Desaparecidos in the Philippines: A continuing nightmare

MANILA — The Families of Desaparecidos for Justice or Desaparecidos condemns the regime of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for its continued implementation of enforced disappearances, deemed the cruelest form of human rights violations.

Enforced disappearance deprives the victim the right to life, liberty, against torture, and even the right to a decent burial. We, the families of victims have been subjected to risks and continued psychological torture as we continue to search and remain uncertain of the fate of our missing loved ones.
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