Bosnia and Herzegovina: massacre victims still missing
Balkan Insight reports on the anniversary of the massacre in the village of Strpci in Bosnia in 1993, where 20 people were abducted from the and subsequently killed. The remains of 16 victims are yet to be found, according to Demir Licina, the son of one of the victims. victim’s son. Finding the remains would be “a bigger satisfaction for their families than seeing someone convicted after so many years,” he said, though he hopes that current court proceedings will hold perpetrators accountable.
Nigeria: missing persons
The Nation newspaper in Nigeria reports on conclusions by the country’s National Emergency Management Agency related to a rising number of missing persons. In addition to inter-tribal conflict, it says unidentified human remains are often unclaimed and are buried in mass graves.
US: new initiative to account for missing
ABC Action News reports on an initiative in New…