AFAD

Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances is a human rights organization working directly on the issue of involuntary disappearances in Asia.

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28 Years of Resistance Against Enforced Disappearance. Our refusal to forget is our resistance against the state-led erasure of the crime of enforced disappearance. On our 28th year, AFAD commits to further pursuing truth and justice, all towards a world without desaparecidos.

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DHR joins the commemoration of the International Week of the Disappeared 2026: Memory is Resistance. Amina Masood Janjua, DHR Chairperson, shares how the theme memory is resistance resonates with the families of victims of disappearances in Pakistan #IWD2026 #MemoryIsResistance

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NKHR joins the commemoration of the International Week of the Disappeared 2026: Memory is Resistance. Jiyoon Lee, NKHR Senior Project Manager, shares the work of NKHR, NKHR: Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights. @NKHumanRights
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#IWD2026 Statement, P III #MemoryIsResistance

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#IWD2026 Statement, Part I:
✅ Ratify/implement the ICPPED
✅ Investigate and prosecute perpetrators
✅ Guarantee truth and reparations for families
✅ Ensure independent investigations
✅ Protect human rights defenders and end reprisals #𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗶𝘀𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 https://t.co/NBYZ

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#IWD2026 Statement, P II #MemoryIsResistance

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AFAD Executive Director Christian Gultia reflects on this year's theme, Memory is Resistance, and what it truly means in the lives of families across Asia. To remember is to refuse erasure. To remember is to resist. #IWD2026 #MemoryIsResistance

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They reflect, not only on the passion of Jesus Christ on his way to Golgotha, but on the enduring suffering of the families of the disappeared and all those who continue to bear a cross yet to be lifted.

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Last Holy Wednesday, the Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND) gathered to commemorate the Kalbaryo ng Kawalan ng Katarungan (Calvary of Injustice) at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon City, Philippines. @FindPhilippines

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Medical update regarding Human Rights Defender Andrie Yunus (Indonesia) @KontraSupdates @KontraS https://t.co/tBPRlqvuE2

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@FindPhilippines PAHAYAG NG AFAD AT FIND PARA SA IKA-40 NA ANIBERSARYO NG EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION https://t.co/DU59qvAh1d

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AFAD Supports #Odhikar’s Call for Vigilance on Electoral Violence: #Bangladesh’s Continued Democratic Journey https://t.co/qsKHicwAQv

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Systematic Judicial Persecution and Erosion of Due Process in Pakistan: The Case of Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha https://t.co/I7gsCJLLvb

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#EnforcedDisappearances #Nepal #TransitionalJustice #HumanRights #AFAD #TruthAndJustice #GenZNepal See post here: https://t.co/ZkLUqlvCNX

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Qurban Ali was forcibly disappeared on 2 January 2026 from his residence in B-17, Islamabad. Since the incident, his family has been desperately seeking answers, yet the police continue to refuse to register an FIR, denying even the most basic legal recourse.

This silence and inaction further expose how enforced disappearance remains a tool of oppression, used with impunity while families are left in anguish and uncertainty. Every delay deepens the injustice and normalizes illegality.

Defence of Human Rights (DHR) Pakistan demands the immediate release and safe recovery of Qurban Ali and calls upon the authorities to fulfill their legal obligations without further delay.

#ReleaseQurbanAli #EndEnforcedDisappearances

[Defence of Human Rights Pakistan @dohrpk]

As we step into the new year, we carry hope!
Hope for answers.
Hope for accountability.
Hope for reunions long overdue.

We remain committed to our mission of truth, justice, and human dignity. Until every forcibly disappeared person is released and every family receives justice, our work will continue.

Here’s to a new year of strength, solidarity, and unwavering resolve.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

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#WomenLeadingJustice #EnforcedDisappearances #GenderJustice #VictimFamilies #TruthAndJustice

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Through a Workshop and Women’s Congress held in Sri Lanka, AFAD, in partnership with the Women’s World Day of Prayer (WWDP), engaged women from victim families to advance gender-responsive discourse on enforced disappearances.

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The engagement culminated in the development and dissemination of a collective statement reflecting shared priorities, lived realities, and coordinated demands for truth, justice, accountability, and reparations.