DISCOVER The Separated, Missing and Deceased Families Search Process Forensics Law & policies Mechanisms
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Aida Hadzimusic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3rd International Conference for... "This one man, who by happenstance is also my uncle, does not have his own memorial monument, even if it is symbolic. Let that be... Simeon Dželetović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3rd International Conference for... "When I was much younger, I noticed that my mother was always doing things that she didn't tell us too much about. There were many... Konul Behbudova | Azerbaijan |3rd International Conference for Families of Missing... "The support of the families inspired us so much, brought us so much joy that we wanted the families to come together under one... Guli Kichba | 3rd International Conference for Families of Missing Persons "Today, when there are still wars on planet Earth, and peace is so fragile, you feel a measure of responsibility for the future of... Maria Elena Palomino Tarqui | Peru | 3rd International Conference for Families of... "November 2nd has always been painful for us. We ask ourselves how they died, what happened, how often they asked for help, where... Doris Caqui | Peru | 3rd International Conference for Families of Missing Persons "These types of organizations gave me a window on how the state works. How to find allies and how far to take things based on what... Chely Celedonia Torres Guillen| Honduras | 3rd International Conference for... "We mobilized as family members to the beach to wait for him to return. But he never did. Seeing that my father did not arrive, my... Genesis Dayana Ramirez | Honduras | 3rd International Conference for Families of... "I have imagined hugging my mother again, and sometimes I think I would even settle with only receiving an urn with her ashes".... Katy Fuentes | Colombia | 3rd International Conference for Families of Missing... "We, the family members, have a very important role to play. We can take part directly in the search process. It's very important... Luciene Torres Pimenta | Brazil | 3rd International Conference for Families of... "When I asked around, my neighbour across the road said he had just seen a man take her away in a bicycle. But nobody stopped the... Ivanise Esperidiao | Brazil | 3rd International Conference for Families of Missing... "I'm searching for my daughter. Fabiana disappeared on the 23rd of December 1995, a 120 meters from our house while she was coming... Maria Cristina Capistrano | Brazil | 3rd International Conference for Families of... "My father is missing and has been missing since 1974. My father disappeared, he was a political exile from Czechoslovakia". ... Latifa Oualhazi | Tunisia | 3rd International Conference for Families of Missing... "My older brother called me to tell me my brother had joined an irregular migration operation. I called his phone, but he didn't... Maryem Zabroun | Morocco | 3rd International Conference for Families of Missing... "My son migrated to Syria on 29th of January 2016, ever since that date, I have been living in anguish". Scroll down... Podcast: The day my father was disappeared 39 years ago, Ana’s father left their house in Guatemala and never came back. Ana was left with unbearable pain and questions. Her... International Day of the Disappeared: A Letter to Nawras' Missing Sons When was the last time you wrote a handwritten letter to your loved ones? Nawras writes one every day to her missing sons, hoping... Hope Keeps Us Alive: The Honduran Mothers Who Came Together to Search for Their... Arnold disappeared nearly eight years ago. His mother, Otilia, recalls that his last phone call to her in late January 2015 was... In Georgia, efforts are on to uncover the fate of the missing 2,500 people are still missing due to Georgia's armed conflicts in the 1990s and 2008. The ICRC has been working to clarify the...
