UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) Archives - TRIAL International

Burundi: enforced disappearances “systematic and widespread”

Communication Department — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:42:42 +0000

TRIAL International and the FOCODE denounce with a common voice the widespread crimes in Burundi to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGED). An unbearable climate for civilians The climate of tension and insecurity prevailing in Burundi is such that simply living in opposition-leaning or “anti-third mandate*” areas can get you arrested – […]

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Newsletter September 2017

Communication Department — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:49:35 +0000

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In Mexico, children and adolescents bear the brunt of enforced disappearances

Communication Department — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:36:13 +0000

That Mexico is in the midst of a human rights crisis is no news. But one often-overlooked group of victims are children. Today, TRIAL International and a coalition of local NGOs denounced the abuse they face to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). Over 5’500 children and adolescents between the ages […]

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Burundi: civil society raises the alarm

Communication Department — Thu, 18 May 2017 08:30:37 +0000

Four representatives of Burundian NGOs visited Geneva. Pierre-Claver MBONIMPA (President of the APRODH), Armel NIYONGERE (President of ACAT-Burundi and Director of SOS-Torture Burundi), Janvier BIGIRIMANA (Secretary general of FOCODE) and Gordien NIYUNGEKO (Executive Secretary of FOCODE) spoke to TRIAL International about the grim situation in their country. It is a pleasure to be here in […]

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Mexico: flouted relatives of disappeared persons counted in thousands

Communication Department — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 04:00:37 +0000

TRIAL International and six NGOs denounce the ordeal of thousands of relatives of disappeared persons in Mexico in their attempt to obtain assistance and redress. On paper, Mexico is equipped with both the legislative tools and the institutional venues to guarantee social assistance and reparation to relatives of disappeared persons. But behind this façade, the […]

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Enforced Disappearances: didn’t we say ‘never again’?

Communication Department — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:30:46 +0000

An Op-Ed by Gabriella Citroni 40 years of struggle against enforced disappearances have resulted in meaningful progress, but the phenomenon remains on the rise. In the late seventies, the relatives of disappeared people in Latin America started a campaign to prevent and eradicate this crime. In this context, the Argentinean National Commission on […]

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TRIAL acts before the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Communication Department — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 13:57:36 +0000

In March 2015 TRIAL and 8 associations from Mexico and Central America submitted a follow-up report to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) on the level of implementation of the recommendations formulated by the latter in 2011, on the occasion of its visit to Mexico. In January 2016 TRIAL, the Fundación […]

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General allegation to the Special Rapport on Violence Against Women

Communication Department — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 14:40:29 +0000

In November 2014, TRIAL and 13 local associations working with women victims of rape or other forms of sexual violence during the war submitted a follow-up report to the Special Rapporteur to assess the level of implementation of her recommendations. Unfortunately, much remains to be done to fully guarantee access to justice and redress to […]

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General Allegation to the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice and Reparations

Communication Department — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:02:41 +0000

In October 2014, TRIAL and three international and local organizations submitted an additional note of allegations to the Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence and to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to update them on alarming developments, including the flight of a war criminal, related to the automatic […]

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United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involontary Disappearance

Communication Department — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:19:26 +0000

In February 2014, TRIAL and a coalition of five Bosnian associations of relatives of disappeared persons submitted a follow-up report to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to assess the status of implementation of the recommendations issued after the country visit and to highlight the remaining obstacles faced by relatives of disappeared persons […]

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TRIAL acts before the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances

Communication Department — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:54:44 +0000

In May 2011, TRIAL submitted a General Allegation to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). In May 2011, TRIAL also filed twenty individual communications before the WGEID. In July 2011, twenty new cases were filed before the WGEID. In November 2012, twenty new individual cases were filed before the WGEID.

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The UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances visits Bosnia and Herzegovina… and so does TRIAL!

Communication Department — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:00:15 +0000

The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearancesundertook a country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina form 14 to 21 June 2010 and met with the government, national and local authorities, international institutions, as well as with human rights NGOs and associations of families of victims. TRIAL, whose June 2009 general allegation prompted the […]

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BiH: TRIAL submits General Allegation to Working Group on Enforced Disappearances

Communication Department — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:59 +0000

TRIAL submits a General Allegation on Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances Under its mandate, the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID) can transmit to the governments concerned a summary of allegations received from relatives of disappeared people and NGOs with regards to […]

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