Media archive 2008

SPAIN INDICATES IT HAS STARTED PROCESS OF RATIFICATION

During the Human Rights Council session of March 2008 Spain has indicated that it started the process of ratification of the convention. Read press item

SIDE EVENT OF ICAED AND GROUP DES AMIS DURING HRC SESSION

The ICAED, in consultation with the States in the Group des Amis, organized a round table on March 11 in Geneva to assess the state of ratification and identify challenges for the implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances. With a tribute to Bernard Kessedjian, Ambassador.  

The programme of the event in English, Spanish and French

The report of the event in English

ARGENTINA RECALLS STATES TO RATIFY CONVENTION AT HRC

During the Human Rights Council in March the prime minister of Argentina calls on States to speed up the process of ratification of the Convention. He referred the special responsibility Argentina has coming from its history with disappearances. Read the news item (in Spanish)

THAILAND URGED TO SIGN

During a 2 day seminar on February 11-12, 2008 officials and human rights advocates urged Thailand to sign the convention on enforced disappearances. Officials from the Justice, Foreign and Defense ministries showed full support for the signing of the convention and promised to cooperate with civic groups and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the campaign. Read press release

LOWER HOUSE CHILE APPROVES CONVENTION

On January 3, 2008 the lower house of the  parliament of Chile approves the convention.  The  Convention  only lacks approval in the Senate. Read news article