International Commission on Missing Persons

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In the western Balkans, DNA tests help families discover fate of dead relatives

January 15, 2020Conflict

DNA testing is making it possible for thousands of families to recover and identify the skeletal remains of loved ones decades after they were murdered or disappeared. But some families are traumatized and distressed by these discoveries.

Cutting-edge DNA labs help identify people missing in conflicts and disasters

October 24, 2017Justice

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