Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
Federación Asiatica contra la Desaparición Involuntaria
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.afad-online.org/
Founded
2000-05-30 Quezon City Philippines
History
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Work for attainment of truth, justice, redress and reconstruction of the historical memory of the disappeared; actively participate in the overall struggle for social transformation which is a necessary requirement to realize a world without desaparecidos.
Events
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Adheres to the following human rights instruments: T-XT4399 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); T-XT6619 - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); T-XT6618 - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); T-XT8413 - Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; United Nations Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (UNDPAPFEID) (1992). Adheres to and promotes approval of: T-XT0622 - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: E-XE0409 - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO); F-XF1672 - EarthAction (EA); E-XM4210 - International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED); E-XJ5501 - International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK). Links with: G-XG3034 - Aim for Human Rights Linking Solidarity Project; B-XB0054 - Amnesty International (AI); D-XD0354 - Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM); U-XJ2615 - Réseau africain contre les disparitions forcées (RADIF). Links indicated by: F-XM6946 - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor).
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD7855
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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