AI highlights Kamalbabu's missing case
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 17 2025: The Amnesty International has highlighted the case of the enforced disappearance of Laishram Kamalbabu since November 25, 2024 at the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances.

The congress held in Geneva from January 15 to 16, 2025 was aimed at creating an opportunity for concrete and ambitious commitments to eradicate enforced disappearance everywhere in the world, putting victims' voices and rights at the core of the strategy, according to a press release issued by the Human Rights Alert (HRA) .

The case of Laishram Kamalbabu's enforced disappearance since 25 November 2024 was highlighted by Amnesty International in its exhibition during the Congress.

The exhibit contains the still photo of the study table of Kamalbabu with a calculator placed on top of a diary, notebooks and files.

It represents the anguish of the family not knowing his fate and their longing for truth and justice.

The photo was a contribution of the Families of the Involuntarily Disappeareds' Association, Manipur (FIDAM) and the Manipur International Youth Centre (MIYC), it said.

Human Rights Alert (HRA) attended the Congress along with hundreds of civil society organizations, including associations of families, States, international bodies and experts from 120 counties in person and virtually to dialogue, exchange knowledge and strengthen international cooperation.

They engage in panel discussions and workshops focused on identifying solutions, sharing best practices, and amplifying the voices of those directly affected by enforced disappearances.

The Congress was co-organized by CEDI, which is a multi-actor initiative aimed at contributing to the fight against enforced disappearances by promoting the universal ratification and effective implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), the United Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) .

Ms Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivering a compelling keynote address urged all participants "to join forces, share knowledge and lessons, and strengthen cooperation and political commitment to tackle this dreadful crime" .

It may be noted that India has signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance in 2007, but it has not ratified it till date.

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