A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged greater protection for relatives and civil society groups fighting for the rights of victims of enforced disappearances, noting that they are the subject of intimidation and reprisals and require special support from UN Member States.
“Families of the disappeared and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are sometimes the only voices in their countries calling for truth, justice and reparation for the victims and highlighting the plight of the disappeared both nationally and internationally,” said the experts from the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances and the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
“Given their fundamental role, many of them are vulnerable to intimidation and face obstacles in their fight to prevent and tackle enforced disappearances,” they said in their joint statement marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
See full Press Release: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45736&Cr=human+rights&Cr1=#.UiIiFH_LJ8E
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