UN Working Group against Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances
The Working Group Against Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance has been set up to investigate cases in which persons are detained or killed by states in secret prisons and the corpses are disposed of so that nothing can be proven to them.
The UN mandate
[edit]The UN Human Rights Commission created this body on February 29, 1980 by means of a resolution,[1] which also defined the mandate. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly renewed. After the UN Human Rights Commission was replaced in 2006 by the UN Human Rights Council,[2][3] it is now in charge and exercising oversight. The last extension of the mandate took place on October 6, 2020.[1]
The members of the working group are not United Nations staff but are mandated by the UN [4][5] and the UN Human Rights Council has adopted a code of conduct.[6] The independent status of elected representatives is crucial for the impartial performance of their duties.[7] The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.[8]
The working group prepares thematic studies and develops guidelines for the improvement of human rights. She makes country visits[9] and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity.[10] Its tasks include examining communications[11] and proposing to States how to remedy any abuses. It also makes follow-up procedures,[12] in which it reviews the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, it draws up annual reports to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly.
Members of the WEIGD
[edit]| Name[13] | Country | Since[14] |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Bernard Duhaime |  Canada |
2014 |
| Mr. Tae-Ung Baik |  South Korea |
2015 |
| Ms Houria Es-Slami |  Morocco |
2014 |
| Mr. Henrikas Mickevičius |  Lithuania |
2015 |
| Mr. Luciano A. Hazan |  Argentina |
2017 |
Relevant international human rights instruments
[edit]Refer to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
References
[edit]- ^ "Schaffung und Mandat" (PDF). E/Cn.4/Res/1980/20/(Xxxvi). UN-Menschenrechtskommission. 1980-02-29. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "UN-Menschenrechtsrat". Menschenrechte Durchsetzen. Hrsg: Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen e. V. (DGVN). Retrieved 2019-03-24. Der Menschenrechtsrat löste die Menschenrechtskommission ab, die bis 2006 das wichtigste Gremium im Menschenrechtsschutz der Vereinten Nationen gewesen war, sich jedoch zunehmen Kritik an ihrer Effizienz ausgesetzt sah.
- ^ "Entscheid der UN-Generalversammlung den Menschenrechtsrat zu schaffen" (pdf). UN-Res. 60/251. Hrsg: UN-Generalversammlung. 2006-03-15. pp. 1, Pkt. 1. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Ernennung der Sonderberichterstatter". Hrsg: UN-Menschenrechtsrat. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Sonderverfahren". Menschenrechtsrat. Hrsg: Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Verhaltenskodex" (Word). A/HRC/RES/5/2. UN-Menschenrechtsrat. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ "Handlungshandbuch" (PDF). UN-Menschenrechtsrat. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ "Sonderberichterstatter". Hrsg: UN-Menschenrechtsrat. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Länderbesuche". Hrsg: UN-Menschenrechtsrat. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Empfehlungen". Hrsg: UN-Menschenrechtsrat. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Mitteilungen allgemein". Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Anschlussverfahren". Hrsg: UN-Menschenrechtsrat. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Mitglieder vom WGAD". Hrsg: WGEID. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Einleitung; Mitglieder der WGEID". Hrsg: WGAD. Retrieved 2019-04-05.