News Desk :
The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) examined 17 reported cases of enforced disappearances from several countries including Bangladesh.
The Working Group examined the cases during its 126th session, which took place between 7 and 11 February 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a press release on its website.
The release said, during the session, the Working Group examined 17 reported cases of enforced disappearances it had transmitted under its urgent action procedure since 29 September 2021, concerning Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, and Saudi Arabia.
In the spirit of its humanitarian mandate, the Working Group continued to document and discuss acts tantamount to enforced disappearances perpetrated by non-state actors. In this context, the Working Group decided to transmit three cases to the de facto authorities in Sana’a, Yemen based on the information submitted by sources.
The experts also met with relatives of disappeared persons, non-governmental organisations, state representatives and other stakeholders.
The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is comprised of five independent experts from all regions of the world. The Chair-Rapporteur is Luciano Hazan (Argentina); and the vice-chair is Aua Balde (Guinea- Bissau); other members are Gabriella Citroni (Italy); Henrikas Mickevicius (Lithuania); and Tae-Ung Baik (South Korea).
The Working Group will hold its 127th session from 9-13 May 2022.
