Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances

Primer on the United Nations Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Third Edition
(Prepared by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances)

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AFAD Council

Mugiyanto
Chairperson

Mary Aileen Diez -Bacalso
Secretary-General

Mandira Sharma
Treasurer

Members

Parvez Imroz

Sri Suparyati

Agnes Gurning

Kopila Adhikari

Farooq Niazi

Agnes Rio

Diana Sarosi

Adul Khiewboriboon

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A Primer on the United Nations Draft Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

(Prepared by the Asian Federation Against
Involuntary Disappearances)

I. What is Involuntary Disappearance?

Based on the recently approved Final Project of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearances, enforced disappearance is considered to be the arrest, detention, ... (continue)

International Women's Day
STATEMENT
March 8, 2008

February 14, 2008
Valentines Day Statement

February 6, 2008
CONVENTION NOW!
Respect the Right Not to Be Disappeared

January 10, 2008
Letter to:
HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR GERARD CHESNEL
Embassy of France
Manila, Philippines

"Human Rights NOW! Families of the Disappeared Assert Their Right to Truth "

AFAD's Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Murder of Munir: THREE YEARS AFTER THE MURDER OF MUNIR, JUSTICE REMAINS ELUSIVE...

The Desaparecidos are Present in our
Minds and Hearts
(AFAD Statement on the International Day of the Disappeared )
August 30, 2007

Presente!
A Tribute Concert for All the Disappeared
August 30, 2007 / 6pm
UP Film Institute, UP Diliman

Letter to:
MR. SANTIAGO CORCUERA CABEZUT
Chairperson
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (click here)

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AFAD STATEMENT NINTH ANNIVERSARY

In 1998, we committed ourselves in the name of solidarity to harness all our strength, to overcome our national boundaries to be able to address the injustices of our past and present in our continued efforts to combat involuntary disappearance. We promised (continue)
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AFAD Conducts a Tree Planting to commemorate the International Week of the Disappeared

"In the name of Justice, Stop Disappearances! Ratify the United Nations Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances."

June 1, 2007 - The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances and Claimants 1081 called on all governments, especially Asian governments to ratify a very relevant international treaty protecting persons from enforced or involuntary disappearances (continue)

Oral Intervention
Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso
Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances

A GRAND VICTORY - ADOPTION BY THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OF THE CONVENTION ON DISAPPEARANCES