration

General Comment on the definition of enforced disappearance

General Comment on Enforced Disappearances as a crime against humanity

Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

The Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)

Members :

Mr. Jeremy J. Sarkin, Chairperson (South Africa), appointed in 2008
Mr. Santiago Corcuera, (Mexico), appointed in 2004
Mr. Darko Göttlicher (Croatia), appointed in 2004
Mr. Olivier de Frouville (France), appointed in 2008
Mr. Osman El Hajjé (Lebanon), appointed in 2009

Mandate

Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/7/L.30

Commission on Human Rights resolution 20 (XXXVI)

Commission on Human rights resolution 2004/40

Methods of Work

Methods of work

Fact sheet No.6 (Rev.3)
English l Spanish

Fact sheet N.6 Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Rev.2)
Arabic l Chinese l French l Russian l Spanish

Sessions for 2009:

87th session: 9 - 13 March 2009 appointments with the Working Group may be requested before 20 February 2009
88th session: 26 - 28 June 2009, Rabat, Morroco. Appointments with the Working Group may be requested before 31 May 2009
89th session: 4-13 November, Geneva. Appointments with the Working Group can be requested before 2 October 2009

Sessions for 2008:

84th session: 10-14 March, Geneva
85th session: 24 to 26 July 2008. Buenos Aires, Argentina
86th session: 26 November to 4 December 2008

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