UN human rights chief urges ratification of convention on forced disappearances
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 'key global agreement' on missing people, says Volker Turk
Diyar Guldogan |
02.04.2025 - Update : 02.04.2025
The UN human rights chief on Wednesday expressed concern over the growing numbers of missing people and urged states to ratify the international convention on forced disappearances.
"We need to commit to strengthening and implementing the human rights framework around missing people," Volker Turk told the General Assembly.
He said the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in 2006, is "the key global agreement" on the issue.
To date, he said only 77 states have ratified the document ...
It's disgusting that the US has not joined this convention