INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL

PERSONS FROM ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE

Preamble

The States Parties to this Convention,

Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to

promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental

freedoms,

Having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the other relevant

international instruments in the fields of human rights, humanitarian law and

international criminal law,

Also recalling the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced

Disappearance adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its

resolution 47/133 of 18 December 1992,

Aware of the extreme seriousness of enforced disappearance, which constitutes a

crime and, in certain circumstances defined in international law, a crime against

humanity,

Determined to prevent enforced disappearances and to combat impunity for the crime

of enforced disappearance,

Considering the right of any person not to be subjected to enforced disappearance, the

right of victims to justice and to reparation,

Affirming the right of any victim to know the truth about the circumstances of an

enforced disappearance and the fate of the disappeared person, and the right to

freedom to seek, receive and impart information to this end,

Have agreed on the following articles:

PART I

Article 1

1. No one shall be subjected to enforced disappearance.

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