The Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) condemns the prohibition two days ago of the weekly meeting of mothers of the disappeared and deplores the acts of violence committed against them. This meeting has been organized for 12 years by the Collectif des Familles de disparu(e)s en Algérie (CFDA) and Sos disparu(e)s, members of the FEMED.
The Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) rises up against the violent repression yesterday morning of mothers of the disappeared during their attempt to meet on the Addis Abeba plaza in Algiers. According to information sent by our two membership associations, the Collectif des familles de disparu(e)s en Algérie (CFDA) and Sos Disparu(e)s, an important number of policemen was deployed early yesterday morning around the usual meeting place of mothers of the disappeared who meet there every Wednesday for 12 years[1].