This is according to Santiago Corcuera, a member of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED). The statement comes as the world marks International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.

A forced disappearance is an act committed by the state in the form of abduction, arrest, detainment or any other violation of one's rights, which is then denied or concealed.

Corcuera explains the importance of the issue and of the CED....

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