Cabinet approves submission of ICPPED to Parliament

• Published date: 26 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

Cabinet on Wednesday approved the submission of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) to Parliament for consideration.

The convention is a universally binding treaty of the United Nations (UN) that deals with the violation of human rights through the enforced disappearance of people.

'The convention defines the enforced disappearance to include abduction, arrest, detention or any other forms which may result in the perpetrator's refusal to acknowledge or even conceal the whereabouts of the victim,' said Minister in The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, during a post Cabinet media briefing on Thursday.

'Once acceded to be domesticated into our laws, South Africa will be expected to report every two years to the UN on how it is giving effect to the convention.

'The convention provides preventative measures the member countries need to put in place to prevent the enforced disappearance of persons in their respective countries,' the Minister said.

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