Session One: Definition of Terms and Conceptual Framework

Learning Outcomes:

· Define missing and forcibly disappeared persons according to international human rights law and international humanitarian law;

· Refer to international conventions related to missing and forcibly disappeared persons;

· Define missing and forcibly disappeared persons according to Law No. (105) on Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons.

Video 01: Introduction to the session: Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (1 min)

Video 02: Who is a missing person? Who is a forcibly disappeared person? Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (6 min)

Video 03: Interview with Tahniyat Siddiqi - Deputy Protection Coordinator, Reuniting Families of Missing Persons at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2 min)

Certificate of completion

To obtain the completion certificate, you must successfully pass all quizzes.

This project including the first 6 modules were funded by the United Nations Human Rights Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa and the UN Peace Building Fund. The 7th module was developed in partnership with UN Women and UNDP in Lebanon with the support of the Government of Canada.

The views and opinions expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.

Session One: Definition of Terms and Conceptual Framework

Contents

Video 01: Introduction to the session: Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (1 min)

Video 02: Who is a missing person? Who is a forcibly disappeared person? Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (6 min)

Video 03: Interview with Tahniyat Siddiqi - Deputy Protection Coordinator, Reuniting Families of Missing Persons at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2 min)

Quiz

Who’s the missing person according to the definition of the International Committee of the Red Cross?

What’s the difference between the missing person and the forcibly disappeared person?

Does the International Convention for the protection of All Persons from Enforced disappearance protect individuals who have been abducted or detained by armed groups opposed to the state and whose fate is unknown?

Does the right of the families of the victims of enforced disappearance to know the truth about the fate of their missing loved ones deprive them of the right to justice?

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