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CPED  
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED/ICPPED, UN GA RES 47/133 2006)

  1. A request that a disappeared person should be sought and found may be submitted to the Committee, as a matter of urgency, by relatives of the disappeared person or their legal representatives, their counsel or any person authorized by them, as well as by any other person having a legitimate interest.
  2. If the Committee considers that a request for urgent action submitted in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this article:
    (a) Is not manifestly unfounded;
    (b) Does not constitute an abuse of the right of submission of such requests;
    (c) Has already been duly presented to the competent bodies of the State Party concerned, such as those authorized to undertake investigations, where such a possibility exists;
    (d) Is not incompatible with the provisions of this Convention; and
    (e) The same matter is not being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement of the same nature;
    it shall request the State Party concerned to provide it with information on the situation of the persons sought, within a time limit set by the Committee.
  3. In the light of the information provided by the State Party concerned in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, the Committee may transmit recommendations to the State Party, including a request that the State Party should take all the necessary measures, including interim measures, to locate and protect the person concerned in accordance with this Convention and to inform the Committee, within a specified period of time, of measures taken, taking into account the urgency of the situation. The Committee shall inform the person submitting the urgent action request of its recommendations and of the information provided to it by the State as it becomes available.
  4. The Committee shall continue its efforts to work with the State Party concerned for as long as the fate of the person sought remains unresolved. The person presenting the request shall be kept informed.
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