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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

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Author
United Nations
Publication Year
2006
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Law & Policies
Topic
Enforced Disappearance / Law – International / Prevention
Access
Open access

The Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance aims to criminalise and combat the grave human rights violation of enforced disappearance. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2006 and came into force on 23 December 2010.

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