"Victims of enforced disappearance are people who have literally disappeared; from their loved ones and their community. They go missing when state officials grab them from the street or from their homes and then deny it, or refuse to say where they are." https://twitter.com/OregonGovBrown/status/1283913151700860928

"Enforced disappearance is frequently used as a strategy to spread terror within society. The feeling of insecurity and fear it generates is not limited to the close relatives of the disappeared, but also affects communities and society as a whole."

The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance came into effect in 2010. It aims to prevent enforced disappearances, uncover the truth... and make sure survivors and victims’ families receive justice, truth and reparation."

"The Convention provides a definition of the crime of enforced disappearance and outlines necessary state action in order to both prevent the occurrence of the crime and to allow for the investigation and prosecution of those who perpetrate it." https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/disappearances/