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…

  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…

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, highlighted its importance…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered the initial report of Nigeria under the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts raised questions regarding investigations into Boko Haram abductions, the…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the additional information report submitted by Mexico under Article 29, paragraph four of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and follow-up to the Committee's…

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 additional information report submitted by the Netherlands under…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered Mauritania's initial report on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts welcomed a prospective bill criminalising enforced disappearance,…

Le Comité des disparitions forcées a ouvert ce matin les travaux de sa vingt-cinquième session, qui se tient à Genève jusqu’au 29 septembre prochain et au cours de laquelle il examinera les rapports initiaux de la Mauritanie et du Nigéria sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention internationale…

  Le Comité des disparitions forcées a clos cet après-midi les travaux de sa vingt-quatrième session, au cours de laquelle il a examiné la situation en Zambie en l'absence de rapport, ainsi que des renseignements complémentaires fournis par l'Argentine et l'Allemagne et le rapport initial…

Le Comité des disparitions forcées a examiné, hier et cet après-midi, le rapport initial du Costa Rica sur la mise en œuvre des dispositions de la Convention internationale pour la protection de toutes les personnes contre les disparitions forcées. La délégation était dirigée par le Vice-Ministre…