ICMP calls on Bosnia to implement law on missing persons

To mark the occasion of August 30, the International Day for Missing Persons, a press conference was held on Wednesday at the Sarajevo War Theater. Coordinator of the Department of Justice and Civil...

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Western Balkans: Authorities must support families of missing persons

Two decades after the Balkan conflicts, almost 12,000 people are still missing. Lina Milner is the ICRC’s regional coordinator for the missing persons issue in the Western Balkans. On the occasion...

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Cebu ferry disaster death toll reaches 91

The number of fatalities from the collision of a passenger ship and a cargo vessel in Cebu waters last Aug. 16 reached 91 Wednesday evening, state-run Philippines News Agency reported. Citing figures...

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Floods in Laos kill 20, damage rice crops

Flash floods and heavy monsoon rains have battered Laos, killing at least 20 people, washing away roads and damaging crops, a U.N. official said on Wednesday. Rains along with typhoons that grazed...

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Mexican officials identify bodies of all 12 kidnap victims

Mexican authorities have confirmed that 12 bodies pulled from a mass grave last week belong to young people kidnapped from a Mexico City bar in May, an official said. A 13th body was recovered...

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31 victims of Aquinas sinking still unidentified

With the bodies already in an advanced state of decomposition, identifying the remaining cadavers from the ill-fated MV St. Thomas Aquinas will have to be done through DNA cross matching. Twelve...

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Death toll in Mexico migrant train wreck rises to 9

The death toll in the derailment of a cargo train carrying migrants in southern Mexico rose to nine after authorities found three bodies inside a freight car, officials said Tuesday. The train known...

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Eight killed in Vadodara buildings collapse, over 24 still trapped

Eight people have died and dozens more have been trapped in the collapse of adjacent three-storey apartment buildings in western India, according to police. The first building collapsed at approximately...

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BAHID Conference - Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce that the next conference of the British Association for Human Identification (BAHID) will take place on Saturday 30 November & Sunday 1 December at Chancellors Hotel and...

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In Mexico, families fight red tape to find the missing

When 12 young bar goers vanished in the heart of Mexico City three months ago, their relatives rushed to hospitals and police stations desperately searching for missing loved ones. Frustrated with...

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Japan: Six more police forces to receive DNA-testing gear

The National Police Agency will deploy automated DNA-profiling equipment to six more prefectural departments by next March to speed up criminal investigations and the identification of bodies recovered...

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