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Meanings of forced disappearance in English

Russian
насильственное исчезновение
Portuguese
desaparecimento forçado
Catalan
desaparició forçada
Spanish
desaparición forzada
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When a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization.

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        насильственное исчезновение
        Usage of forced disappearance in English
        1
        On Sunday outside the commission, relatives of forced disappearance from the state of Guerrero spoke directly to the president.
        The Guardian
        2
        Earlier this month, a retired Guatemalan colonel was convicted of ordering the forced disappearance of people during the civil-war era.
        Reuters
        3
        A former military commissioner convicted of the forced disappearance of people during Guatemala's civil war, has been sentenced to 150 years in prison.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Rabat - A Moroccan group of former prisoners said yesterday at least 60 people were still missing years after their " forced disappearance".
        The Irish Times
        5
        Since then, hundreds of lawyers, law firm staff and family members have been subject to intimidation, interrogation, detention as criminal suspects, and forced disappearance.
        The Guardian
        6
        Ramos said he had documented 56 cases of forced disappearance and extrajudicial executions between Jan. 20 and May 21.
        Reuters
        7
        An estimated 250,000 people died and 45,000 people were victims of forced disappearance during the internal armed conflict, to 1960-1996, according the local media.
        Reuters
        8
        A 1991 report by Chile's National Truth and Reconciliation Commission detailed 3,428 cases of forced disappearance, killing, torture and kidnapping under the 17-year dictatorship.
        The Guardian