Urgent call for international technical teams and specialized equipment to recover and identify the bodies of the dead in Gaza
Gaza – The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared has urged the international community to take immediate action to deploy technical teams and specialized equipment to help recover the bodies of thousands of victims buried under the rubble of buildings bombed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, and to assist in identifying the
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The escalation of Israel’s assault on Gaza City is deepening the tragedy of the missing and increasing their numbers.
The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared expressed grave concern over the growing risks of more civilians going missing amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive, relentless bombardment, and mass evacuation orders. In a statement, the Center said Israeli forces have been carrying out intense operations across Gaza’s southern, eastern, and northern neighborhoods for nearly
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The Case of Detainee Bisan Fayyad: A Stark Example of the Tragedies of Enforced Disappearance in Occupation Prisons
The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared confirmed that the case of detainee Bisan Fadl Muhammad Fayyad is a stark example of the tragedies resulting from the phenomenon of the missing and the policy of enforced disappearance pursued by Israeli occupation forces during their wide and ongoing military assault on the Gaza Strip
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Rights of the families of the missing
How we defined the family members? Family members are individuals connected to the missing person by blood or through social family structures. This includes biological children, adopted children, stepchildren, spouses or life partners, parents (including in-laws and adoptive parents), and siblings (whether born to the same parents, different parents, or adopted). In some countries, this
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What do you know about enforced disappearance?
Enforced disappearance refers to the arrest, detention, abduction, or any form of deprivation of liberty carried out by state officials or individuals or groups acting with the authorization or support of the state, or with its consent, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of the individual’s liberty or to disclose the fate or
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International Day of the Victims of Forced Disappearances – 30 August
Forced disappearance is often used as a strategic tool to spread terror within society. The sense of insecurity it generates does not only affect the relatives of the disappeared, but also local communities and society as a whole. Forced disappearance has become a global issue, no longer confined to a specific region of the world.
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