United Nations A/HRC/13/31 General Assembly Distr.: General 21 December 2009 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* * As the present report greatly exceeds word limitations currently allowed under relevant General Assembly resolutions, the annexes, with the exception of annex I, are circulated as received in the language of submission only. GE.09-17704 (E) 270110 A/HRC/13/31 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–9 6 II. Activities of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances: 5 December 2008 to 13 November 2009................................................................. 10–39 7 A. Activities......................................................................................................... 10–17 7 B. Meetings......................................................................................................... 18 8 C. Communications............................................................................................. 19–25 8 D. Country visits.................................................................................................. 26–31 9 E. Studies ............................................................................................................ 32–34 9 F. Statements....................................................................................................... 35–38 9 G. General comments on enforced disappearance as a crime against humanity ......................................................................................................... 39 10 III. Information concerning enforced or involuntary disappearances in various countries and territories reviewed by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances .................................................................................... 40–649 12 Afghanistan ............................................................................................................. 40–42 12 Albania.................................................................................................................... 43–45 13 Algeria..................................................................................................................... 46–58 14 Angola..................................................................................................................... 59–61 16 Argentina................................................................................................................. 62–69 17 Azerbaijan ............................................................................................................... 70–73 18 Bahrain.................................................................................................................... 74–76 19 Bangladesh.............................................................................................................. 77–81 20 Belarus.................................................................................................................... 82–90 21 Bhutan ..................................................................................................................... 91–92 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ............................................................................... 93–102 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina.......................................................................................... 103–107 25 Brazil....................................................................................................................... 108–109 26 Burundi.................................................................................................................... 110–112 27 Cameroon ................................................................................................................ 113–115 28 Chad ........................................................................................................................ 116–121 29 Chile........................................................................................................................ 122–127 30 China....................................................................................................................... 128–135 31 Colombia................................................................................................................. 136–152 33 Congo...................................................................................................................... 153–156 35 Cyprus..................................................................................................................... 157–163 36 2 GE.09-17704 A/HRC/13/31 Czech Republic ....................................................................................................... 164–168 38 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea................................................................. 169–173 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo......................................................................... 174–176 40 Denmark.................................................................................................................. 177–181 41 Dominican Republic................................................................................................ 182–184 42 Ecuador ................................................................................................................... 185–191 43 Egypt....................................................................................................................... 192–196 44 El Salvador.............................................................................................................. 197–199 45 Equatorial Guinea.................................................................................................... 200–201 46 Eritrea...................................................................................................................... 202–203 47 Ethiopia ................................................................................................................... 204–205 47 France...................................................................................................................... 206–207 48 Gambia.................................................................................................................... 208–209 49 Georgia.................................................................................................................... 210–212 50 Germany.................................................................................................................. 213–232 50 Greece..................................................................................................................... 233–236 53 Guatemala ............................................................................................................... 237–243 54 Guinea..................................................................................................................... 244–247 55 Haiti......................................................................................................................... 248–249 56 Honduras................................................................................................................. 250–256 57 India........................................................................................................................ 257–273 58 Indonesia................................................................................................................. 274–285 61 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ....................................................................................... 286–294 63 Iraq .......................................................................................................................... 295–303 64 Ireland..................................................................................................................... 304–307 66 Israel........................................................................................................................ 308–309 67 Italy......................................................................................................................... 310–316 68 Japan ....................................................................................................................... 317–320 69 Jordan...................................................................................................................... 321–323 70 Kuwait..................................................................................................................... 324–325 71 Lebanon................................................................................................................... 326–328 72 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.......................................................................................... 329–334 73 Mauritania ............................................................................................................... 335–336 74 Mexico.................................................................................................................... 337–356 75 Montenegro ............................................................................................................