Report of
the Working Group on Enforced or
Involuntary
Disappearances on its mission to Pakistan
Summary
At the
invitation of the Government of Pakistan, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary
Disappearances visited the country from 10 to 20 September 2012.
The Working
Group was represented by two of its members: the Chair person
-
Rapporteur,
Olivier de Frouville and Osman El-Hajjé.
The Working
Group wishes to thank the Government of Pakistan for its invitation to visit
the country and encourages it to invite other special procedures mandate
holders in the near future to visit Pakistan. The Working Group welcomes the
fact that the issue of enforced disappearances is now publicly discussed in
Pakistan. There is an acknowledgement that enforced disappearances have
occurred and still occur in the country. Most of the allegations received by
the
Working
Group related to cases of enforced disappearance imputable to law enforcement
agencies in conjunction with intelligence agencies.
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