The ICMP Paris Principles
At the PARIS PEACE FORUM on 12 November 2018, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) revisited the ICMP 'Declaration on the Role of the State in Addressing the Issue of Persons Missing as a Consequence of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Abuse' with a view to promoting the application of the Declaration’s principles universally and in all circumstances where persons go missing or disappear, including disasters, organized crime, irregular migration and other causes. The eight “Paris Principles” reflect and advance an emerging global consensus on how to address the issue of persons going missing.
The eight principles relate to: State responsibility, substantive rights, capacities, cooperation, procedural rights, truth, justice, and the rule of law.
