IRRC No. 905

Establishing mechanisms to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing persons: A proposed humanitarian approach

Download PDF
This article is also available in

Abstract
This article examines the different types of mechanisms which can contribute to addressing the issue of the missing, including providing answers on the fate and whereabouts of missing persons. It looks in detail at one approach that the authors have observed in the field. It argues that an approach based on humanitarian objectives which does not look into who is responsible for the disappearance, with proper management of confidential information, could be a powerful instrument for searching for and collecting relevant information on the missing in certain contexts. The article also proposes avenues for further research, with a view to enhancing the global capacity to provide meaningful answers for the missing and their families.

Continue reading #IRRC No. 905

More about International Review of the Red Cross, Missing persons, Restoring family links

More from Monique Crettol, Lina Milner, Anne-Marie La Rosa, Jill Stockwell