Tag: Enforced Disappearance
PHOTOS: With no tombs to visit, families of Desaparecidos gather on...
Families of Desaparecidos called on President Marcos Jr. to account for the 14 individuals reportedly abducted under his administration.
The search for human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, abducted in 2004,...
Human rights groups marked the 20th anniversary of Somchai’s abduction by reaffirming their commitment to pursuing justice
Rights groups decry ‘escalating’ HRVs under Philippines’ Marcos Jr.
Karapatan announced a series of protest actions across the country to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Philippine groups renew call to surface Desaparecidos on All Souls’ Day
The groups said authorities must open military camps and secret detention centers for families searching for the disappeared
Human Rights Watch raises alarm over enforced disappearances in the Philippines
Conde lambasted the infectivity of the law against enforced disappearances – the first in Asia – that Congress enacted in 2012.
Filipino environmental defenders: ‘We were abducted’
"The truth is, we were abducted by the military. We were forced to surrender because they threatened our lives,” said Jonila Castro
Philippine ecumenical bishops call to surface missing environment defenders
“We will not stop until our missing environmental defenders and other victims of enforced disappearances are surfaced."
Remembering enforced disappearance victims in Asia
China has been condemned for a mass internment program in which as many as 1.8 million people were sent involuntarily to re-education camps
Letter to Sombath
Sombath was last seen on December 15, 2012, in front of a police station in Vientiane
No bodies, no graves, only lighted candles
’On the feast of All Souls’ Day, though I light a candle in our veranda and offer a prayer for him, I also prepare my son’s favorite dish’
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