📢OUT NOW: Special Edition Newsletter No. 14
The #WGEID reports on recent activities carried out within the framework of the #AddisAbabaRoadmap @ #ACHPR85 in Banjul & academic visit to Bissau.
Warm thanks to all CSOs and victims involved.
🗒️Read here: mailchi.mp/66ca42143369...
Posts by UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances
The @wgeid.bsky.social ID joins the Coordination Committee in condemning the USA sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese @franceskalbs.bsky.social. We express our solidarity with our colleague, who has been and is fulfilling her mandate despite facing extremely challenging circumstances.
UN Special Procedures Coordination Committee strongly condemns the US Govt sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese @franceskalbs.bsky.social & calls on all States, Human Rights Council & int'l community to act decisively to condemn this unjustified attack.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
A delegation of the #WGEID conducted a four-day technical visit to Bangladesh from June 15 to 18, 2025. Find here the Technical Advice provided to the Interim Government of #Bangladesh and the #CommissionofEnquiryonEnforcedDisappearances.
For more: ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
#Tanzania: UN Experts alarmed by pattern of enforced disappearance and torture to silence opposition and critics, with 200+ cases of enforced disappearance recorded since 2019.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Nuevo comunicado de prensa sobre #ElSalvador: Expertas del #WGEID exigen protección para Ruth López tras desaparición forzada:
www.ohchr.org/es/press-releases/2025/05/el-salvador-un-experts-demand-protection-ruth-lopez-after-enforced
Rejoignez-nous cette semaine! Le 22 mai 2025 à 18h.15, à Uni-Mail, Genève (salle MS 160) la Présidente du @WGEID #GabriellaCitroni participera à l’activité “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.
Únete a nosotros esta semana! El 22 de mayo de 2025 a las 18.15, en Uni-Mail, Ginebra (sala MS 160) la Presidenta del @WGEID #GabriellaCitroni intervendrá en el evento “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.
Join us this week! On 22 May 2025 at 18.15, at Uni-Mail, Geneva (salle MS 160) the Chair of @WGEID, #GabriellaCitroni will intervene in the event “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.
Dans cette 12e édition, le #WGEID présente notre dernière session, les visites de pays, la coopération technique et bien plus encore. Pour le voir, rendez-vous sur : mailchi.mp/9adc483ab5f7...
En esta 12.ª edición, el #WGEID informa sobre nuestra última sesión, visitas a países, cooperación técnica y más. Para verle, visite: mailchi.mp/9adc483ab5f7...
In this 12th edition, the #WGEID reports on our latest session, country visits, technical cooperation, and more. To see it, please go to: mailchi.mp/9adc483ab5f7...
Réservez la date! Le 22 mai 2025 à 18h.15, à Uni-Mail, Genève (salle MS 160) la Présidente du @WGEID #GabriellaCitroni participera à l’activité “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.
No te lo pierdas! El 22 de mayo de 2025 a las 18.15, en Uni-Mail, Ginebra (sala MS 160) la Presidenta del @WGEID #GabriellaCitroni intervendrá en el evento “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.
Save the date! On 22 May 2025 at 18.15, at Uni-Mail, Geneva (salle MS 160) the Chair of @WGEID, #GabriellaCitroni will intervene in the event “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.
The #WGEID just concluded its 136th session which took place from 28 April to 2 May 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Find out more about the cases it reviewed, its new studies and initiatives. Read the end of session statement here: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
The #WGEID will be holding a panel discussion on Responses to Enforced Disappearance in South-East Asia, co-hosted by FIDH, with the participation of civil society, victims and the academia. Please join us at @ThammasatUniversity at 4:30PM
Today marks 2nd anniversary of the enforced disappearance of IP rights activists Gene Roz Jamil "Bazoo" de Jesus & Dexter Capuyan in #Philippines. #WGEID urges Philippines to establish their fate & whereabouts, bring perpetrators to justice & ensure reparation for their families
#WGEID will start its 136th session from 28 April to 2 May 2025 in Bangkok, #Thailand. The experts will meet victims, State officials, CSOs & others to exchange information on individual cases and challenges related to enforced disappearances. More here: tinyurl.com/yc3nh5ez
📢 ¡No te pierdas este webinar! Gabriella Citroni, Presidenta-Relatora del #WGEID hablará de la Ley 32107 en #Perú y su compatibilidad con los estándares internacionales de Derechos Humanos.
🗓️ 29 de marzo de 2025 | 🕟 16:30 (CET)
🔗 Inscríbete aquí: nhrn.org/evento/riesg...
The #WGEID welcomes the new report from the World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, reflecting on the congress significance. Access it here: cedi193.org/report
On the International Day for the Right to Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, the #WGEID recalls that States must adopt all measures to guarantee the individual and collective right to truth in relation to #enforceddisappearance.
21 years on, the fate and whereabouts of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit in #Thailand are still unknown. The #WGEID urges Thailand to establish his fate and whereabouts, bring those responsible to justice, and ensure reparation for his family.
📢#Belarus must end enforced disappearances & incommunicado detention of political opponents! On the 2nd anniversary of #SiarheiTsikhanouski’s disappearance, we urge Belarus to disclose his fate and whereabouts & free all political prisoners. More ➡️ www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Expertos y expertas instan a #Venezuela a cumplir con el derecho internacional para evitar daños irreparables a las víctimas de desaparición forzada ohchr.org/es/press-rel...
In this 11th edition, the WGEID reports on our latest session, country visits, the World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, and more. To see it: mailchi.mp/ba65516b7e59...
#AnaLorenaDelgadillo del #WGEID participará en el webinar sobre Migrantes desaparecidos y muertos en el tránsito: la importancia del enfoque de derechos humanos y forense. Hoy a las 9:00AM (hora Mexico)
Registrate aqui:
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The #WGEID welcomes the landmark visit by the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (#IIMP) to Damascus. To read the statement: iimp.un.org/en/supportin...
#GabriellaCitroni del #WGEID participará hoy en el “Conversatorio sobre el derecho a la verdad y el acceso a la justicia de las víctimas de desaparición en Coahuila” a las 12:30 (Mexico).
Registro en línea para participar de manera virtual: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The #WGEID just concluded its 135th session which took place from 27 to 31 January 2025 in Switzerland. Find more about the cases it reviewed, its new studies and initiatives here: www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speech...