ICAED and Convention on DisappearancesMedia archive 2007
DECEMBER, Honduras, Diario el Heraldo (Spanish)
In the week of December 8 the Congress of Honduras ratified the convention. Read article
BERNARD KESSEDJIAN DIES AT THE AGE OF 64
The former chairperson of the open ended working group that drafted the text of the Convention and current Ambassador to the Holy See died on December 19, 2007 at the age of 64 due to illness. Read news item (in French).
DECEMBER 14, Argentina, Rfp noticias (Spanish)
Argentina is the second country after Albania to deposit its ratification at the United Nations. Read article
DECEMBER 12 Philipines, Newsbalita.ph (English)
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded Congress it continues violating the 1987 Constitution by still failing to act on human rights-related proposals such as the convention on disappearances. Read article
DECEMBER 7 Nepal, The Rising Nepal (English)
Advocacy Forum and the International Form for Transitional Justice organised a workshop on truth and accountability for enforced disappearances stressing the need for a seperate law. Read article
NOVEMBER 26 and 27 NEPAL, KANTIPURONLINE.COM (English)
The Nepalese government has finally relented to immense pressure from national and international rights bodies and decided to introduce a new Act to deal with issues of disappearance. The law should be enacted in compliance with the convention. Read article On November 27 Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula added that the government would produce a special and separate Bill on disappearance in the parliament within 10 days. Read article
NOVEMBER 21 AFRICA, ALLAFRICA.COM (English and French)
FIDH and other human rights groups called on all African Union member states to ratify the Convention ahead of the 42nd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in Brazaville.
NOVEMBER 15 2007 ARGENTINA, PAGINA 12 (English and Spanish)
Argentina included enforced disappearance in the penal code as a seperate crime. Untill now enforced disappearance was tried as´illegal deprivation of liberty´. Read article
NOVEMBER 7 2007 Chile, La Nacional (Spanish)
Colombian parliament votes against ratification of the convention on November 7 2007. They come one vote short. Read article
NOVEMBER 15 2007 ARGENTINA, PAGINA 12 (English and Spanish)
Argentina included enforced disappearance in the penal code as a seperate crime. Untill now enforced disappearance was tried as´illegal deprivation of liberty´. Read article
NOVEMBER 11 2007, MEXICO, DIARIO REFORMA (in spanish)
Article describing the situation regarding disappearances in Mexico and legal protection through the convention and national law. Read article
NOVEMBER 7 2007, ARGENTINA
"Off the cuff" remarks of UN Secretary General congratulating Argentina with ratification during Argentinas National Congress.
OCTOBER 16, 2007, SRI LANKA, DAILY MIRROR
Sri Lanka is still undecided on ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances and will sign the UN sponsored document only once the government is certain it could be enforced. Read more
OCTOBER 25 2007, INDIA, NEW KERELA.COM
The Union Cabinet in India approves ex-posto the signing of the convention. Read more