Truth and Justice on Hold:

The New State Commission on "Disappearances"

I. Summary

II. The President Announces a New Commission on "Disappearances"

III. "Disappearances" in Algeria

Persons Abducted by Armed Groups and Still Missing

Prelude to the New "Mechanism"

Two Recent "Disappearances"

Harassment of Relatives of the "Disappeared"

Families Pressured to Drop Accusations against the Security Forces

IV. Mass Graves

V. Obstacles Placed before the U.N. Working Group and Nongovernmental Organizations

VI. Recommendations

Appendix: Presidential Decree Creating New Mechanism on "Disappearances"