The Enforced Disappearance Legal Database (EDLD) is the first and only resource of its kind. It includes over 200 case summaries, drawn from the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights, UN treaty bodies, and a number of domestic courts, as well as a full range of legal standards. All entries can be read in English, Spanish, French and Russian.
The EDLD has been developed by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) with input from domestic and international legal experts.
About EHRAC
EHRAC is an independent human rights litigation centre, based in London. We collaborate with lawyers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine to challenge serious human rights violations in three key ways: through strategic litigation and advocacy; by strengthening knowledge and skills; and by facilitating networks and the exchange of expertise.
How to use the EDLD
Jurisprudence: This section allows users to search case law and decisions by using filters (such as country, date or authority), themes (such as “Memory and Reparations”), or by selecting keywords (such as “Admissibility” or “Effective Remedy”). Results are listed by date but the option exists to list them alphabetically. Alternatively, users can use the “Search PDF Text” function, to search for particular words or phrases – in all four languages – across all the documents in this section.
Law & Standards: This section allows users to access information relating to the European, African, Inter-American and United Nations systems and compiles domestic best practices from across the world.
How to Report a Disappearance: This section provides information and guidance about how to report a disappearance to international authorities. Please note that EHRAC unfortunately does not have the capacity to support or respond to requests for help, but the resources indicated in this section should be able to support.
Jurisprudence
Leading judgments and commentary by human rights mechanisms.
Law & Standards
Legal instruments, regulations, and enforcement mechanisms across jurisdictions.