WGEID

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WGEID is a United Nations special procedure body that investigates and addresses cases of enforced or involuntary disappearances worldwide.

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WGEID canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN special procedure mechanism ⓘ
United Nations working group ⓘ
human rights mechanism ⓘ
acronym WGEID NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition five independent experts ⓘ
establishedBy United Nations Commission on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Nations resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork enforced disappearances ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
involuntary disappearances ⓘ
focusesOn relatives of disappeared persons ⓘ
state responsibility for disappearances ⓘ
victims of enforced disappearance ⓘ
fullName Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal to clarify outstanding cases of enforced or involuntary disappearance ⓘ
to prevent future enforced disappearances ⓘ
to promote implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver cases of enforced disappearance submitted to it ⓘ
hasTypeOfMembership independent experts ⓘ
language United Nations official languages ⓘ
locatedIn Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
mandate to act as a channel of communication between families and governments regarding disappearances ⓘ
to assist families in determining the fate or whereabouts of disappeared relatives ⓘ
to examine questions relevant to enforced or involuntary disappearances ⓘ
to investigate cases of enforced or involuntary disappearances worldwide ⓘ
to make recommendations to States and other actors to prevent and terminate enforced disappearances ⓘ
to report on its activities to the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
to report on its activities to the United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
monitors patterns and practices of enforced disappearance ⓘ
parentOrganization Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf UN special procedures of the Human Rights Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Nations human rights system NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishes annual reports ⓘ
thematic studies ⓘ
relatedTo International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope worldwide ⓘ
subjectOf United Nations human rights documentation ⓘ
usesProcedure country visits ⓘ
general allegations ⓘ
thematic reports ⓘ
urgent appeals ⓘ
worksWith families of disappeared persons ⓘ
member States of the United Nations ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ

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