Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances

United Nations Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
contents: Download pdf cover 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)? ----------- 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 Published by: Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) Rms. 310-311 Philippine Social Science Center Building, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, 1103 Quezon City, Philippines Phone: 00-63-2-9274594 Telefax: 00-63-2-4546759 Email: afad@surfshop.net.ph Website: http://www.afad-online.org 1/e 2006 2/e 2007 3/e August 2007 4/e September 2008 5/e October 2009

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