ICAED and Convention on DisappearancesMedia archive 2008
PARAGUAY SENATE GETS SECOND CHANCE TO RATIFY CONVENTION
The Cámara de Diputados of Paraguay ratified the convention on enforced disappearances and send it back to the Senate where it had been rejected earlier. The Senate argued that the existing law was sufficient. The text in Spanish can be found in the proceedings of the session
URUGUAY: CONVENTION TO BE DISCUSSED BY PARLIAMENT
The convention on enforced disappearances has been submitted to the parliament in Uruguay with the request to ratify it. Read the news article in Spanish
NEW YORK: ARGENTINA PROMOTES CONVENTION
In a special event in New York hosted by the Argentine embassy, Argentina launched a campaign for the convention. The ambassador was confident that the convention would enter into force this year. Read news article (in Spanish)
MEXICO: RATIFICATION IS RELATIVE
In an article in a Mexican newspaper the relativity of the ratification is underlined. Impunity for all cases of the past, no recognition of the competence of the Committee and continuing disappearances make clear that ratification is not the same as full implementation. Read article (in Spanish)
SENATOR ESTRADA JOINS SEARCH FOR MISSING ACTIVIST BURGOS
April 1, MANILA, Philippines -- As the search for missing activist Jonas Burgos goes on its first year, Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada joins his family and the families of other desaparecidos or the “involuntary disappeared” in their continuing quest for their loved ones. Read more...
MEXICO INDICATES IT WILL DEPOSIT RATIFICATION SOON
Mexico indicated at the Human Rights Council in march that it will soon deposit its ratification of the convention with the UN. Read article (in Spanish)
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
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WILL VOTE ON RESOLUTION CALLING INDIA TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DIRECTOR CALLS ON PAKISTAN TO SIGN CONVENTION
On July 3, after his three day visit to Pakistan the Human Rights Watch director Ken Roth called on the government to sign the convention on enforced disappearances. Read the news article
AMNESTY UK CALLS ON UK TO RATIFY CONVENTION
With the launch of the new Amnesty report on rendition,secret detention and enforced disappearances Amnesty UK calls on their government to ratify the convention. Read a news article