Azerbaijan's response to missing persons proves instructive - ICMP director

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Azerbaijan's
experience could serve as a model for addressing the challenges
surrounding missing persons, Director for Policy and Cooperation at
the International Committee on Missing Persons (ICMP) Andreas
Kleiser said at the international conference " Addressing the Issue
of Missing Persons: Upholding Families’ Right to Know the Truth,"
Trend
reports.
Kleiser drove home the point that nations need to join forces
and pull together to get to the bottom of the issue of missing
individuals.
The problem of prisoners and missing people, he said, is a major
concern for all countries.
"And finally, let’s move to a more practical aspect that also
deserves attention. Virtually everywhere, we lack centralized
systems for processing data on missing persons, as previously
highlighted by another speaker. Often, missing individuals are
beyond the jurisdiction of the state conducting the investigation,
and we are increasingly globalizing the problem of missing persons.
The reasons for individuals going missing are becoming more varied.
Therefore, establishing and implementing centralized data
processing systems that fully protect personal data and prevent
misuse is crucial," Kleiser added.
Baku is hosting an international conference on “Addressing the
Issue of Missing Persons: Upholding Families’ Right to Know the
Truth.”.
The event started with an address by President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the participants of the conference,
which was read out by Ali Naghiyev, Head of the State Security
Service of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the State Commission for
Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Citizens.
Head of the Central Search Agency of the International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC) Florence Anselmo, Deputy Foreign Minister
of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev, Deputy Minister of
Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye Zafer
Tarikdaroglu and other officials are also taking part in the
event.
The event is taking place today in Baku and will continue
tomorrow in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.
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