On September 29, ICIP took part in the 29th session of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances, held in Geneva. The annual meeting brought together representatives from 21 States and 44 civil society organisations from around the world.
The session aimed to share experiences, set priorities, and strengthen international cooperation to ensure the effective implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Discussions addressed issues related to the prevention, investigation, and reparation of enforced disappearances, as well as current challenges in the fields of human rights and international justice.
Representing the institution, Sílvia Plana, Head of Strategic Alliances at ICIP, highlighted the organisation’s commitment to victims of violence and war, particularly to women searchers, whom she recognised as peacebuilders. Plana emphasised the need to give greater visibility to their work and announced ICIP’s intention to promote a new international gathering of women searchers in Barcelona in 2026 or 2027.
ICIP’s participation built on the work initiated at the First World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, held in Geneva in January 2025, in which ICIP was a collaborating organisation. That event reaffirmed the importance of placing victims and their demands at the centre of international action and of promoting a joint agenda to advance truth, justice, and reparation.
Through this participation, ICIP strengthens its collaboration with international human rights protection mechanisms and reaffirms its commitment to truth, justice, and reparation for the victims of enforced disappearances.
