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Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances - Country visits


Country visits provide the WGEID with a firsthand account of the situation concerning enforced disappearances, including institutional and legislative factors that contribute to such practices.

Visits are undertaken only at the invitation of a Government. However, the WGEID may solicit an invitation, based on factors such as the number, credibility and gravity of the reports received, and the potential impact that the mission may have on the overall human rights situation.

During the visit, members of the WGEID meet with:
- government authorities,
- NGOs,
- representatives of the legal profession,
- relatives of disappeared persons.

The conclusions and recommendations contained in the WGEID’s mission report are intended to assist Governments in identifying factors which may contribute to enforced disappearances, and provide practical solutions to implement international standards.


Visits extended to the WGEID

Chile
Ecuador
Serbia
Tajikistan


Pending visits of the WGEID

Iran


Visits requested by the WGEID

Algeria
Belarus
Burundi
Croacia
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Iran
Kirgyz Republic
Libya
Montenegro
Nepal
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Philippines
Russian Federation
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Ubezkistan
Zimbabwe


Completed visits

To access the reports in all the official languages, please copy the relevant document code, click on “Categorized Search”, and paste it in the “Symbol Number” Field or alternatively search under "Documents"

Country
Mission Report
Follow-up visit
Republic of the Congo

A/HRC/19/58/Add.3
(September/October 2011)
E F S R C A

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Mexico

A/HRC/19/58/Add.2
(March 2011)
E F S R C A

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Timor-Leste

A/HRC/19/58/Add.1
(February 2011)
E F S R C A


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Bosnia and Herzegovina

A/HRC/16/48/Add.1
(June 2010)
E F S R C A

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Morocco
A/HRC/13/31/Add.1
(June 2009)
 -
Argentina
A/HRC/10/9/Add.1
(July 2008)

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Guatemala
A/HRC/4/41/Add.1
(February 2007)

A/HRC/16/48/Add.2
(2010)

Honduras
A/HRC/7/2/Add.1
(26 October 2007)

A/HRC/16/48/Add.2
(2010)

El Salvador
A/HRC/7/2/Add.2
(26 October 2007)
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Colombia

 A/HRC/19/58/Add.4
(2011) English/Spanish only

Nepal

E/CN.4/2005/65/Add.1
(December 2004)

 A/HRC/19/58/Add.4
(2011) English/Spanish only

Democratic Republic of Congo

A/57/349
A/58/127
E/CN.4/2003/44

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Sri Lanka

E/CN.4/2000/64/Add.1
(October 1999)

 -

Turkey

E/CN.4/1999/62/Add.2
(September 1998)

 -

Yemen

E/CN.4/1999/62/Add.1
(August 1998)

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Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

E/CN.4/1997/55

 

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Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

E/CN.4/1995/37
(July 1994)

E/CN.4/1996/36
(February 1996)

Former Yugoslavia Joint mission with SR on Former Yugoslavia

E/CN.4/1994/26/Add.1
(August 1993)

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Sri Lanka  -
Philippines
E/CN.4/1991/20/Add.1
(10 January 1991)
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Colombia

E/CN.4/1989/18/Add.1
(November 1988)

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Guatemala
E/CN.4/1988/19/Add.1
(21 December 1987)
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Peru

E/CN.4/1986/18/Add.1
(June 1985)

E/CN.4/1987/15/Add.1
(October 1986)

Bolivia  -
Mexico
E/CN.4/1492/Add.1
(22 February 1982)
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