RA 10353-Enforced Disappearance
RA 10353-Enforced Disappearance
RA 10353-Enforced Disappearance
ANTI-ENFORCED
DISAPPEARANCE ACT
OF 2012
Order of Presentation
1. Introduction
2. Legal Dimensions of Enforced Disappearance
3. Salient Provisions
4. Cases
5. Investigation of ED Cases
6. Challenges in the Investigation of ED Cases
7. Recommendations
Introduction
• First in Asia
Legal Dimensions of ED
• Human suffering (focus on
victims)
• Individual criminal
responsibility (focus on
perpetrators)
• State responsibility (ED as
HRV)
Always remember:
• Availability of witness/es
• Cooperation of the victim/s and witness/es
• Difficulty in identifying the Suspects
• Late reporting of the incident
Recommendations
• Inter-agency coordination
• Coordination with Civil Society
Organizations
• Regular conduct of dialogues with victim/s
of ED
END OF
PRESENTATION