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In this week's episode of our Inside Geneva podcast, we revisit our coverage of laws that changed the world. This content was published on M

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Global treaty: Defending the disappeared Not knowing the fate of a loved one causes unimaginable heartbreak and anxiety for families. People go missing in wars and natural disasters, but they are also forcibly disappeared. What can families do? This content was published on May 4, 2021 - 10:00 May 4, 2021 - 10:00 Imogen Foulkes In this episode of Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes looks at the United Nations Convention on Enforced Disappearances. How does it work? Does it help prevent disappearances? And why are so many countries reluctant to ratify it? Imogen is joined by Cordula Droege of ...

The people fighting to prevent enforced disappearances Way back in 2006, not long after I had first started working as a journalist in Geneva, I met an elderly woman, who had traveled all the way from Argentina, to attend the UN Human Rights Council. Her wish, to persuade member states to back a proposed convention against enforced disappearances, by telling them her own story.  This content was published on May 4, 2021 - 16:30 May 4, 2021 - 16:30 Imogen Foulkes She had brought photographs with her, of her beautiful daughter, who disappeared, along with thousands of others, during the notor...