Committee on Enforced Disappearances

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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is a United Nations expert body that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN expert body
United Nations treaty body
human rights treaty body
appliesTo States parties to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
composition independent experts
dateFormed 2011
electingBody States parties to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
establishedBy International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
field enforced disappearance
human rights
fullName Committee on Enforced Disappearances self-link
function adopt general comments or general guidance on provisions of the Convention
conduct inquiries into allegations of serious violations of the Convention, where applicable
consider individual communications under the Convention, where applicable
consider inter-State communications under the Convention, where applicable
examine reports submitted by States parties
issue concluding observations on States parties’ reports
provide guidance on the interpretation of the Convention
headquartersLocation Geneva
Switzerland
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis Article 26 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
locatedInOrganization Palais des Nations
surface form: United Nations Office at Geneva
mandate to prevent enforced disappearances and address their consequences through implementation of the Convention
meetingFrequency regular sessions
meetsAt Palais des Nations
surface form: United Nations Office at Geneva
memberCount 10
membersAre independent experts serving in their personal capacity
monitorsImplementationOf International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
oversightArea protection of all persons from enforced disappearance
parentOrganization Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations
primaryFunction monitor implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by States parties
regionServed worldwide
relatedTo Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Human Rights Council
shortName CED
subjectOf United Nations treaty bodies
surface form: United Nations human rights treaty body system
typeOfJurisdiction treaty-based international oversight
website https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/ced

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United Nations treaty bodies includes Committee on Enforced Disappearances
United Nations human rights system monitoredBy Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Committee on Enforced Disappearances fullName Committee on Enforced Disappearances self-link
Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties monitoredBy Committee on Enforced Disappearances
CED fullName Committee on Enforced Disappearances
CED abbreviationOf Committee on Enforced Disappearances
CED alsoKnownAs Committee on Enforced Disappearances
this entity surface form: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
CED alsoKnownAs Committee on Enforced Disappearances
this entity surface form: Committee on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
CPED establishes Committee on Enforced Disappearances
CPED monitoringBody Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Palais Wilson, Geneva occupant Committee on Enforced Disappearances
subject surface form: Palais Wilson