International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)

Parties and signatories to the ICAPED:   signed and ratified   signed but not ratified   neither signed nor ratified
Type	United Nations General Assembly Resolution
Drafted	29 June 2006[1]
Signed	6 February 2007[2]
Location	Paris
Effective	23 December 2010[2]
Condition	32 ratifications
Signatories	98[2]
Parties	71[2]
Depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations
Languages	Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to prevent forced disappearance, which, as defined in international law, is part of crimes against humanity.^[3] The text was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2006 and opened for signature on 6 February 2007. It entered into force on 23 December 2010.^[4] As of April 2023, 98 states have signed the convention and 71 have ratified it.^[2]