Journal

Protection of migrants from enforced disappearance: A human rights perspective

International Review of the Red Cross (2017), 99 (2), 569–587.The missingdoi:10.1017/S1816383118000097
Author
Bernard Duhaime, Andréanne Thibault
Publication Year
2017
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Law & Policies
Topic
Enforced Disappearance / Human Rights / Migration / Prevention
Access
Open access

This article looks at the issue of enforced disappearances of migrants during their migratory journey or once they have reached their destination, a subject yet to be addressed in the literature. It examines how the legal and analytical framework provided by international human rights law and migration law applies to enforced disappearances of migrants. It then reviews the factors that contribute to this phenomenon in different contexts, including the disappearance of migrants for political reasons, those that take place in detention and deportation processes and those that take place within the context of migrant smuggling and trafficking.