Enforced disappearance - crimes against humanity

Republic of the Philippines

Philippine - Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity 2009 EN

Chapter II Definition of Terms

Section 3. For purposes of this Act, the term:

(g) "Enforced or involuntary disappearance of persons" means the arrest, detention, or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization support or acquiescence of, a State or a political organization followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with the intention of removing from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time.

Chapter III Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity

Section 6. Other Crimes Against Humanity. - For the purpose of this act, "other crimes against humanity" means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

(i) Enforced or involuntary disappearance of persons;

Rome Statute

Article 7 Crimes against humanity

1. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

(i) Enforced disappearance of persons;

2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:

(i) ‘Enforced disappearance of persons’ means the arrest, detention or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization, support or acquiescence of, a State or a political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with the intention of removing them from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time.