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[From the web] “First anti-enforced disappearance law in the whole Asian region, was enacted into law exactly a year ago today.” -AFAD

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“REPUBLIC ACT 10353, AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE, the first anti-enforced disappearance law in the whole Asian region, was enacted into law exactly a year ago today. It is a product of years of struggle of families of the disappeared in the Philippines for truth, justice, reparation, memory and guarantees of non-recurrence. As the human rights

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[Statement] Paggunita sa kagitingan at sakripisyo ng mga biktima ng sapilitang pagwala -FIND

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Paggunita sa kagitingan at sakripisyo ng mga biktima ng sapilitang pagwala Ngayong ika-1 at ika-2 ng Nobyembre muli na namang gugunitain ng buong bansa ang mga yumao nating mahal sa buhay. Mapupuno na naman ang lahat ng sementeryo upang muling pagnilayan ang mga makabuluhang alaala at pamana ng mga yumao. Kasabay ng pagpupugay ay ang panalangin na sana ay nasa

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[Statement] AFAD@15: An Arduous Journey Under a Crystal Clear Sky

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AFAD 15th Anniversary Statement 4 June 2013 AFAD@15: An Arduous Journey Under a Crystal Clear Sky 4 June 2013 – A decade and a half have passed since the founding of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD). Many Asian governments continue the practice of making people disappear while past cases remain unresolved. While they fail to hold the perpetrators

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[Statement] Itaguyod ang karapatang pantao, sugpuin ang sapilitang pagwala! -FIND

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PAHAYAG International Week of the Disappeared (IWD) May 27-31, 2013 ITAGUYOD ANG KARAPATANG PANTAO, SUGPUIN ANG SAPILITANG PAGWALA! Nakikiisa ang FIND (Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance), mga pamilya, kaanak at mga biktima ng sapilitang pagwala sa buong mundo sa paggunita ng International Week of the Disappeared (IWD) mula Mayo 27 – 31, 2013. Ang taunang pag-alala na ito ay

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[Events] Activities in commemoration of the INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DISAPPEARED- AFAD/FIND

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INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DISAPPEARED May 27 -31, 2013 Dear Friends: The Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND), the International Coalitions Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) and the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD are organizing two activities in commemoration of the INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DISAPPEARED (May 27 -31, 2013). The May 28 Roundtable Discussion on Restitution for the

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No one shall be subjected to enforced disappearance

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No one shall be subjected to enforced disappearance. The arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts

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[Statement/Solidarity] Political will is key to end Enforced Disappearance in Thailand -AFAD

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AFAD Statement on the 9th Anniversary of Somchai’s Disappearance 12 March, 20013 Political will is key to end Enforced Disappearance in Thailand It’s been nine years since the prominent Thai human rights lawyer, Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit was forcibly taken and made to disappear on 12 March 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. Before he disappeared, Mr. Somchai was assisting torture victims for

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[Press Release] Milestone Law Criminalizes Forced Disappearances, Aquino Enacts First Law of its Kind in Asia -HRW

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Philippines: Milestone Law Criminalizes Forced Disappearances Aquino Enacts First Law of its Kind in Asia (Manila, December 21, 2012) – The new law that criminalizes enforced disappearances in the Philippines is the first of its kind in Asia and a major milestone in ending this horrific human rights violation, Human Rights Watch said today. President Benigno S. Acquino III signed

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[Statement] Break Impunity: Anti-Enforced Disappearance Law Now!

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Break Impunity: Anti-Enforced Disappearance Law Now! We strongly urge President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to sign into law the Anti- Enforced Disappearance bill on Monday, December 10, 2012, as we commemorate the International Human Rights Day, to show his administration’s clear resolve to uphold human rights and end impunity. There is no better day for the President to reaffirm his

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[Statement] AFAD Condemns Arrest of Family Members of Disappeared and FOD Members at the Conclusion of its Council Meeting

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AFAD Condemns Arrest of Family Members of Disappeared and FOD Members at the Conclusion of its Council Meeting 3 December 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) concluded its week-long Council Meeting in Sri Lanka with a solidarity night together with local civil society organizations and family members of the disappeared. The night of sharing,

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