Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances is an international human rights organization which focuses on the issue of forced disappearance in Asia. AFAD was founded on 4 June 1998 in Manila, Philippines. The federation was awarded the Asia Democracy and [Human Rights Award] in 2016.
Members
According to the 2018 Annual report of AFAD, 13 organizations and one individual member are part of the federation.- Advocacy Forum
- Parveena Ahanger#Association of Parents of [Disappeared Persons|Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons]
- Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
- Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence
- Conflict Victims' Society for Justice
- Defence of Human Rights
- Families of the Disappeared
- Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance
- Free Jonas Burgos Movement
- Association of Families of the Disappeared
- Justice for Peace Foundation
- Odhikar
- Relatives Committee of the May 1992 Heroes
- Ng Shui Meng - Individual member from Laos