Bosnia and Herzegovina to be reviewed by UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances

GENEVA (29 September 2016) – Bosnia and Herzegovina is due to be reviewed for the first time by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), which is meeting in Geneva from 3 to 14 October.    

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. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the 52 States that have ratified the Convention and so is required to submit a report for review to the Committee.

Committee members will discuss a range of issues relating to implementation of the Convention with a delegation from the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 October from 15:00 to 18:00 and on 5 October from 10:00 to 13:00. The meetings will take place in Palais Wilson, Geneva.  

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s report and a list of the issues that may be raised can be found at:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1063&Lang=en

The CED will publish its concluding observations here on Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other State being reviewed – Colombia - on 17 October.

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For more information and media requests, please contact Liz Throssell - +41 (0) 22 917 9466/
ethrossell@ohchr.org

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:           
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CED/Pages/CEDIndex.aspx

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:        
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CED/Pages/CEDIndex.aspx

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