International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Facts & Quotes

• Enforced disappearances can occur in all regions of the world. According to amnesty.org, some of the worst offenders in recent years include Syria, Sri Lanka, and Argentina. 82,000 people have been subjected to enforced disappearance in Syria since 2011.
• Enforced disappearances violate a range of human rights including:
  1) The right to security and dignity of person
  2) The right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  3) The right to humane conditions of detention
  4) The right to a fair trial
  5) The right to life (if the disappeared person is killed or their fate is unknown).
• According to the UN, an enforced disappearance occurs when: persons are arrested, detained or abducted against their will or otherwise deprived of their liberty by officials of different branches or levels of Government, or by organized groups or private individuals acting on behalf of, or with the support, direct or indirect, consent or acquiescence of the Government, followed by a refusal to disclose the fate or whereabouts of the persons concerned or a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of their liberty, which places such persons outside the protection of the law.

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Top Events and Things to Do

• Watch the UN's International Day of the Victims of Forced Disappearances video. It shows how hundreds of thousands of people have vanished from over 80 countries around the world.
• Learn how to stand up for the disappeared. The UN's campaign details how to spot a person who may be the victim of an abduction or kidnapping. It advises what to do should you witness such an event.
• Watch a movie or documentary that depicts the horrors of human trafficking. Here are some examples:
  Sex Trafficking in America (2019)
  Priceless (2016)
  The Whistleblower (2010)

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