30 graves to be exhumed in occupied Abkhazia to identify victims of Abkhazia War
Since 2010, the remains of 583 people have been found out of which 206 were identified and handed over to their families for a dignified burial. Photo: IPN.
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Thirty graves are planned to be opened in Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia region this year to take DNA samples and try to identify victims of armed conflict of 1992-93, reports the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC).
If remains are identified, they will be handed over to their families.
Under international humanitarian law, families have right to know what happened to their missing loved ones. The coordination mechanism to clarify the fate of people unaccounted for during the conflict of 1993-93 and 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia was established in 2010.
The ICRC provides support to the mechanism, including its technical expertise, in its capacity as a neutral humanitarian organisation.
Since 2010, the remains of 583 people have been found out of which 206 were identified and handed over to their families for a dignified burial.
The coordination mechanism is comprised of Georgian and Abkhaz participants who are seeking 2,355 missing people.