The United Nations and civic groups are commemorating the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, calling for an end to impunity for governments and non-state actors involved. Enforced Disappearance is a serious human rights violation that has been used to spread terror, according to the UN. Issues such as harassment of rights defenders, terrorism accusations, and impunity for perpetrators are of particular concern. The article highlights several individuals who have been victims of enforced disappearance, including a rural development expert from Laos, Tibetan sisters, a Uyghur anthropologist, and a Burmese monk.

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