Asian Federation Against Philippines (24th to 30th May, 2021): The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) commemorates the International Week of the Disappeared, 2021 in solidarity with families of the disappeared searching for truth and justice. The struggle is made more arduous by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The enforcement of measures like lockdowns, self-quarantine, and prohibitions of public gatherings to prevent the spread of the virus has also led to further shrinking of an already limited civic space for freedom of expression, assembly, and association.