On the International Day of the Disappeared 2025, we honor the courage of families who continue to speak out.

Letters written by victim families remind us of the pain, resilience, and unyielding demand for justice that this day represents.

Read the full letters here:

1) Letter  by Wahyu Susilo, brother of Wiji Thukul, victim of 1997-1998 Enforced Disappearance, Indonesia 

2) Letter by Mallika Amma, wife of a disappeared, a Sinhalese from Galle District, South, Sri Lanka

3) Letter by Ibrahim Abdullah, son of a disappeared, Pakistan

4) Letter by Swastika Mali, daughter of a disappeared, Representative of the Enforced Disappearance Family, Nepal

5) Letter by Chandrakala Upreti, wife of the Disappeared, Banke, Lumbini Province, Nepal

6) Letter by Anisha Islam Insha, Daughter of disappeared, Ismail Hossain Baten, Dhaka, Bangladesh