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In Dialogue with Germany, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the State’s Prosecution of International Crimes, Ask About Integration of Law on Enforced Disappearance and Protections from Non-Refoulement

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22 Mar 2023

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning concluded its consideration of the additional report of Germany on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the...

In Dialogue with Argentina, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Restoration of Identity of Victims of Dictatorship-Era Appropriation, Ask About Illegal Transfers of Detainees and Delays in Victim Search Procedures

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22 Mar 2023

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning concluded its consideration of the additional report of Argentina under article 29 (4) of the Convention on how it implements the provisions of...

In Dialogue with Zambia, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the State for Abolishing the Death Penalty, Ask About Gaps in Laws on Enforced Disappearance and the Wrongful Removal of Children

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21 Mar 2023

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning concluded its consideration of Zambia, in the absence of a report, on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the...

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Fourth Session

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20 Mar 2023

Hears Statement from a Victim of Enforced Disappearance The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-fourth session, during which it will examine the report of Costa Rica...

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Zambia, Argentina, Germany and Costa Rica

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17 Mar 2023

GENEVA (17 March 2023) - The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) will hold its upcoming session from 20 to 31 March, during which it will review Zambia, Argentina, Germany and Costa Rica and...

States must accelerate urgent efforts to tackle enforced disappearance of migrants, UN experts urge

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16 Dec 2022

GENEVA (16 December 2022) – States must immediately and efficiently coordinate their efforts to prevent the disappearance of thousands of migrants en route to their countries of destination each year...

Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say UN experts ahead of Universal Declaration anniversary

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07 Dec 2022

GENEVA (7 December 2022) – Independent United Nations experts today urged all UN member states to prioritise enacting, enforcing and implementing anti - discrimination legislation, as the Office of...

Enforced Disappearance in Iraq: UN committee concludes country visit, calls for urgent legislative reform and attention to victims

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24 Nov 2022

GENEVA (24 November 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) called on Iraq to take urgent action to include enforced disappearance as an autonomous offence in national legislation...

Committee on Enforced Disappearances to visit Iraq

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10 Nov 2022

GENEVA (10 November 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances will visit Iraq from 12 to 24 November to identify means to tackle enforced disappearances in compliance with its mandate under...

Search for journalist continues 12 years after his disappearance

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21 Oct 2022

Portrait of Sandya Ekneligoda © Sandya Ekneligoda

Prageeth Ekneligoda, a Sri Lankan journalist, cartoonist and human rights activist, was disappeared on 24 January 2010. For the past 12 years, his wife, Sandya Ekneligoda, and their two sons have been searching for the truth and for justice.