LAW & POLICY NEWSLETTER | INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE DISAPPEARED 2023

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With regard to families of missing persons states typically apply either measures of reparation or measures of assistance. This article argues that the two forms can and should coexist.
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Read about the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL), notably on the ICRC’s CTA and National Information Bureau, relevant to protecting people affected by international armed conflicts.
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Explore the key elements of how the law protects victims of enforced disappearance and other missing persons and how the ICRC contributes to the broader efforts to prevent and address enforced disappearances.

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Colombia

Colombia, Agreements Accounting for Missing Persons and the Dead
During and after the armed conflict between Colombia and the FARC, agreements emerged to ensure an efficient search, identification, and delivery of the remains of persons deemed missing
Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Identification of Missing Persons

Bosnia-Herzegovina, aided by the International Commission on Missing Persons and ICRC among other organizations, has put in place a set of measures and identified over 27,000 missing persons from the Bosnian War, fostering compliance with IHL.
Georgia

Georgia, Clarifying the Fate of Missing Persons
In the aftermath of the conflict in the 1990s and 2008 in Georgia, the ICRC facilitated recovering the bodies of the dead, informing the next of kin, and returning to them the remains of their loved ones.

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