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| 01.04.10 | St Vincent and Grenadines become 83d signatory of the Convention St Vincent and Grenadines signed the Convention on the 29th of March bringing the total to 83 signatories. Two ratifications are still needed for the Convention to enter into force. read more | |
| 23.03.10 | Benin signs the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Benin signed the convention against enforced disappearances last 19th of March. This is the State number 82 in signing the convention. The number of ratifications is presently at 18, still two ratifications more for the treaty to entry into force. read more | |
| 23.03.10 | Still waiting for justice in Sri Lanka Mr MCM Iqbal makes an analysis of the results achieved by the several Commissions of Inquiry into Disappearances of Persons (COIs) had been appointed by successive Sri lankan governments since 1990 read more | |
| 19.03.10 | New Manual: Using Law against Enforced Disappearances “Using Law against Enforced Disappearances” is the title of a practical guide for relatives of disappeared persons and NGO’s. This manual offers an easy-to read, step-by-step presentation of the legal dimensions of enforced disappearances, of the international law instruments and mechanisms, and of... read more |  |
| 16.03.10 | HR bodies apprised of latest IHK situation Geneva, March 16 (KMS): In Geneva, a Kashmiri delegation, during the 13th session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, held meetings with various rights organisations and apprised them of the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Kashmir. read more | |
| 16.03.10 | China: Gao in Prison for ‘Subversion’ Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sentenced to prison on charges of subversion, according to the Chinese foreign minister. Gao is well-known for the length of his state-enforced disappearance, his published account of torture at the hands of Chinese security forces, and the unusual... read more | |
| 16.03.10 | NGO calls on international community to look into disappearances in Tindouf, Algeria Geneva - The International Agency for Development expressed on Monday its concern over the persistence in the Tindouf camps of enforced disappearances, and urged the international community to exert pressure on Algeria so that it assumes its responsibility regarding these human rights violations. read more | |
| 16.03.10 | UN human rights group looking into 200 cases of enforced disappearances 15 March 2010 – A United Nations human rights group today will begin reviewing more than 200 cases of disappearances around the world, as the body commemorates its 30th anniversary. read more | |
| 11.03.10 | Ingushetia: Demonstration to Protest Against Kidnappings of Compatriots On March 6, several hundred protestors in Ingushetia’s Plievo settlement, which is situated in the vicinity of Nazran, the republic’s largest town, blocked local highways and demanded that authorities investigate the kidnapping of Mikail Pliev. Ingushetia’s leading opposition figure. read more | |
| 11.03.10 | Afghanistan: Repeal Amnesty Law The Afghan government should urgently act to repeal a law that provides an amnesty to perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch has said. read more |