Law-ref.org Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations and other international instruments, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, ...


ARTICLE-1     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Any act of enforced disappearance is an offence to human dignity. It is condemned as a denial of the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and as a grave and flagrant violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reaffirmed and developed in international instruments in this field. ...


ARTICLE-2     [go to this ARTICLE]
... States shall act at the national and regional levels and in cooperation with the United Nations to contribute by all means to the prevention and eradication of enforce disappearance. ...