Red Cross Faces Major Challenges in Identifying Syria's Missing Persons

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1 year ago

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Determining the fate of **thousands of missing persons** from Syria’s civil war is recognized as a **massive challenge** by the president of the ICRC.
**Mirjana Spoljaric**, ICRC president, emphasized that identifying missing individuals and **informing their families** will take years.
The fate of **tens of thousands** remains unknown as many are feared buried in **mass graves** or victims of torture in jails.
Currently, the ICRC is managing **35,000 cases** and has received an additional **8,000 requests** since the establishment of a new hotline.
Human Rights Watch calls for urgent measures to **secure evidence** of abuses, heralding the ICRC’s potential role in this critical process.

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