International recommendation

Investigation of the disappearance of unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Populations of concern:
Asylum seekers and refugees
Relevant CED articles:
Art. 12 – Art. 19 – Art. 24 – Art. 25 – Art. 9 –
Source:
CED/C/NOR/CO/1, para. 28

Recommended measures (3)

Measure
Measure types:
Practices and guidelinesFollow-up of recommendations

The Committee recommends that the State Party investigate thoroughly the disappearance of unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers from reception centres and search for and identify those who may have been victims of enforced disappearance, in conformity with articles 9, 12, 24, 25(2) of the Convention, and in light of the Guiding Principles for the search for disappeared persons. In this regard, the Committee also invites the State party to consider the recommendations from the General Comment No. 1 on Enforced Disappearances in the context of migration.

Measure
Measure types:
Statistics and researchPractices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State Party ensure the existence of disaggregated data of the disappeared unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, and that their information is adequately recorded, including in the genetic and forensic databases, to facilitate their identification in compliance with article 19 of the Convention.

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State Party guarantee that all search and investigation strategies implement a differential approach that considers the specific requirements of disappeared children and adolescents, along with a gender and diversity perspective in the light of principle 4 of the Guiding Principles for the search of disappeared persons.