Journal
Strengthening AFAD as it Completes its Second Decade of Struggle Towards a More Effective and Enduring Response to Disappearances in Asia
Author
Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
Publication Year
2018
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Location
Aceh, Jammu and Kashmir
;
Nepal
;
Asia and the Pacific
Thematic Area
Law & Policies
/
Families
Topic
Right to Know/Truth
/
Reparation
/
Reconciliation
/
Family Needs
/
Enforced Disappearance
/
Advocacy
Access
Open access
The year 2018 brings forth the 20th anniversary of Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD). In a span of two decades, the tragic reason for which AFAD came into existence has not changed for the better, but in fact worsened. Indeed, AFAD’s existence became even more and more a necessity as the scourge of Enforced Disappearance (ED) impacted more countries in Asia. In countries where the phenomenon of ED existed during the formation of AFAD, involuntary disappearances unabatedly continue. In few countries where such human rights violation is considered merely a crime of the past, the governments are yet to acknowledge their responsibility to it.
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