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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