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Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

A/HRC/RES/54/14View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2008–2023
  • 2023A/HRC/RES/54/14Enforced or involuntary disappearancesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/HRC/RES/45/3Enforced or involuntary disappearancesCompare with previous version
  • 2017A/HRC/RES/36/6Enforced or involuntary disappearancesCompare with previous version
  • 2014A/HRC/RES/27/1Enforced or involuntary disappearancesCompare with previous version
  • 2012A/HRC/RES/21/4Enforced or involuntary disappearancesCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

iExtracted automatically from each entity’s budget submission.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Disappearance of PersonsSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsWorking Groups

What does this mandate say?

12 operative paragraphs
1
Calls upon all States that have not yet signed, ratified or acceded to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance to consider doing so as a matter of priority, and also to consider the option provided for in articles 31 and 32 of the Convention regarding the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, and in that regard encourages all States to prepare for and participate in the upcoming world congress to promote the ratification of the Convention, to be held in 2024;
2
Calls upon States to cooperate with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and to respond favourably to its request for visits;
3
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue their intensive efforts to assist States interested in becoming parties to the Convention, while recognizing that a significant number of States support universal ratification;
4
Takes note of the reports of the Working Group, and encourages States to give due consideration to the comments and recommendations contained therein;
5
Welcomes the important work undertaken by the Working Group to address all situations of enforced disappearance;
6
Encourages the Working Group to continue to explore issues regarding enforced disappearances and to continue to submit reports to the Human Rights Council, in accordance with its mandate, which should be made available in all official languages to facilitate their dissemination;
7
Welcomes the cooperation established between the Working Group and the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, as well as with other relevant special procedures and treaty bodies, within the framework of their respective mandates, and encourages them to continue their cooperation in the future;
8
Decides to extend the mandate of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances for a further period of three years, in conformity with the terms set forth in Human Rights Council resolution 7/12;
9
Calls upon States that have not provided substantive replies concerning claims of enforced disappearances in their countries to do so, and to give due consideration to relevant recommendations concerning this issue made by the Working Group in its reports;
10
Encourages the Working Group, in accordance with its working methods, to continue to provide the States concerned with relevant and detailed information on allegations of enforced disappearances in order to facilitate a prompt and substantive response to these communications without prejudice to the need for the States concerned to cooperate with the Working Group;
11
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Working Group with all financial and human resources necessary to enable it to carry out fully its mandate;
12
Decides to continue its consideration of the question of enforced disappearances in accordance with its programme of work.

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