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Syrian Families Left Alone to Find Answers About Disappeared Relatives
The families of tens of thousands of people who have been forcibly disappeared or abducted since the onset of the crisis in Syria in 2011have suffered years of agony in…
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Can Poetry Bring Back the Disappeared?
On August 30, the International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty launched “Silent Shadows” – a poetry competition in Sri Lanka to mark the decades of enforced disappearances experienced there. That…
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How You Can Fight Against “the Worst Crime in the World”
[caption id="attachment_63661" align="alignleft" width="3888"] Sandya Eknaligoda wife of disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda with with their two sons Sathyajith Sanjaya and Harith Danajaya[/caption] The wife of a disappeared journalist said of…
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“They’ve already taken my husband. I’m not going to succumb to fear.”
“They've already taken my husband. I'm not going to succumb to fear,” wife of disappeared Lao agriculture specialist tells audience. How does one suddenly disappear from a busy city street?…
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Do You Want to Know the Secret Behind Enforced Disappearances?
Every year, thousands of men, women and children go missing in dozens of countries around the world. In 2012, Amnesty International documented such cases in 31 countries. It’s a crime,…
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Show Your Solidarity: Fold a Crane for the Birthday of Disappeared Activist James Balao
In the 4 1/2 years since his disappearance, James’ family has heard nothing from him, nor has the government informed them of his whereabouts.
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Finding the Disappeared
On August 30 take action for those 'disappeared' by oppressive governments.
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Remember the Disappeared in the Philippines
Indigenous people's activist James Balao, one of at least 200 disappeared citizens in the Philippines, was taken from his home by armed men a few years ago. The authorities must…
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Turkey's Disappeared: The Pain of the Past and New Dangers
Turkey should renew its efforts at uncovering and facing some of the uglier pages of its past in the hopes of creating a freer, more democratic future.
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Justice for Guatemala's Disappeared?
Yesterday, The Washington Post published an article highlighting the opening of Guatemala's police archives. The archives -- which contain documentation of Guatemala's internal armed conflict that killed approximately 200,000 people -- could…