Disappearance

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Instruments

Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances

Elements of Crimes adopted by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (1989)

UN Reports and Recommendations

Draft International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Forced Disappearance

Report of the Independent Expert on the Existing International Criminal and Human Rights Framework for the Protection of Persons from Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (2002)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions (2003)

Report of the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (2003)

Report of the Working Group to Elaborate a Draft Legally Binding Normative Instrument for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2003)

Report of the Working Group to Elaborate a Draft Legally Binding Normative Instrument for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2004)

UN Treaty Body Views

Maria del Carmen Almeida de Quinteros v Uruguay (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 107/1981)

Mojica v Dominican Republic (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 449/1991)

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

Commonwealth of Independent States Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons

Judgments and Decisions of Regional Courts and Bodies

European Court of Human Rights

Kurt v Turkey

Tas v Turkey

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Barrios Alto Case (Chumbipuma Aguirre and Others v Peru)

Blake v Guatemala

Velasquez Rodriguez v Honduras