News Archive
| 18.10.10 | Possible 20th ratification coming from Colombia Colombia could be taking a decisive step in the fight against enforced disappearances. Tomorrow Tuesday, 19th of November, the plenary of the House of Representatives, could approve the country's ratification to the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced... read more | |
| 28.09.10 | Guatemala: Liga de Higiene Mental 300 families reunited The organisation Liga de Higiene Mental in Guatemala has reunited 300 families through the programme "Todos por el reencuentro". read more |  |
| 28.09.10 | International Convention: 2 more signatures The International Convention for the Protection against Enforced Disappearances has been signed by another two countries, Indonesia and Zambia both on the 27th of September. read more | |
| 27.09.10 | International Convention: Lesotho signed Lesotho has signed the International Convention for the Protection against Enforced Disappearance last 22 of September. Still one ratification is needed for this treaty to entry into force. read more | |
| 14.09.10 | Perú: ¿Rechazo total al Decreto Legislativo 1097? Press release published by the civil organisation ECAP (Equipo Peruano de Antropologia Forense) on the critics and rejection awaken by the promulgation of the Legislative Decree No. 1097, This Decree has the aim to archive the investigations on the crimes against humanity committed during the armed... read more | |
| 06.09.10 | After the International Day of the Disappeared Last Monday 30th of August the International Day of the Disappeared was widely celebrated around the world. This International day is about to become an officially recognised commemoration, now that the Human rights Council adopted a resolution to this effect in June this year. The event... read more | |
| 17.08.10 | Paraguay becomes the 19th state to ratify the convention Paraguay ratified the International Convention for the Protection against Enforced Disappearances the last 3 of August. TParaguay ratified the International Convention for the Protection against Enforced Disappearances the last 3 of August. read more | |
| 27.04.10 | Nepal: Committee for Social Justice proposes amendments to the Bill of Disappearances The organisation Committee for Social Justice (CSJ) has submitted to the government a list of amendments to the Bill of Disappearance. These changes would protect the victims and prevent new cases of disappearances in the future. Please continue reading the list of amendments proposed. read more | |
| 27.04.10 | Russia: ECHR finds Russia responsible for three disappearances According to the organisation Russian Justice Initiative, the European Court of Human Rights has found Russia responsible for the disappearance of three civilians detained by Russian military forces from various locations in Chechnya and Ingushetia in 2003 and 2004. read more | |
| 27.04.10 | Spain: Family member organisations complain against judges The family member organisations ARMH (Asociación por la recuperación de la memoria histórica) from Catalonia and Mallorca have filed a criminal complaint against judges Juan Saavedra and Juez Luciano Varela. Continue reading the public statement concerning this complain. Also see some articles over... read more |