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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
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Respect the Right NOT to be DISAPPEARED!
A Primer on the United Nations Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Why is it important for States to ratify the
Convention and to ensure its immediate entry into force?
A State that ratifies the Convention will be compelled to enact the
necessary domestic legislation to ensure that it fulfills its
international obligations. This will affect States in their national
policies especially in the area of security and political repression,
where they will be obliged to act in a humane manner.
If duly accepted, the competence of the Committee to receive and consider
individual communications, will grant an international venue to turn to in
order to obtain justice. This will be of particular importance for Asian
countries, which do not have regional human rights mechanisms.
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