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United Nations Examines Enforced Disappearances in Colombia
Citizens recall victims of enforced disappearance, Medellin, Colombia, Aug. 31, 2020. | Photo: EFE
Published 19 April 2021 (4 hours 10 minutes ago)
The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) on Monday will examine a report by the Colombian government while also addressing complaints from different social and human rights groups over the matter.
It is the second time that Colombia attends CED hearings, after presenting its first report in 2016. Relatives of forced disappeared victims condemn that the Colombian state has done little to date to reduce such crimes while claiming that these acts have significantly increased.
The National Center for Historical Memory recorded 80,582 forcibly disappeared people between 1958 and 2020. Around 85 percent of them were men.
The Enforced Disappearance Work Table and the National Movement of State Crimes' Victims are among the civil society groups raising several accusations. These organizations noted that forced disappearance affects social leaders, human rights defenders, political leaders, and other population groups.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/United-Nations-Examines-Enforced-Disappearances-in-Colombia--20210419-0014.html
