Shedding Light on the Fate of the Disappeared? Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus
Shedding Light on the Fate of the Disappeared? Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus
Author(s): Grażyna BaranowskaSubject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Society, Political history, International relations/trade, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Udruženje “Pravnik”
Keywords: Disappeared persons; Committee on Missing Persons; Cyprus;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) is to determine the fate of persons that went missing due to inter-communal fighting between the Cypriot Greek and Turkish communities during 1963-1964, as well as those that happened during and after the Turkish invasion in 1974. During most of the time since its creation in 1981 the CMP did not undertake any activities and out of the overall 1995 persons reported missing, only 321 have been identified so far. This article seeks to analyze the committees’ activities, locate strengths and weaknesses.
Journal: International Journal on Rule of Law, Transitional Justice and Human Rights
- Issue Year: 3/2012
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 101-108
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English