Factsheet

Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. Fact Sheet No. 6/Rev.3

Author
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Publication Year
2009
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Law & Policies
Topic
Enforced Disappearance / Family Needs
Access
Open access

This factsheet on enforced or involuntary disappearance describes the rights violated by the practice of disappearance, international norms on the issue, as well as the activities and procedures of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and its relationship with the future Committee on Enforced Disappearance.