UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Mexico, Armenia and Serbia
GENEVA (26 January 2015) – Mexico, Armenia and Serbia are
due to be reviewed for the first time by the UN Committee on Enforced
Disappearances (CED), which is meeting in Geneva from 2 to 13 February.
The Committee, which is composed of 10 international
independent human rights experts, monitors implementation of the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Mexico,
Serbia and Armenia are among the current 44 States Parties to the Convention
and so are required to submit a report for review to the Committee.
The sessions will be as follows (local Geneva time):
Mexico: 11:30 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 on 2 February; 10:00
- 13:00 on 3 February
Armenia: 15:00 to 18:00 on 3 February; 10:00 to 13:00 on 4
February
Serbia: 15:00 to 18:00 on 4 February; from 10:00 to 13:00 on
5 February
Location: Ground Floor Conference Room, Palais Wilson,
Geneva
The Committee will hold constructive dialogues with the
respective State delegations and also hear from NGOs and national human rights
institutions. More information, including the reports by Mexico, Armenia and
Serbia, the preliminary lists of the issues raised, and the written replies by
the States Parties, which form the basis of the dialogue, can be found at:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=972&Lang=en
The CED will publish its concluding observations on Friday
13 February at
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=972&Lang=en. A news conference is scheduled for 13 February at 13:15, Press
Room 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
ENDS
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