IRRC No. 862

The missing and transitional justice: the right to know and the fight against impunity

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The authors look at the ways in which transitional justice mechanisms may support the right of families to know the fate of their relatives, and how work to resolve the missing persons issue can be reconciled with an effective fight against impunity.

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