ABOUT THE COMMITTEE

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Complaints, inquiries and visits

Participation

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ABOUT THE COMMITTEE

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Complaints, inquiries and visits

Participation

About treaty bodies

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is the body of independent experts which monitors the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance by the States parties.

The Committee and its Secretariat work daily to support victims, civil society organizations, National Human Rights Institutions and States to search for and locate disappeared persons, eradicate, punish and prevent this crime, and repair the damage suffered by the victims.

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Key documents

Fact sheet on enforced or involuntary disappearances Guiding Principles on Enforced Disappearances in the context of COVID-19 Guiding Principles for the search for disappeared persons Guidelines to prevent and address intimidation and reprisals against individuals and groups cooperating with the Committee (CED/C/8) Reporting under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance: Training Guide (Part I – Manual) Reporting under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance: Training Guide (Part II – Training package) Leaflet: the CED and the WGEID in a nutshell

Resources

ROADMAP on the coordination between the CED and the IACHR The work of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances - Achievements and jurisprudence ten years after the entry into force of the Convention Brochure: 10th anniversary of the Convention Stand up 4 Human Rights: stand up for the disappeareds, 30 August 2017

State parties reporting

Blue World Map

All States parties must report on the measures they take to protect the rights of disappeared persons and their relatives.

Reporting guidelines

Calendar of country reviews & documentation deadlines

Country-specific information overview

About States parties reports for CED

Status of reports by country (Excel)

View the database of progress reports by one or more of these criteria.

 

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Calls for input

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Call for contributions Initial reports under article 29(1) of the Convention Costa Rica - Zambia (in absence of a report)

Deadline:

06 February 2023

Call for contributions Report on additional information, article 29(4) of the Convention Argentina - Germany

Deadline:

06 February 2023

Call for contributions Examination of State parties’ report on follow-up to concluding observations Brazil (tbc) – Mongolia - Panama (tbc)

Deadline:

05 December 2022
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Sessions

20 - 31 Mar 2023

24th session

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Events

7th Meeting of States parties & 2023 elections

6th Meeting of States parties & 2021 elections

5th Meeting of States parties & 2019 elections

4th Meeting of States parties & 2017 elections

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Contact information

Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson - 52, rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva (Switzerland)

Mailing address:
OHCHR-UNOG
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: ohchr-ced@un.org
Twitter: @UNTreatyBodies

For individual complaints and urgent actions:
Petitions and Inquiries Section
Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: ohchr-petitions@un.org

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Latest news

16 Dec 2022

Press releases

States must accelerate urgent efforts to tackle enforced disappearance of migrants, UN experts urge

24 Nov 2022

Press releases

Enforced Disappearance in Iraq: UN committee concludes country visit, calls for urgent legislative reform and attention to victims

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Latest statements

07 Dec 2022

Statements

Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say UN experts ahead of Universal Declaration anniversary

31 Aug 2022

Statements

Colombia: Committee on Enforced Disappearances welcomes significant step to examine complaints

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Videos

Enforced Disappearances: hear the victims

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Status of ratifications

To date, 70 of the 193 UN Member States have ratified the Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The most recent accessions or ratifications of the Convention are by Republic of Korea (2023), Cabo Verde (2022), Luxembourg (2022), Croatia (2022) and Denmark (2022).

CED ratification, including all declarations and reservations

Others involved

Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

External links

Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Latin American Federation of Associations of Relatives of Disappeared-Detainees (FEDEFAM)

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Databases

Treaty body database Universal Human Rights Index Jurisprudence database Ratification status map

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