Empowering victims of enforced disappearance: guaranteeing their rights and providing multifaceted support

Panelists will draw from their experience to discuss how to guarantee and implement victims’ rights, identifying challenges and best practices. The first part will address the provision of legal and psychosocial support while the second will focus on family participation and network-building.

Moderators

• Jens MODVIG, UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT), Chair of the Board of Trustees, Denmark

• Angkhana NEELAPAIJIT, Former Member of the UN Working Group on Enforced of Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) and family of victim, Thailand

Panelists

• Elba BENDO, European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), International Advocacy Lawyer, United Kingdom

• Hala ELKARIB, Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), Regional Director, Sudan

• Amina MASOOD JANJUA, Defence of Human Rights and Public Services Trust (DHR), Chairperson – Asian Federation Against Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Council member, Pakistan

• Annah MOYO-KUPETA, Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Executive Director, South Africa

• Leeladavi ANANDA NADARAJAH, Families of the Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka, Senior Activist cum Leader, Sri Lanka

• Sushanty GOBALAKRISHNAN, Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka, Senior National Programme Officer, Sri Lanka

• Maria Adela ANTOKOLETZ, International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), President – Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM), Executive Secretary – Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora, Vice-President, Argentina

• Najla FADHEL, Abductees Mothers Association, Founder and active member, Yemen

• Elma MAJSTORIC, International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), Senior Officer, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sponsor

• United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT)