International recommendation

Appropriate penalties

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Relevant CED article:
Art. 7 –
Source:
CED/C/NOR/CO/1, para. 26

Recommended measures (1)

Measure
Measure type:
Laws and regulations

The Committee recommends that the State party to ensure that the minimum sentence takes into account the extreme seriousness of enforced disappearances, and to guarantee that the perpetrators of this crime are always punished with appropriate penalties, in line with article 7 of the Convention. The Committee also encourages the State party to reduce the gap between the minimum and maximum penalties for the offence of enforced disappearance.