Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan
Enforced disappearances
21 March 2016
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GENEVA (21 March 2016) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has published it findings on the countries examined during its latest session from 7 to 18 March: Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan.
The findings, officially termed concluding observations, contain positive aspects of the respective State’s implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and also main matters of concern and recommendations. The concluding observations can be found here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1061&Lang=en
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.
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For more information and media requests, please contact Liz Throssell - +41 (0) 22 917 9466 / +41 79 752 0488 ethrossell@ohchr.org
Background CED members are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, 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. More information: http://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/ced
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