Once we have knowledge of the classification and typology of the disappearance and its nature at first and taking into account that a first typology can change throughout the investigation, it is important to know the rights that families have in the event of a disappearance of a person. to be loved.
I am a relative of a missing person. What am I entitled to?
- To search for my loved one: I have the right to search or request that the authorities search for my missing loved one and to actively participate in the entire process.
- Namely, what happened: I have the right to ask questions: when, why and how my loved one disappeared, where they are and who is responsible. I also have the right to be given answers.
- To receive care: I have the right to be cared for, guided and helped by the entities in charge of providing support and assistance. I also have the right to receive psychological support – whether individual, family or collective – and legal guidance, that is, to have it legally recognized that my loved one disappeared.
- For justice: I have the right for the judicial authorities to investigate the disappearance of my loved one and find those responsible. I also have the right to participate in the different stages of the investigation and the judicial process.
- To receive dignified treatment and information about my case: I have the right to be treated in a respectful and dignified manner. I also have the right to be informed of the procedures carried out or to carry out.
These five points will be the ones that we always have to defend as professionals before families since they will undoubtedly be an important basis when it comes to providing information and maintaining fluid and friendly contact with people who are facing one of the most dramatic situations. that human beings can face since, as Joaquín Amills , president of the Spanish association of missing persons, says, sosdesaparecidos.
Question
What right do families of missing persons have to search for their loved one?
- The right to be treated with dignity and to receive information about their case.
- The right to know what happened.
- The right to receive care.
- The right to justice.
- The right to have their loved one found.
- All of the above.
What right do families of missing persons have to be helped by support agencies?
- The right to receive care.
- The right to be treated with dignity and information about their case.
- The right to justice.
- The right to a search for your loved one.
- Right to know what happened.
