forced disappearance

collocation in English

meaningsofforcedanddisappearance

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forced
adjective
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/fɔːst/us
/fɔːrst/
done against ...
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disappearance
noun[C or U]
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/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪr.əns/
the fact of someone or ...
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(Definition offorcedanddisappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is often a characteristic of dictatorships or police states, which may also engage inforceddisappearance.
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Human rights group believed it to be a case offorceddisappearance.
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It now hosts a memorial exhibition managed by relatives of victims offorceddisappearance.
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In 2010 and 2011, a high-ranking former colonel and a former general were sentenced to thirty and thirty-five years in prison forforceddisappearanceof the detained after the siege.
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Forced disappearances on ideological grounds and illegal arrests, often based on unsubstantiated accusations, became common.
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In addition, the forced disappearances was the military juntas attempt to silence the opposition and break the determination of the guerrillas.
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Among other concerns, authorities have been accused of arbitrary arrests, indefinite detentions, and forced disappearances.
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He led many efforts to promote transitional justice, in particular over forced disappearances and the stolen children during the dictatorship in the country.
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The town had been severely affected by the country's civil war with a number of forced disappearances and military attacks against local civilians.
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It was during this period when most of the forced disappearances took place.
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Reports of forced disappearances have not been uncommon in the past years.
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The goals of the committee were to investigate into the events surrounding forced disappearances and their consequences, but not to press charges against those involved.
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Kidnappingsincluding forced disappearances of entire familieswere reported in the region in earlier months.
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Two other major concerns were forced disappearances and casts discrimination.
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