forced disappearance

English

Noun

forced disappearance (countable and uncountable, plural forced disappearances)

  1. Secret abduction of a person by a state or non-state actor, which is denied by those responsible.
    • 2023 December 18, Andrew Roth, “Russian courts halt cases against Alexei Navalny after jailed activist disappears”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      Russian judges have halted new criminal proceedings for the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as supporters say he has not contacted his lawyers in nearly two weeks and a UN official has said his absence amounted to a “forced disappearance”.
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