International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances : 30 August

The International Day of the Disappeared is held on August 30 each year to draw attention towards increase in enforced or involuntary disappearances of individuals in various regions of the world, including arrest, detention and abduction unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives.
The day was adopted by UN General Assembly on 21 December 2010 and was first observed in 2011.