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II. Activities of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary
Disappearances: 10 November 2012 to 16 May 2014
A.
Activities
9.
During the period under review, the Working Group held five sessions: the ninetyninth session, from 11 to 15 March 2013;2 the 100th session, from 15 to 19 July 2013;3 the
101st session, from 4 to 13 November 2013;4 the 102nd session, from 3 to 7 February
2014;5 and the 103rd session, from 7 to 16 May 2014.6 The 100th session was held in New
York and the other sessions were held in Geneva.
10.
Further to its comments in its last annual report (A/HRC/22/45 and Corr.1, para. 5)
the Working Group has adopted the practice of producing post-sessional documents to
allow the translation of information on and timely reporting on its activities. It commenced
the practice at its ninety-eighth session.
11.
Post-sessional documents were adopted and published after the ninety-ninth
(A/HRC/WGEID/99/1); 100th (A/HRC/WGEID/100/1); 101st (A/HRC/WGEID/101/1);
102nd (A/HRC/WGEID/102/1); and 103rd (A/HRC/WGEID/103/1) sessions. Those postsessional documents should be considered complements to the present annual report.
12.
The post of Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group was held by Olivier de
Frouville until 30 September 2013. As from 1 October 2013, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of
the Working Group is Ariel Dulitzky. Osman El-Hajjé was elected Vice-Chairperson
during the ninety-ninth session of the Working Group. Jeremy Sarkin completed his
appointment as a member of the Working Group on 31 May 2014. A new member, Houria
Es Slami, was appointed in May 2014 to replace Mr. Sarkin. The other member of the
Working Group is Jasminka Dzumhur.
13.
On 5 March 2013, the Chairperson-Rapporteur presented the annual report of the
Working Group for 2012 to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-second session, and
participated in the interactive dialogue with Member States.7
14.
On 24 October 2013, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group addressed
the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and participated in the interactive dialogue
with Member States.8 That was the second consecutive time that the ChairpersonRapporteur of the Working Group addressed the General Assembly, which was highly
valued and appreciated.
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