Kidnappings by state authorities are a problem that affects the whole world.
August 30 is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The forced kidnapping of people by the institutional authorities of a country represents one of the greatest acts of state terrorism against society and is used to instill terror in citizens.
Between military dictatorships and authoritarian democratic governmentsThe problem of forced disappearances has affected the entire world from north to south and from east to west. Listening to the voices of the victims is the most important way to understand the feelings generated by this violation of human rights.
Why is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances commemorated every August 30?
On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly He expressed concern about the increase in enforced disappearances in various regions of the world, including arrests, detentions and kidnappings, following the growth in reports from relatives of missing persons around the world.
In this regard, the Assembly resolved to approve the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances establishing August 30 as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, which began to be commemorated in 2011.
Source: Ambito
