“Enforced disappearance of persons”
This page presents an official legal definition of “Enforced disappearance of persons” from a government source. Additional definitions will be added as jurisdictions publish them.
United Nations
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The arrest, detention or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization, support or acquiescence of, a state or a political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with the intention of removing them from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time.
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