Guidance document

Guiding principles for the search for disappeared persons

CED/C/7
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Author
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Publication Year
2019
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Families / Law & Policies / The Search Process
Topic
Data Protection / Enforced Disappearance / Information Management (Archive/Database/Register) / Transitional Justice
Access
Open access

The guiding principles for the search for disappeared persons identify mechanisms, procedures and methods for carrying out the legal duty to search for disappeared persons. They seek to consolidate good practices in searching effectively for disappeared persons, arising from States' obligation to search.

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