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Appeal of Rabat - Rabat Appeal - نداء الرباط

We the families of disappeared persons from Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Spain, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Syria, and Turkey and organizations defending human rights from different continents, met in Rabat on 12, 13 and 14 June on the occasion of the Second Euro-Mediterranean meeting on Enforced Disappearances,
We welcome the creation and development of the Federation Mediterranean cons Disappearance (FEMED).
We talked for three days of the phenomenon of Enforced disappearances in our respective countries.
Once again we have seen the devastating effects of this practice on civil society of our country and the dignity of persons.
We welcome with great hope the adoption by the UN General Assembly, 20 December 2006 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearances.
This Convention recognizes the extreme gravity of the practice of enforced disappearance as a multiple violation of human rights can be qualified in certain circumstances, crimes against humanity. It recognizes that
right not be subjected to enforced disappearance is an absolute right of every person and non-derogable, even in exceptional circumstances such as war or public emergency.
For states, the Convention will be a tremendous tool for the prevention and punishment of this crime and facilitate international cooperation in judicial and humanitarian.
The Convention recognizes all the victims in their suffering and their right to justice, truth and reparation.
It establishes a Committee against Enforced Disappearances, which will be able to provide an effective remedy to victims.
By ratifying this Convention, States will have available an effective tool and deterrent in the fight against enforced disappearances. They will send a clear message of rejection of this inhuman practice and impunity of the perpetrators.
Therefore, we urge all States:
- to sign - for those who have not yet done - and to ratify the Convention as soon as possible.
- to refrain, upon ratification, make reservations that might be inconsistent in relation to the object and purpose of the treaty;
- to recognize the competence of the Committee against Enforced Disappearances to receive and investigate complaints;
- to adopt sans tarder une législation nationale nécessaire pour mettre en œuvre la Convention.

Fait à Rabat le 14 juin 2008

Rabat Appeal

We, families of the disappeared from Algeria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey and human rights organisations representing various regions of the world, gathered in Rabat on 12, 13 and 14 June 2008 at the occasion of the Second Euromediterranean Meeting of Families of the Disappeared, welcome the creation and development of the Euromediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED).
During these three days, we discussed about the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in our respective countries.
Once again, we observed the destructive effects of this practice on civil society and human dignity.
We welcome with great expectations the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearances by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2006.
This Convention acknowledges the extreme seriousness of the practice of enforced disappearance as a multiple violation of human rights, which, in some circumstances, may amount to a crime against humanity.
It recognises that the right not to be subjected to enforced disappearance is absolute and non-derogable, whatever the circumstances, including during the state of war or emergency.
For States, the Convention will serve as a major tool for the prevention and repression of this crime and will facilitate international cooperation at the judicial as well as humanitarian level.
The Convention recognises all victims in their sufferings, as well as their right to justice, the truth and reparation.
It sets up a treaty body – the Committee against enforced disappearances, which will provide victims with an effective remedy.
By ratifying the Convention, States will equip themselves with an effective and deterrent tool for the fight against enforced disappearances. They will send the clear message that this inhuman practice and the impunity of its authors must come to an end.
Therefore, we urge all States to:
- Sign – for those which have not done so yet – and ratify as soon as possible the Convention ;
- Refrain, upon ratification, to lodge reservations that might be contrary to the object and purpose of the convention ;
- Recognise the competence of the Committee against enforced disappearances to receive and consider complaints ;
- Adopt immediately the domestic legislation necessary to implement the Convention.

Done in Rabat on 14 June 2008

نداء الرباط

نحن عائلات المفقودين، القادمون من Algeria, Bosna Hrziqofenia and Cyprus, Spain, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Syria, Turkey, and organizations defending human rights from different continents, meeting Rabat days 12 and 13 and 14 June 2008 on the occasion of the second Euro-Mediterranean meeting on enforced disappearances, we express our delight at the establishment and development of Euro-federalism against Enforced Disappearances Coercive, where we dealt with throughout the three days, the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in the countries of each of us. And our record once again the devastating effects of this practice on civil society in our countries And the dignity of persons.
We welcome with great hope that the adoption of the plenary of the United Nations for the International Treaty for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances, in the December 20, 2006.
which recognizes This treaty very dangerous to practice, including enforced disappearances are in violation of multiple human rights, but can, in some Aldharov, considered as a crime against humanity.
The Treaty recognizes that the right not to be subjected to enforced disappearance is an absolute right of each person, is unbreakable, even in Aldharov unusual, such as war or exceptional cases.
will also form This Treaty, for the States, a good tool to enable them to prevent and punish this crime, and facilitate international cooperation in the fields of judicial and humanitarian law. The Treaty recognizes the The suffering of all victims, and their right to justice, truth and reparation.
and has established a treaty body against enforced disappearances, which would give the victims a real opportunity to remedy.
as arming States, through ratification, an effective tool and deterrent in the field of combat enforced disappearances. So that its clear rejection of this inhuman practice and The impunity of perpetrators.

We also call upon all States to:
- signature - of the States that have not signed the treaty to the day - and to ratify the treaty soon.
- abstinence, during the Authentication, to do the reservations may be in conflict with the object and purpose of the treaty.
- the recognition of competence against enforced disappearances to accept and consider complaints.
- Adoption of legislation وطنية, في أقرب وقت, لتفعيل المعاهدة.