Chinese GENEVA (23 November 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* has appealed to the Government of China to unconditionally release Jiang Tianyong, a human rights lawyer jailed for...

NEW YORK (20 October 2017) - Enforced disappearance should not exist in the 21st century, but reports of the “heinous” crime continue to be received in unacceptably high numbers, two UN experts* say...

Geneva, 18 September 2017 The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) concluded its 113th session held between 11 and 15 September 2017. The Working Group...

GENEVA (15 September 2017) – Two United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern about the arrest of lawyer and human rights defender Ebrahim Metwally, who was captured at Cairo...

GENEVA (12 September 2017) – There is a direct link between enforced disappearance and migration, but governments and the international community are not paying attention, a United Nations expert...

GENEVA (8 September 2017) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* will meet in Geneva from 11 to 15 September to examine around 350 cases from 43 countries. The...

GENEVA (29 August) – At a time when enforced disappearance is practiced in every region, and in many countries is increasing, a group of UN human rights experts* urge all Member States to ratify the...

Summary In this report, the Working Group provides information on activities carried out and communications and cases examined from 19 May 2016 to 17 May 2017. The report includes a section with the...

Background During its 105th session, and in its 2015 annual report, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances announced that it would address diverse forms of enforced disappearances...