Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances

Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances

Abbreviation	AFAD
Formation	4 June 1998;27 years ago (1998-06-04)
Founded at	Manila, Philippines
Type	Federation of human rights organizations
Purpose	Involuntary disappearances
Headquarters	Quezon City, Philippines
Secretary General	Mary Aileen D. Bacalso [1]
Chairperson	Khurram Parvez
Award	Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (2016)
Website	disappeared-asia.org

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) is an international human rights organization which focuses on the issue of forced disappearance in Asia. AFAD was founded on 4 June 1998 in Manila, Philippines. The federation was awarded the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award in 2016. ^[2]

Members

According to the 2018 Annual report of AFAD, 13 organizations and one individual member are part of the federation.

• Advocacy Forum (Nepal)
• Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
• Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (South Korea)
• Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Indonesia)
• Conflict Victims' Society for Justice (Nepal)
• Defence of Human Rights (Pakistan)
• Families of the Disappeared (Sri Lanka)
• Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (Philippines)
• Free Jonas Burgos Movement (Philippines)
• Association of Families of the Disappeared (Indonesia)
• Justice for Peace Foundation (Thailand)
• Odhikar (Bangladesh)
• Relatives Committee of the May 1992 Heroes (Thailand)
• Ng Shui Meng - Individual member from Laos

References

1. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (PDF). 2019-10-16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
2. "AFAD wins human rights award". Taipei Times. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

External links

• AFAD official website