Committee on Enforced Disappearances

ABOUT THE COMMITTEE

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Complaints, inquiries and visits

Participation

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ABOUT THE COMMITTEE

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Complaints, inquiries and visits

Participation

About treaty bodies

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is the body of independent experts which monitors the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance by the States parties.

The Committee and its Secretariat work daily to support victims, civil society organizations, National Human Rights Institutions and States to search for and locate disappeared persons, eradicate, punish and prevent this crime, and repair the damage suffered by the victims.

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Latest news

07 Dec 2023

News

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Holds Side Event on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Migrants and Promoting Ratification of the Convention

03 Oct 2023

Press releases

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Mauritania, Nigeria, Mexico and Netherlands

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Latest news

07 Dec 2023

News

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Holds Side Event on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Migrants and Promoting Ratification of the Convention

03 Oct 2023

Press releases

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Mauritania, Nigeria, Mexico and Netherlands

See all
Status of ratifications

To date, 72 of the 193 UN Member States have ratified the Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The most recent accessions or ratifications of the Convention are by Maldives (2023), Republic of Korea (2023), Cabo Verde (2022), Luxembourg (2022), Croatia (2022) and Denmark (2022).

CED ratification, including all declarations and reservations

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