In a 1997 report, 44,490 out of a total of 47,758 disappearance cases were still outstanding. Forced disappearances occur when people are silently snatched by governments and tortured, and have been occurring ever since Adolf Hitler’s totalitarian reign. The Forced Disappearance of Persons, or F.D.P., is the occurrence where governments and their supporters seize individuals who are seen as political threats to the government or the nation’s security and deny committing the act. Not only are the captured individuals tortured, but the families of the victims are traumatized as well. The victims’ relatives are unaware of their condition, health, or safety. Furthermore, the disappearance of a family member may result in a significant decrease of income, which may lead to financial troubles and poverty.
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is a common event that occurs in various countries around the world today, most notably, Syria, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Indonesia, and Chile. Recently, organizations such as the United Nations Commission for Human Rights (U.N.C.H.R.) and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance (W.G.E.I.D.) have played an important role in helping to put a stop to forced disappearance. For example, in 2001, the U.N.C.H.R. aided Sri Lanka, the country with the third highest total of F.D.P. incidences, and established a permanent and independent body to investigate human rights violations throughout the country. Since the 1980’s, there have been over 12,000 F.D.P. occurrences in Sri Lanka, however, after the U.N.C.H.R. pushed for the establishment of four separate investigative commissions, disappearances decreased. Although F.D.P. cases are decreasing in countries where action has been taken, there are still many countries that continue to support and carry out F.D.P.
is a common event that occurs in various countries around the world today, most notably, Syria, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Indonesia, and Chile. Recently, organizations such as the United Nations Commission for Human Rights (U.N.C.H.R.) and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance (W.G.E.I.D.) have played an important role in helping to put a stop to forced disappearance. For example, in 2001, the U.N.C.H.R. aided Sri Lanka, the country with the third highest total of F.D.P. incidences, and established a permanent and independent body to investigate human rights violations throughout the country. Since the 1980’s, there have been over 12,000 F.D.P. occurrences in Sri Lanka, however, after the U.N.C.H.R. pushed for the establishment of four separate investigative commissions, disappearances decreased. Although F.D.P. cases are decreasing in countries where action has been taken, there are still many countries that continue to support and carry out F.D.P.