UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances issues findings
on Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Colombia
GENEVA (14 October 2016) – The UN Committee on Enforced
Disappearances has published its findings on Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
Colombia, which it reviewed during its
latest session, held from 3 to 14 October in Geneva.
The findings cover how the respective State is doing with
regard to implementing the International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance,
detailing positive developments, main areas of concern, and
recommendations for action. The
findings, officially known as concluding observations, can be found here:
The Committee will next meet from 6 to 17 March 2017 when
it is due to review Cuba, Ecuador and Senegal. More details here:
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Background: Members of the Committee on Enforced
Disappearances are independent human rights experts who serve in their personal
capacity and not as representatives of States parties. The Committee’s
concluding observations are an independent assessment of States’ compliance
with their human rights obligations under the treaty. To find out more about
the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, please visit:
The International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance marks its 10th anniversary in 2016. The
Convention was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2006 and came
into force on 23 December 2010.
To find out more about the Committee on Enforced
Disappearances, please visit:
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