6 minutes agoInternational Red Cross: States are obliged to provide answers to the fate of the found
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(2 years ago)The International Committee of the Red Cross stresses that more than 25 years have passed since the war in Kosovo and the families of over 1,600 missing persons still await answers to the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones. The KNKK in a media communiqué stresses that every year, August 30th is one [...]
The KNKK in a media communiqué stresses that every year, August 30th is an opportunity to solidify with families of missing persons and to commemorate their missing relatives.
The “has spent more than 25 years since the armed conflict in Kosovo and the families of over 1,600 missing persons still await answers to the fate and whereabouts of their most loved ones”, the report said.
On the occasion of this day's marking, Regional Commissioner for the Balkans and Head of the Working Group for Missing Persons at the International Committee of the Red Cross (KNKK), Aurelie Gautier, said “we want the families of missing persons to know that they are not alone, their loved ones have not been forgotten, and we will continue to do our utmost to help them get the answers and support they deserve”
The KNKK says it has continued research into international and national archives that can contain documentation and information that can help research, exhumation and the process of identifying missing persons.
“A analysis of the fringes of these documents is being done over and over again, and with both sides, they regularly share analytical reports with recommendations, in an effort to clarify the fate and whereabouts of as many missing persons as possible.
This year, in addition to the resumption of meetings at the technical level, The KNKK has also led two working sessions of the Workers Group, and the parties have pledged to address several suspected locations of the <x0 sites, the report says.
In this case, authorities on both sides have been urged to urgently meet their commitments, respect international humanitarian law and step up their efforts in solving this humanitarian problem that continues to affect families and societies in general.
In accordance with international humanitarian law, families of missing persons have the right to know what happened to their loved ones and states are obliged to give them answers and support.
