International recommendation

Register of disappeared persons

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Relevant CED articles:
Art. 1 – Non-derogable rightArt. 12 – Art. 2 – Definition of enforced disappearanceArt. 24 – Art. 3 –
Source:
CED/C/NOR/CO/1, para. 16

Recommended measures (2)

Measure
Measure types:
Statistics and researchPolicies, strategies, and action plans

The Committee recommends that the State party consider establishing a single register of disappeared persons in order to generate accurate and up-to-date statistical information on those persons, disaggregated by sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, and racial or ethnic origin. Such information should include, inter alia, the date of disappearance, the number of disappeared persons who have been located, whether alive or deceased, and the number of cases in which there may have been some form of State involvement in the disappearance within the meaning of article 2 of the Convention.

Measure
Measure type:
Policies, strategies, and action plans

The Committee recommends that the State party in line with articles 14 and 15 of the Convention related to States parties’ obligations of mutual legal assistance, this register should, where necessary, facilitate the exchange of relevant information with other States parties engaged in the search for and investigation of enforced disappearance.