United Nations Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

 

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What is Enforced Disappearance?

What does the United Nations (UN) do about Enforced
Disappearances?

What is the 1992 UN Declaration for the Protection of
All Persons from Enforced Disappearance?

What is the UN Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance?

What does the Convention mainly state about the issue
of enforced disappearance

Why is there a need for a Convention?

What will be the functions of the Committee on
Enforced Disappearances which is to be established by
the Convention?

What is the Convention’s Importance to the Peoples of
Asia?

Why is it important for States to ratify the Convention
and to ensure its immediate entry into force?


What is the practical importance of the Convention for
the victims and their families?

How can we lobby governments to recognize the
importance of the instrument by signing and ratifying
the Convention?

What is the International Coalition Against Enforced
Disappearance (ICAED)?
 

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL PERSONS FROM
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE

 

Respect the Right NOT to be DISAPPEARED!

A Primer on the United Nations Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance



 

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