This week’s episode of Weekly Roundup covers the issue of disappearance.
The episode begins with a recent development in Sri Lanka where posters are appearing that criticize the annual commemoration of victims of disappearance and the event’s organizers
Photo: Roshan Chathuranga
Next, Samia Islam of Odhikar describes how disappearances in Bangladesh differ from those many other countries
Later, Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso, Founder and Secretary General of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances talks about her organizations efforts to end disappearances, and their programs aimed to help survivors
The episode concludes with the International Commission of Jurists’ Legal Advisor for South East Asia, Emmerlynne Gil, who tackles some of the legal and political obstacles to the international fight to end disappearances
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