The Convention established the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) to monitor the implementation of the Convention by its State Parties. It held its first session in 2011. The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is currently composed of 10 independent experts who… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
Canada has neither signed nor acceded to the Convention. As a result, there are no commitments or responsibilities for Canada under the Convention.
November 12, 2015
The Convention defines “enforced disappearance” as “the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State,… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
Human Rights Watch (HRW) traces the first known use of such disappearances to Adolf Hitler. His Nacht und Nebel Erlass (Night and Fog Decree) of December 7, 1941 was used to “seize persons in occupied territories ‘endangering German security’ …… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
The Convention defines enforced disappearance as “the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State,… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
download pdf Canada has neither signed nor acceded to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Adoption: The Convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2006. Entry into force: 23… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Charter of the United Nations Yearbook of the United Nations, 1948-49 The UN Economic and Social Council Dag Hammarskjold Library Research Guide to the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights World Health Organization… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
The Universal Declaration is not a treaty whose implementation involves a dedicated monitoring mechanism. At the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in June 1993, 171 countries reiterated the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights, and reaffirmed… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
Canada was among the 48 countries that voted on December 10, 1948 to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
November 12, 2015
Provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Preamble: Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the… Continue Reading…