COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Fifty-fifth session

Item 11 (b) and (d) of the provisional agenda

CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF:

DISAPPEARANCES AND SUMMARY EXECUTIONS, INDEPENDENCE

OF THE JUDICIARY, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, IMPUNITY

1. In its resolution 1998/25 of 26 August 1998, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities decided to transmit the draft international convention on the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance to the Commission on Human Rights for its consideration, together with the comments of the Sub-Commission thereon, as well as those of the sessional working group on the administration of justice.

2. In pursuance of this resolution, the Secretary-General is transmitting to the Commission on Human Rights the text of the draft international convention (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/19, annex), the comments of the Sub-Commission (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/SR.24, 27, 28 and 35) and comments of the sessional working group on the administration of justice (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/19, paras. 9-64).

GE.99-10169 (E)