Oxford LibGuides: International Criminal Law: Disappearances

Enforced or involuntary disappearance

UN Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance,
Official website of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights). UNGA Resolution 47/133 of 18 December 1992.
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
Free download from UN Digital Library. (Adopted at Belém do Pará, on June 9, 1994, at the twenty fourth regular session of the General Assembly)
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Official website of Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. N Doc E/CN.4/2005/WG.22/WP.1/Rev.4
UN Doc A/RES/61/177, Annex
GAOR 61st Session Supp 49 vol 1, 408
UN Reg No I-48088
UN's Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Part of the website of OHCHR
UN's Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Part of the website of the OHCHR.

Reporting under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by United Nations Publications (Editor)
Call Number: Open access title available to all online via title link
ISBN: 9789211542424
Publication Date: 2022 (2 parts)
Open access Both parts available to download via separate links

International Coalition against Enforced Disappearaces
The principal objective of the Coalition is maximising impact of the activities carried out by its members in favour of an early ratification and effective implementation of the Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances
Amnesty International Library
Amnesty International Charity is a company registered in England & Wales, limited by guarantee (no. 02007475) and a registered charity. From a London base, it has regional offices in cities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Human Rights Watch
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