Whether in Spain under Franco's regime, in Algeria during the Black Decade, in the Balkans during the Yugoslav wars, in Iraq or Syria, enforced disappearances have undeniably had a major impact on women; in that in patriarchal societies, at the intersection of different relations of domination,... Continue reading Conference on "Women and enforced disappearances : A double penalty", on the occasion of International Women's Rights Day
Participation in the World Congress of the Disappeared in Geneva
In January 2025, the 1st World Congress on Enforced Disappearances was held in Geneva, bringing together key players in the fight against this serious and persistent crime. The event, of unprecedented scope, brought together associations, experts and human rights defenders from all over the world to discuss the... Continue reading Participation in the World Congress on the Disappeared in Geneva
The Istanbul mission.
From December 20 to 22, 2024, FEMED led a mission to Istanbul to strengthen support for its member associations working against enforced disappearances. The mission also laid the foundations for a network of associations with a view to setting up the Assembly of Women Human Rights Defenders. During the mission,... Continue reading The mission to Istanbul.
Armenia takes partial control of its borders for the first time in 32 years
Armenia has reached a historic milestone by partially regaining control of its borders, a process that will take place gradually from January 1, 2025. Since 1992, Russian troops had been securing Armenia's borders with Iran and Turkey, but a new agreement between Yerevan and Moscow, announced in October 2024, provides for... Continue reading Armenia takes partial control of its borders for the first time in 32 years
The fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime: a turning point for Syria and the region
In 2024, a major event shakes the Middle East: the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria. In recent months, Hayat Tahrir Al-Cham, an Islamist rebel group, has launched a lightning offensive that has rapidly destabilized the Syrian government. In just twelve days, rebel forces took Damascus, the Syrian capital,... Continue reading Fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime: a turning point for Syria and the region
Committee for the defense of democracy freedoms and human rights in Syria (CDF)
Mail: yo.rda.rob@gmail.comContact : Daniel Saoud, PresidentWebsite: http://www.cdf-sy.org/content/index.php The Committee for the defense of democracy freedoms and human rights in Syria (CFD) works alongside families of the disappeared to gather as much information as possible about the thousands of enforced disappearances that have occurred in Syria since the early 1980s. To this end,... Continue reading Committee for the defense of democracy freedoms and human rights in Syria (CDF)
Shpresimi / Hope " Suhareka
Mail: halitberisha@hotmail.comContact : Halit Berisha, Deputy HeadWebsite: https://www.suharekaonline.com/suhareka/ Shpresimi / Hope "Suhareka is an association created at the end of the Kosovo conflict in June 1999, and represents around 80 families of missing persons from the town of Suharekë. The organization collects data, including blood samples, for the identification of victims from... Continue reading Shpresimi / Hope " Suhareka
Truth Now
Mail: achilleas@ldlaw.com.cyContact : Achilleas DemetriadesSite: https://www.truthnowcyprus.org/ Truth Now is a non-governmental organization set up in 2007 to help solve the problem of enforced disappearances in Cyprus. With a team of volunteer lawyers, Truth Now offers legal assistance and implements a number of projects (seminars, lobbying, etc.) to ensure that the people of Cyprus... Continue reading Truth Now
Committee of relatives of abducted and missing persons in Lebanon
Mail : kidnapped961@yahoo.comContact : Wadad Halwani, PresidentWebsite : https://arab.org/fr/directory/committee-of-the-families-of-kidnapped-and-the-dissapeared/Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CKFDL1982 The Committee of Parents of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Lebanon is a non-governmental organization, formed on November 17, 1982. The association is made up of the mothers, fathers, wives, children, brothers and sisters of people abducted or missing during the war that broke out in Lebanon... Continue reading Committee of Parents of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Lebanon
Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH)
Mail: walasmar@disparitions-euromed.orgContact : Wadih Al-Asmar, CLDH Secretary General, Treasurer and FEMED Board MemberWebsite: https://www.cldh-lebanon.org/ CLDH (Centre Libanais des Droits Humains) is the official Lebanese structure that takes over in Lebanon the local activities of the French-Lebanese SOLIDA Movement (Soutien aux Libanais Détenus Arbitrairement) based in France. SOLIDA is an organization... Continue reading Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH)