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Article 23

1. Each State Party shall ensure that the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or

military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in

the custody or treatment of any person deprived of liberty includes the necessary

education and information regarding the relevant provisions of this Convention, in

order to:

(a) Prevent the involvement of such officials in enforced disappearances;

(b) Emphasize the importance of prevention and investigations in relation to enforced

disappearances;

(c) Ensure that the urgent need to resolve cases of enforced disappearance is

recognized.

2. Each State Party shall ensure that orders or instructions prescribing, authorizing or

encouraging enforced disappearance are prohibited. Each State Party shall guarantee

that a person who refuses to obey such an order will not be punished.

3. Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the persons

referred to in paragraph 1 of this article who have reason to believe that an enforced

disappearance has occurred or is planned report the matter to their superiors and,

where necessary, to the appropriate authorities or bodies vested with powers of review

or remedy.

Article 24

1. For the purposes of this Convention, “victim” means the disappeared person and any individual who has suffered harm as the direct result of an enforced

disappearance.

2. Each victim has the right to know the truth regarding the circumstances of the

enforced disappearance, the progress and results of the investigation and the fate of

the disappeared person. Each State Party shall take appropriate measures in this

regard.

3. Each State Party shall take all appropriate measures to search for, locate and release

disappeared persons and, in the event of death, to locate, respect and return their

remains.

4. Each State Party shall ensure in its legal system that the victims of enforced

disappearance have the right to obtain reparation and prompt, fair and adequate

compensation.

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