enforced disappearance

Different figures (tens of thousands) of forced disappearances in Colombia. In the background, silhouette of an unknown face.

19 April 2022 by Adriana Rudling

What’s behind the numbers of disappeared in the Colombian armed conflict? There are conflicting numbers on forced disappearance in Colombia. Over the years, different registers have appeared that have varying scope and purpose. This recently caused alarm with the UN Committee on Forced Disappearance. Re [...]

Kamel Matmati

Tunisia

28 May 2021 by Olfa Belhassine

Tunisia: glimmers of hope in the Matmati trial It is 30 years since the murder and disappearance of young Tunisian Islamist activist Kamel Matmati and three years since the trial for him opened, the first to be held before the specialized transitional justice chambers. On 25 M [...]