UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan

GENEVA (29 February 2016) – Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan are due to be reviewed for the first time by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), which is meeting in Geneva from 7 to 18 March.    

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. Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan are among the current 51 States that have ratified the Convention and so are required to submit a report for review to the Committee.

The sessions will be at the following times (CET):
Tunisia: 15:00 - 18:00 on 7 March; 10:00 - 13:00 on 8 March
Burkina Faso: 15:00 to 18:00 on 8 March; 10:00 to 13:00 on 9 March
Kazakhstan:  15:00 to 18:00 on 9 March; from 10:00 to 13:00 on 10 March
Location: Palais des Nations, Room VII

Committee members will discuss a range of issues relating to implementation of the Convention with the respective State delegations, and also hear from NGOs and national human rights institutions. More information, including the reports by Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan, can be found at:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1061&Lang=en .The CED will publish its findings, known as concluding observations, here on Friday 18 March.
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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 commemorate the anniversary, the Committee will hold a panel discussion from 15:00-18:00 on Friday 11 March to discuss “Contemporary Challenges”.

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