Disappearance

Amnesty International, a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights, places quotation marks around the word disappearance because

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  it is an undefined term.
  
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  it is associated with too much fear.
  
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  someone can’t actually disappear.
  
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  tt’s too painful to not put in quotes marks.
  

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  25
  
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  125
  
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  150
  
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  225
  

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  has committed violent acts against his/her government.
  
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  feels guilty about something he/she has done.
  
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  has been imprisoned for committing a misdemeanor.
  
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  has been imprisoned for their thoughts/beliefs.
  

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  poor governments don’t have the ability to prevent them.
  
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  governments need a way of protecting their countries from the influences of multinational corporations.
  
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  governments need ways of silencing opposition groups.
  
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  governments take action against serial killers.
  

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  to claim that they are investigating the incident.
  
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  to arrest and punish those involved.
  
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  to deny that human rights of citizens have been violated.
  
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  Both choice 1 and choice 3 are correct.
  

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  Disappearance Decree
  
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  Nazi-Grabbing Decree
  
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  Night and Fog Decree
  
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  Security Decree
  

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  The victim is seized by armed men and is transported to an unknown destination.
  
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  Government authorities deny there has been an arrest.
  
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  The family receives a hefty ransom request.
  
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  The victims are often tortured or killed.
  

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  disbelief and inaction
  
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  anger and guilt
  
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  searching and anxiety
  
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  acceptance