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
IHD (Human Rights Association)
Mail : ihd@ihd.org.trContact : Öztürk TürkdoğanWebsite : https://ihd.org.tr/en/ L’IHD est l’Association des droits de l’homme turque, créée en 1986, par des militants des droits de l’homme. L’IHD compte des sections à travers toute la Turquie et parmi ses actions figure la lutte contre les disparitions forcées. Dans ce cadre, l’IHD soutient les associations de familles… Poursuivre la lecture IHD (Human Rights Association ou Ligue turque des droits de l’homme)
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)
Mothers for peace
Mail : amedanneleri@hotmail.comContact : Nezahat Teke, Member of Mères pour la Paix and Member of the FEMED Board of Directors During the fighting between Kurdish armed groups and the Turkish army in the 1990s, almost 5,000 people were killed or disappeared. Since then, no perpetrator has been prosecuted in... Continue reading Mothers for Peace
Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons from Kosovo and Metohija
Contact: office@otetaistina.org.rs Website: https://otetaistina.org.rs/ The Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons from Kosovo and Metohija works on some 1,900 cases of enforced disappearance that occurred during the conflict that scarred the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Created during this decade, the association supports the families and, through its contacts with... Continue reading Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons from Kosovo and Metohija
Human Rights Solidarity
Mail: khaled.saleh@hrsly.orgContact : Khaled SalehWebsite: www.hrsolidarity.org Human Rights Solidarity is a Geneva-based NGO founded in 2000 to monitor the human rights situation in Libya. One of the organization's missions is to combat the practice of enforced disappearance. In this context, the NGO raises awareness of the... Continue reading Human Rights Solidarity
Mothers of Srebrenica
Contact: Fazla Efendić (fazla.efendic@gmail.com)Website: https://enklave-srebrenica-zepa.org/english.index.php The Mothers of Srebrenica formed an association in 1995 following the genocide that devastated their town and region. By demanding the truth about enforced disappearances and other abuses perpetrated against the Bosnian population, the association has helped to raise public awareness of the... Continue reading Mothers of Srebrenica
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
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)