Africa: Human rights watchdogs urge action against enforced disappearance

Human rights activists who gathered in Brazzaville have called on African states to do more to prevent the enforced disappearance of citizens and to end the impunity that often accompanies such crimes. Representatives from the International Human Rights Federation (FIDH) and other NGOs were meeting in the Republic of Congo capital ahead of the 42nd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which runs until 28 November.