FORM TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION ON AN ALLEGED
ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE
IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTICE
INSTRUCTIONS RELEVANT TO ALL COMMUNICATIONS
- There are 6 required elements, indicated with * without which the communication cannot be processed.
These are:
1) Identity of the disappeared person (full name);
2) Date on which the disappearance occurred (at least month and year);
3) Place of arrest or abduction, or where the disappeared person was last seen;
4) Forces (State or State-supported) believed to be responsible for the disappearance;
5) Action taken by the relatives or others to locate the person. If action was not possible, explain why;
6) Identity of the person or organization submitting the report.
Please, make sure, before sending the communication form, that all the above mentioned required elements are
included. This will allow for a smoother consideration of the case.
- If submitting a handwritten communication, please use capital letters.
- Please provide names in full of institutions (security forces, governmental bodies or others).
Please, do not use abbreviated forms.
- Describe facts in a clear and concise fashion, providing as much details as possible.
- Submit one form per disappeared person.
- If you would like particular information to be kept confidential please indicate this.
INSTRUCTIONS RELEVANT TO COMMUNICATIONS SUBMITTED BY NGOs
- It is necessary for your organization:
a) to have the consent of the family of the disappeared, and;
b) to be able to carry out follow-up, by conveying Government information to the family sent from the Working
Group, and from the family to the Working Group until the fate or whereabouts of the person are determined.
- Therefore, please answer to the following mandatory questions:
* Does your organization have direct consent from the family of the disappeared to submit this communication
form to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on their behalf? Yes _√___ No____
* Will your organization be able to provide follow up by conveying information between the family and the
Working Group: Yes _√___ No____
ADDRESS TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION
E-mail:
wgeid@ohchr.org
Fax: +41 22 917 9006 (please, indicate: “For the attention of: WGEID”).
Post:
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
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