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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances


 

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is the day in August observed by HagueTalks. Follow HagueTalks on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for this special day exclusive posts.

Stand up for the disappeared!
Enforced disappearance is not a crime of the past. It is practiced by governments in every region, and in many countries is increasing.
“We were all in the same pain and felt that working together was the only option to find our loved ones,”
Human rights activist Graciela Pérez Rodriguez in Mexico who is still looking for her daughter has helped to establish the Mexican National Citizen Registry of Disappeared Persons. She also set up a DNA database run by and for citizens, which helps identify victims’ remains at a late stage.
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