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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fifth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands and Nigeria

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fifth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands and Nigeria 29 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations on the periodic reports of Mauritania and Nigeria, and on reports containing additional…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Launches General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Launches General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration 28 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today hosted an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to launch its first general comment on enforced disappearances in the context of migration.  Opening the event, Olivier de Frouville, Chair of the Committee…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations 27 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting with non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.  Non-governmental organizations speaking in the meeting addressed issues including the Committee’s concept note on short-term enforced…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Informal Meeting with States

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Informal Meeting with States 27 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting with States.  Olivier de Frouville, Chair of the Committee, expressed gratefulness to the States parties that had dedicated time to participating in the exchange.  Speaking in the discussion were Iraq, Argentina,…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with National Human Rights Institutions

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with National Human Rights Institutions 26 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting with national human rights institutions.  Olivier de Frouville, Chair of the Committee, welcomed the contributions of national human rights institutes to the work of the Committee, saying that the Committee…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Marks First Anniversary of the Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Marks First Anniversary of the Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions 20 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today co-hosted an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to mark the first anniversary of the joint statement on illegal intercountry adoptions.  Speakers discussed the content and objectives of the joint statement,…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Raise Issues with Nigeria Regarding Investigations into Boko Haram Abductions, Reported Mass Graves and the Forceful Removal of Children

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Raise Issues with Nigeria Regarding Investigations into Boko Haram Abductions, Reported Mass Graves and the Forceful Removal of Children 18 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered the initial report of Nigeria under the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Welcome Mexico’s Cooperation with the Committee’s Country Visit, Raise Issues Concerning Apparent Rise in Enforced Disappearances, High Levels of Impunity and the Slow Progress of Investigations

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Welcome Mexico’s Cooperation with the Committee’s Country Visit, Raise Issues Concerning Apparent Rise in Enforced Disappearances, High Levels of Impunity and the Slow Progress of Investigations 15 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the additional information…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Review the Netherlands in Absence of a Delegation

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Review the Netherlands in Absence of a Delegation 15 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Ask Questions on Disappearances of Unaccompanied Minors and Lack of Access to Compensation and Asylum in Caribbean Territories The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered, in absence of a delegation, the…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Mauritania on Prospective Bill Criminalising Enforced Disappearance, Ask Questions on the State’s Cooperation with Civil Society and Reparations for Alleged “Passif Humanitaire” Era Abuses

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Mauritania on Prospective Bill Criminalising Enforced Disappearance, Ask Questions on the State’s Cooperation with Civil Society and Reparations for Alleged “Passif Humanitaire” Era Abuses 12 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered Mauritania's…