The Human Rights Law Centre of the University of Nottingham and the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Initiative (CEDI) have published an unprecedented study on the ratification of the CPED Convention.
Written by Professor Sangeeta Shah and Rosie Woodward from the Human Rights Law Centre, with Dr Claire Callejon from CEDI, the report maps gaps in ratification and identifies obstacles and opportunities towards universal adherence. The report seeks to inform and influence the ongoing multi-actor efforts to promote the Convention and its objective of ending enforced disappearances, including the project to organise a World Congress on Enforced Disappearances in 2024. The findings presented in the report were presented to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearance and the Committee on Enforced Disappearance in September 2023.
Commenting on the report, CEDI President and former Chair of the Committee on Enforced Disappearance, Professor Emmanuel Decaux said:
“This publication is an important tool to understand the obstacles to ratification of the Convention and how to overcome those. It is a tribute to the mobilisation of families of the disappeared and the experience of grassroot organisations. In line with the Human Rights 75 Initiative, it will be of interest to all promoters of the Convention: States, civil society organisations, international organisations and experts.”
The report is available here: https://www.cedi193.org/
Posted on Friday 29th September 2023