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The Working group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)

Members

Mandate

Methods of Work

Fact Sheet N.6

Sessions

Press Releases

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

Country visits

List of visits

Documents

Resolutions

Reports

Documents

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 New!

General Comments on the Declaration

General Comment on the definition of enforced disappearance

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Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

 

The Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)

Members :

 

  • Mr. Santiago Corcuera, Chairperson (Mexico), appointed in 2004

  • Mr. Stephen Toope (Canada), appointed in 2002

  • Mr. Jeremy J. Sarkin (South Africa), appointed in 2008

  • Mr. Saied Rajaie Khorasani (Islamic Republic of Iran), appointed in 2003

  • Mr. Darko Göttlicher (Croatia), appointed in 2004

Mandate

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

Commission on Human Rights resolution 20 (XXXVI)

Commission on Human rights resolution 2004/40

Methods of Work

Methods of work

Fact sheet N.6 Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Rev.2)
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Sessions for 2008:

84th session: 10-14 March, Geneva
85th session: 24 to 26 July 2008. Buenos Aires, Argentina
86th session: (date to be confirmed)

Sessions for 2007:

81st session - 15 to 21 March
82nd session - 25 to 29 June
83rd session - To be decided later

 
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