General Comment on women affected by enforced disappearances

Key Judgment

Legal Relevance

Keywords: Right to Know the Truth | Effective Remedy | Children/Youth | Economic/Social/Cultural Rights | Relatives as Victims

Themes: Persons and Groups Affected

The General Comment explains the realisation of the Declaration's provisions through gender lenses. It notes that the suffering of women affected by enforced disappearances is twofold - as relatives of men who have been disappeared, and as victims themselves. The latter implies various forms of gender-based violence. The Comment emphasises states' obligation to integrate a gender approach in all measures, including legislative, administrative, and judicial.