The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances visits Cyprus at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
According to a UN press release, the experts will examine matters related to the Working Group’s mandate focusing in particular on: the right of victims to truth, justice and reparation in the context of enforced disappearances; the efforts towards the preservation of memory; and measures aimed at preventing enforced disappearances.
The Working Group will meet government authorities, the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, relatives of missing and disappeared persons, representatives of civil society organizations, UN entities, and other relevant stakeholders throughout the country.
The delegation – comprising of Luciano Hazan, Aua Balde and Henrikas Mickevicius – will visit Nicosia with field visits to other parts of the island.
A final report on the visit will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in September 2022.
Source: Cyprus News Agency