ICRC DATA: 4 342 MISSING PERSONS ARE ITEMIZED IN ZONE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS OF KARABAKH CONFLICT
arminfo
2007-08-30 10:43:00
By the data of the International Committee of Red Cross, 4 342 military
and civil persons are itemized in the zone of military operations of
Karabakh conflict, ICRC’s statement, received today by ArmInfo, says.
Thirteen years after the cease-fire in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
thousands families are still uncertain about the fate of their
loved ones.
Since 1992, the ICRC has been keeping up its efforts to help the
authorities fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian
law and to support the families of the missing in their right to know
the fate of their relatives.
The ICRC continues to open tracing requests from the families of
missing persons. To date, this consolidated list, which includes
names of military and civilians, contains 4,342 identities. The ICRC
works in close cooperation with the Commission on Prisoners of War,
Hostages, and Missing Persons of Armenia to try to clarify the fate
of persons unaccounted for with a strictly humanitarian purpose.