The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) is an international
human rights
Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...
organization which focuses on the issue of
forced disappearance
An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person with the support or acquiescence of a State (polity), state followed by a refusal to acknowledge the person's fate or whereabouts with the i ...
in Asia. AFAD was founded on 4 June 1998 in
Manila, Philippines
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is ...
. The federation was awarded the
Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award Since 2006, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD; ) is a non-partisan non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei. The foundation, established in June 2003, is both initiated and funded by the Ministry ...
in 2016.
Members
According to the 2018 Annual report of AFAD, 13 organizations and one individual member are part of the federation.
*
Advocacy Forum (Nepal)
*
Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
* Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (South Korea)
*
Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Indonesia)
* Conflict Victims' Society for Justice (Nepal)
* Defence of Human Rights (Pakistan)
* Families of the Disappeared (Sri Lanka)
* Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (Philippines)
* Free Jonas Burgos Movement (Philippines)
* Association of Families of the Disappeared (Indonesia)
* Justice for Peace Foundation (Thailand)
*
Odhikar
Odhikar () is a Bangladesh-based human rights organization, that was founded in October 1994. It is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). It has been publishing an annual activity report since 2003. Odhikar's work has ...
(Bangladesh)
* Relatives Committee of the May 1992 Heroes (Thailand)
* Ng Shui Meng - Individual member from Laos
References
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External links
AFAD official website
Human rights organizations based in the Philippines
Human rights in Asia
Enforced disappearances