Committee on Enforced Disappearances
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is a United Nations expert body that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee on Enforced Disappearances canonical | 11 |
| Committee on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | 1 |
| UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Enforced Disappearances Context triple: [United Nations treaty bodies, includes, Committee on Enforced Disappearances]
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A.
Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.
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B.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
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C.
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
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D.
Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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E.
Inter-American Commission of Women
The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Enforced Disappearances Target entity description: The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is a United Nations expert body that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
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A.
Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.
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B.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
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C.
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
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D.
Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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E.
Inter-American Commission of Women
The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN expert body
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United Nations treaty body ⓘ human rights treaty body ⓘ |
| appliesTo | States parties to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ |
| composition | independent experts ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2011 ⓘ |
| electingBody | States parties to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ |
| establishedBy | International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ |
| field |
enforced disappearance
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human rights ⓘ |
| fullName | Committee on Enforced Disappearances ⓘ |
| function |
adopt general comments or general guidance on provisions of the Convention
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conduct inquiries into allegations of serious violations of the Convention, where applicable ⓘ consider individual communications under the Convention, where applicable ⓘ consider inter-State communications under the Convention, where applicable ⓘ examine reports submitted by States parties ⓘ issue concluding observations on States parties’ reports ⓘ provide guidance on the interpretation of the Convention ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 26 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ |
| locatedInOrganization |
United Nations Office at Geneva
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linked to:
Palais des Nations
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| mandate | to prevent enforced disappearances and address their consequences through implementation of the Convention ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | regular sessions ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
United Nations Office at Geneva
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linked to:
Palais des Nations
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| memberCount | 10 ⓘ |
| membersAre | independent experts serving in their personal capacity ⓘ |
| monitorsImplementationOf | International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ |
| oversightArea | protection of all persons from enforced disappearance ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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United Nations ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | monitor implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by States parties ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ |
| shortName | CED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United Nations human rights treaty body system
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linked to:
United Nations treaty bodies
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| typeOfJurisdiction | treaty-based international oversight ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/ced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Enforced Disappearances Description of subject: The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is a United Nations expert body that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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establishesBody
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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monitoringBody
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances
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Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
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monitoredBy
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances
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linked to: Committee on Enforced Disappearances
linked to: Committee on Enforced Disappearances
subject linked to:
Palais Wilson, Geneva