Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) is an international human rights organization which focuses on the issue of forced disappearance in Asia.

AFAD was founded on 4 June 1998 in Manila, Philippines.

The federation was awarded the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award in 2016.

[2] According to the 2018 Annual report of AFAD, 13 organizations and one individual member are part of the federation.