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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
International law prohibiting abduction by a state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to prevent forced disappearance, which, as defined in international law, is part of crimes against humanity.[3] The text was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2006 and opened for signature on 6 February 2007. It entered into force on 23 December 2010.[4] As of April 2023, 98 states have signed the convention and 71 have ratified it.[2]
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Type | United Nations General Assembly Resolution |
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Drafted | 29 June 2006[1] |
Signed | 6 February 2007[2] |
Location | Paris |
Effective | 23 December 2010[2] |
Condition | 32 ratifications |
Signatories | 98[2] |
Parties | 71[2] |
Depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations |
Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
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