United Nations Radio

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances plans to review more than 420 cases of disappearances during its last session for 2009, taking place in Geneva from the 4th to 13th of November.

UN Working Group session in Buenos Aires

The Working Group will also review allegations on obstacles encountered in the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance in specific states, replies from Governments to those allegations, urgent actions and urgent appeals.

Members of the Working Group will also hold meetings with a range of non-governmental organizations from various countries and with numerous governmental delegations to exchange views on individual cases under consideration and on the phenomenon of enforced disappearances.

Gail Walker, United Nations Radio
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