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Call for inputs in preparation for the country visit of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to Lithuania

Issued by

Working Group on Disappearances

Deadline

31 October 2024

Purpose: The country visit aims to obtain first-hand information on the situation related to enforced disappearances, including the institutional and legislative framework, and the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances.
Background: 

The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is scheduled to conduct a country visit to Lithuania. The visit has been agreed by the Government and will take place from 20 to 26 November 2024.

Objectives: 

The country visit aims to obtain first-hand information on the situation related to enforced disappearances, including the institutional and legislative framework, and the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances. 

Key questions and type of contributions requested: 

The Working Group would like to invite all interested individuals and organizations working on issues related to enforced disappearance in Lithuania, including representatives of civil society associations and relatives of disappeared persons, experts, as well as academics, to send their written contributions. 

Download the questionnaire (Word)

Confidentiality: 

The identity of sources submitting contributions to the Working Group is considered strictly confidential, unless consent to public disclosure is expressly indicated.

 

Next Steps

Receipt of inputs:

Contributions may be sent by e-mail. They should preferably be received by 31 October 2024. However, the Working Group will continue to receive inputs on the above key questions during the three months following the conclusion of the country visit.

E-mail: hrc-wg-eid@un.org

Subject of e-mail: Contribution in preparation of the Working Group's country visit to Lithuania

File format: Word, PDF

Word limit: 2000 words

Accepted languages: English