UNB, Dhaka :
A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
“We reaffirm our solidarity with and support to the victims of enforced disappearance, their relatives and those helping them in their struggle for truth and justice. The Committee and the Working Group will continue their work with resolve and determination to assist victims in the search for their loved ones,” the experts said in a statement.
They made the call at a time when enforced disappearance is ‘practised in every region, and in many countries is increasing’.
To mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the UN experts highlighted that it is inadmissible that in 2017, enforced disappearances continue to happen.
“Every day we receive new cases of persons subjected to enforced disappearances across the world. When this happens, the life of entire families breaks in pieces and the very fabric of the society is damaged. This needs to
end, and by ratifying the Convention, States can start the path towards achieving this aim,” the statement said UNB received from Geneva.
“There’s no valid excuse for this Convention not to become universally ratified,” Vice-Chair of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Suela Janina was quoted as saying in the statement. “Following the ratification, States should introduce new legislation and ensure its application in practice.”
The Convention provides States with a basis for the establishment of a solid legal framework in the areas of prevention, punishment, reparation and non-recurrence of enforced disappearances as well as with a tool to protect disappeared persons and their relatives.
“By ratifying it, States are a step closer to ending this horrendous crime, ensuring justice for the victims and fight against impunity. Our aim is to double the number of States parties to the Convention in the next five years,” Suela Janina added.
A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
“We reaffirm our solidarity with and support to the victims of enforced disappearance, their relatives and those helping them in their struggle for truth and justice. The Committee and the Working Group will continue their work with resolve and determination to assist victims in the search for their loved ones,” the experts said in a statement.
They made the call at a time when enforced disappearance is ‘practised in every region, and in many countries is increasing’.
To mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the UN experts highlighted that it is inadmissible that in 2017, enforced disappearances continue to happen.
“Every day we receive new cases of persons subjected to enforced disappearances across the world. When this happens, the life of entire families breaks in pieces and the very fabric of the society is damaged. This needs to
end, and by ratifying the Convention, States can start the path towards achieving this aim,” the statement said UNB received from Geneva.
“There’s no valid excuse for this Convention not to become universally ratified,” Vice-Chair of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Suela Janina was quoted as saying in the statement. “Following the ratification, States should introduce new legislation and ensure its application in practice.”
The Convention provides States with a basis for the establishment of a solid legal framework in the areas of prevention, punishment, reparation and non-recurrence of enforced disappearances as well as with a tool to protect disappeared persons and their relatives.
“By ratifying it, States are a step closer to ending this horrendous crime, ensuring justice for the victims and fight against impunity. Our aim is to double the number of States parties to the Convention in the next five years,” Suela Janina added.
