UN Special Procedures Coordination Committee strongly condemns the US Govt sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese @franceskalbs.bsky.social & calls on all States, Human Rights Council & int'l community to act decisively to condemn this unjustified attack. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

A delegation of the #WGEID conducted a four-day technical visit to Bangladesh from June 15 to 18, 2025. Find here the Technical Advice provided to the Interim Government of #Bangladesh and the #CommissionofEnquiryonEnforcedDisappearances. For more: ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

#Tanzania: UN Experts alarmed by pattern of enforced disappearance and torture to silence opposition and critics, with 200+ cases of enforced disappearance recorded since 2019. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Nuevo comunicado de prensa sobre #ElSalvador: Expertas del #WGEID exigen protección para Ruth López tras desaparición forzada: www.ohchr.org/es/press-releases/2025/05/el-salvador-un-experts-demand-protection-ruth-lopez-after-enforced

Join us this week! On 22 May 2025 at 18.15, at Uni-Mail, Geneva (salle MS 160) the Chair of @WGEID, #GabriellaCitroni will intervene in the event “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.

In this 12th edition, the #WGEID reports on our latest session, country visits, technical cooperation, and more. To see it, please go to: mailchi.mp/9adc483ab5f7...

Save the date! On 22 May 2025 at 18.15, at Uni-Mail, Geneva (salle MS 160) the Chair of @WGEID, #GabriellaCitroni will intervene in the event “Disparition forcée et impunité. Le cas de Colonia Dignidad et le Plan National de recherche au Chili”.

The #WGEID just concluded its 136th session which took place from 28 April to 2 May 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Find out more about the cases it reviewed, its new studies and initiatives. Read the end of session statement here: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

The #WGEID will be holding a panel discussion on Responses to Enforced Disappearance in South-East Asia, co-hosted by FIDH, with the participation of civil society, victims and the academia. Please join us at @ThammasatUniversity at 4:30PM

Today marks 2nd anniversary of the enforced disappearance of IP rights activists Gene Roz Jamil "Bazoo" de Jesus & Dexter Capuyan in #Philippines. #WGEID urges Philippines to establish their fate & whereabouts, bring perpetrators to justice & ensure reparation for their families

#WGEID will start its 136th session from 28 April to 2 May 2025 in Bangkok, #Thailand. The experts will meet victims, State officials, CSOs & others to exchange information on individual cases and challenges related to enforced disappearances. More here: tinyurl.com/yc3nh5ez

📢 ¡No te pierdas este webinar! Gabriella Citroni, Presidenta-Relatora del #WGEID hablará de la Ley 32107 en #Perú y su compatibilidad con los estándares internacionales de Derechos Humanos. 🗓️ 29 de marzo de 2025 | 🕟 16:30 (CET) 🔗 Inscríbete aquí: nhrn.org/evento/riesg...

The #WGEID welcomes the new report from the World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, reflecting on the congress significance. Access it here: cedi193.org/report

On the International Day for the Right to Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, the #WGEID recalls that States must adopt all measures to guarantee the individual and collective right to truth in relation to #enforceddisappearance.

21 years on, the fate and whereabouts of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit in #Thailand are still unknown. The #WGEID urges Thailand to establish his fate and whereabouts, bring those responsible to justice, and ensure reparation for his family.

📢#Belarus must end enforced disappearances & incommunicado detention of political opponents! On the 2nd anniversary of #SiarheiTsikhanouski’s disappearance, we urge Belarus to disclose his fate and whereabouts & free all political prisoners. More ➡️ www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Expertos y expertas instan a #Venezuela a cumplir con el derecho internacional para evitar daños irreparables a las víctimas de desaparición forzada ohchr.org/es/press-rel...

In this 11th edition, the WGEID reports on our latest session, country visits, the World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, and more. To see it: mailchi.mp/ba65516b7e59...

#AnaLorenaDelgadillo del #WGEID participará en el webinar sobre Migrantes desaparecidos y muertos en el tránsito: la importancia del enfoque de derechos humanos y forense. Hoy a las 9:00AM (hora Mexico) Registrate aqui: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The #WGEID welcomes the landmark visit by the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (#IIMP) to Damascus. To read the statement: iimp.un.org/en/supportin...

#GabriellaCitroni del #WGEID participará hoy en el “Conversatorio sobre el derecho a la verdad y el acceso a la justicia de las víctimas de desaparición en Coahuila” a las 12:30 (Mexico). Registro en línea para participar de manera virtual: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The #WGEID just concluded its 135th session which took place from 27 to 31 January 2025 in Switzerland. Find more about the cases it reviewed, its new studies and initiatives here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2025/02/enforced-disappearances-working-group-concludes-its-135th-s...

No te pierdas la entrevista de #AnaLorenaDelgadillo del #WGEID con @AristeguiOnline sobre la nueva Alegación General sobre la falta de mecanismos eficaces para prevenir, investigar, sancionar y reparar actos de desaparición forzada en #Venezuela. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBAAEGVfaJ4

Together, we can work towards the #truth. The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP)'s Head, @kiquinta, met with #WGEID to discuss missing persons in #Syria and methods of cooperation.

The #WGEID is currently holding its 135th session from 27-31 January 2025 in Geneva. The experts will meet victims, State representatives, CSOs and others to exchange information on individual cases and challenges related to enforced disappearances. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/0...

📢 Damos inicio a la cooperación técnica entre el #WGEID y la @UBPDcolombia por medio de @analorenadp para fortalecer los mecanismos transnacionales de búsqueda e investigación en casos de personas desaparecidas en #Colombia.

El 23 de enero de 2025, #GabriellaCitroni, Presidenta-Relatora del #WGEID, participará en un foro co-organizado por @RENADDHH y @NHRN_ONGD donde presentará el trabajo realizado en #Ecuador. ¡No te lo pierdas! Lugar: #UnimailGeneve o en streaming por NHRN-RENADHH. Más info:

@WGEID and other @UN_SPExperts called on @POTUS to immediately release and relocate Mr. Abu Zubaydah, arbitrarily detained for over two decades at #GuantanamoBay. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/13/joe-biden-under-pressure-to-release-forever-prisoner-from-guantanamo-bay

Personas expertas: Venezuela debe respetar el derecho a la protesta pacífica y a la disidencia democrática al iniciarse el nuevo mandato presidencial https://www.ohchr.org/es/press-releases/2025/01/venezuela-must-respect-right-peaceful-protest-and-democratic-dissent-new

15 December 2024 marked the 12 years since #SombathSomphone was forcibly disappeared. The #WGEID joins his community and his wife's plight for truth and justice and urges the Government of #LaoPDR to establish his fate and whereabouts and bring those responsible to justice.

“Venezuela: qué ha cambiado? Diálogo urgente sobre la crisis de DDHH luego de las elecciones del 28 de Julio de 2024” Les invitamos mañana a este espacio de reflexión donde participarán Ana Lorena Delgadillo por parte del @WGEID y Gina Romero Relatora Libertad Asociación

The #WGEID echoes the statement of the #IIMP which calls for the families of the disappeared be at the core of future actions to unveil the truth and ensure justice and redress. Find the statement here: https://iimp.un.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/IIMP_Statement_20241212.pdf

#OutNow! #Nicaragua: Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions still used to silence opposition and critics https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/12/nicaragua-enforced-disappearances-and-arbitrary-detentions-still-used

Deadline extended to 16 December 2024! Be part of the #WGEID's next report to the Human Rights Council on "Enforced Disappearances in the context of the defense of land, the environment and natural resources". Find more here: https://ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2024/call-submissions-thematic-r...

On 26/11/2024, #WGEID delegation comprising Ms. Gabriella Citroni (Chair) and @GraBaranowska (Vice-Chair) ended its seven-day country visit to #Lithuania. See the preliminary observations here

📢@WGEID and @situ_research have produced a resource toolkit of #newtechnologies and their application to #enforceddisappearance investigations. Learn more about the tools, methodologies and case study examples 👉https://youtu.be/9DXKk0jXXlU

En el marco de #COP16 @analorenadp del #WGEID participó en el evento “Derechos humanos, acceso a la información y violencia” en el que recalcó la importancia fortalecer el enlace entre el #AcuerdodeEscazú y la #DeclaracionDesaparicionForzada @FLIP_org @cejil @icesi @UNIMINUTOCOL

📢Interested in learning more about enforced disappearances in Mexico? Do not miss the event "Voices from the ground: forced disappearances in Mexico" organised by @Geneva_Academy on 8 November 2024 at 17 CET:👉 https://www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-events/detail/482-voices-from-the-ground-forced...

El #WGEID se encuentra en #COP16 recabando info para su próximo informe "Desapariciones Forzadas en el contexto de la defensa de la tierra, el miedo ambiente y los recursos naturales". Agradecemos el espacio a @UNHumanRights, ASG Ilze Brands y a otros colegas de @UN_SPExperts.

Si estás en la #COP16Colombia y trabajas con personas defensoras de la tierra, el medio ambiente y recursos naturales, te invitamos a la consulta pública para el próximo informe del #WGEID, co-patrocinada por @cejil, @BerkeleyIHRLC y @Nomadesc. Registrate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11HsGObP...

Happening on 25 October 2024 at 9:00AM! 🕖Panel Discussion "Addressing Enforced Disappearances in Africa", with the #Wgeid @EthioHRC @achpr_cadhp @DefendDefenders at the International Conference Centre in Banjul, the Gambia. More info below:

Did you miss the @WGEID at #UNGA79? Listen to the interactive dialogue of the Chair-Rapporteur #GabriellaCitroni. She expressed concern at the rise in the no. of #enforceddisappearance cases the #WGEID is recording under the humanitarian mandate.  https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xu9oa72b

The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances #CED & the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances @WGEID publish joint statement on so called short term enforced disappearances: https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/TBSearch.aspx?Lang=en&TreatyID=2&DocTyp...

📢 Happening Now! #WGEID’s Chair-Rapporteur, #GabriellaCitroni, presents the annual report and thematic study on enforced disappearances and elections. Follow the presentation live here: http://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xu9oa72b

Come along to our panel discussion on #NewTechnologies and enforced disappearances, organised by the @WGEID, @situ_nyc, @nyulaw on 23 October 2024, in NYU Wilf Hall 5th fl. Seminar rm. at 5:30 p.m. EDT, with #GabriellaCitroni, #BradSamuel & #SarahKnuckey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI...

Appel à contributions! Faites partie du prochain rapport du #WGEID au Conseil des droits de l'homme sur "Les disparitions forcées dans le contexte de la défense de la terre, de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles". Date limite : 30 novembre 2024 !

Call for submissions! Be part of the #WGEID's next report to the Human Rights Council on "Enforced Disappearances in the context of the defense of land, the environment and natural resources". Deadline: 30 November 2024! Find more here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2024/call-submissi...

If you missed the launch event of the #WGEID's report on its visit to the @_AfricanUnion's judicial and human rights organs with @cvoule @balde_aua @cfjusticeorg, @analorenadp and #CommissionerSow - you can now watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUN_FMclNs !

@_AfricanUnion En su 134ª sesión, el @WGEID examinó más de 800 casos, se reunió con familiares de personas desaparecidas, representantes del Estados y OSC, adoptó alegaciones generales y presentó sus informes sobre elecciones y su visita a la @_AfricanUnion. Para más: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/...

At its 134th session, the @WGEID reviewed more than 800 cases, met with relatives of disappeared persons, State representatives and CSOs, adopted general allegations and launched its reports on elections and its visit to the @_AfricanUnion. More here: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/doc...