The crime of enforced disappearances must end
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May 13, 2021 23:42 IST
Cases especially in Asia are not decreasing, with domestic criminal law systems insufficient to deal with this atrocity
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Cases especially in Asia are not decreasing, with domestic criminal law systems insufficient to deal with this atrocity
The military is committed to suppressing the people’s movement, and the police are carrying out unimaginable acts of violence and oppression against those demanding freedom of expression and the restoration of democracy.
Since the coup, the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has received reports of enforced disappearances from the family members of victims. There is concern that there will be a plethora of cases of enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detention, and even murder if the situation continues to deteriorate.
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Switzerland, Colombia and Mongolia
GENEVA (11 May 2021) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) on Tuesday issued its findings on Switzerland, Colombia and Mongolia, the State parties which it examined during its latest session.
The findings contain positive aspects of each country s implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance, as well as the Committee s main concerns and recommendations. Some of the key highlights include:
Switzerland
CED expressed appreciation for Switzerland s engagement in favour of the Convention and for the steps taken by the State party to implement and promote it. CED also welcomed the Federal Council s acknowledgement of Swiss authorities failure to prevent illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka in the 1980s and 1990s, and noted the Federal Council sexpression of regret offered to the adopted people
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The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) on Tuesday issued its findings on Switzerland, Colombia and Mongolia, the State parties which it examined during its latest session.
The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance, as well as the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations. Some of the key highlights include:
Switzerland
CED expressed appreciation for Switzerland’s engagement in favour of the Convention and for the steps taken by the State party to implement and promote it. CED also welcomed the Federal Council’s acknowledgement of Swiss authorities’ failure to prevent illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka in the 1980s and 1990s, and noted the Federal Council’sexpression of regret offered to the adopted people and their families.
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In dialogue with Mongolia, Committee on Enforced Disappearances asks about state’s definition of enforced disappearance and judicial
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Applicability of the Convention in Courts, Sentences and Statutes of Limitations among Issues Broached
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Mongolia on measures taken to implement the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Committee Experts said it seemed that the definition of the crime of enforced disappearance in article 13.4 of the Criminal Code did not fully comply with that of the Convention. The sentences for crimes of enforced disappearance against minors and pregnant women were too vague and too short, as was the five-year statute of limitations. Turning to the applicability of the Convention in national courts and by administrative authorities, they asked if there had been any
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