Share
[:en]
15 March 2011: Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters in Sarajevo Brigadier General David B. Enyeart visited the international headquarters of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in Sarajevo today. Brig. Gen. Enyeart met with ICMP’s Director-General Ms. Kathryne Bomberger who briefed him on ICMP’s assistance to governments worldwide.
“I am deeply impressed with the efforts of ICMP to address the issue of missing persons from armed conflict and violations of human rights. This is the first post-conflict effort that I have seen in which such a large number of missing persons have been accounted for,” said Brig. Gen. Enyeart. “The fact that two-thirds of the missing are now accounted form from the armed conflict of the 1990’s is an unprecedented achievement, which I hope will not only contribute to reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but peace and stability in the region. ICMP’s work is a model for the world,” he added.
“We are pleased to have hosted Mr. Enyeart today in our headquarters today. The support of NATO is very important to the work of ICMP. NATO has played a critical role over the years in Bosnia and Herzegovina in helping to locate clandestine graves and providing security at sites. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their efforts and continued support,” said ICMP’s Director-General Ms. Kathryne Bomberger.
Mr. Enyeart also toured ICMP’s main laboratory in Sarajevo where ICMP performs DNA extraction and genetic profiling of samples from mortal remains and of blood samples from surviving relatives.
In addition to its technical support in the identification process, ICMP is the co-founder of the Missing Persons Institute of BiH. ICMP also contributes to transitional justice activities, provides legislative support and helps in the development of networks of civil society organizations which advocate for truth, justice, and for the rights of family members of missing persons.
ICMP’s mandate is to secure the co-operation of governments and other authorities in locating and identifying persons missing as a result of armed conflicts, other hostilities or violations of human rights and to assist them in doing so. ICMP pioneered the use of DNA technology to identify large numbers of missing persons. Today ICMP has helped to scientifically identify 18,000 missing persons and its database houses 150,000 genetic samples relative to missing persons in over 20 countries.
ICMP recently launched its Online Inquiry Center that allows family members and government authorities to find information on the status of cases in ICMP’s database. If a family has registered a missing person with the ICMP by providing one or more reference samples for DNA testing, the status of the case can be tracked simply by entering the name of the missing person.[:bs]
Komandant štaba snaga Organizacije Sjevernoatlantskog sporazuma (NATO) u Sarajevu, brigadni general David B. Enyeart danas je posjetio međunarodno sjedište Međunarodne komisije za nestale (ICMP) u Sarajevu. Brigadni general Enyeart se sastao sa generalnom direktoricom ICMP-a, Kathryne Bomberger, koja ga je upoznala sa detaljima u vezi sa ICMP-ovom pomoći vladama širom svijeta.
“Zadivljen sam trudom koji ICMP ulaže u rješavanje pitanja osoba nestalih usljed oružanih sukoba i kršenja ljudskih prava. Ovo je prvi puta da vidim kako rad na rješavanju pitanja nestalih nakon sukoba može rezultirati tako velikim brojem pronađenih nestalih osoba”, rekao je brigadni general Enyeart. “Činjenica da je do danas pronađeno i identifikovano oko dvije trećine nestalih u sukobima tokom 1990-ih je nezapamćeno postignuće, a ja se nadam da će doprinijeti ne samo pomirenju u Bosni i Hercegovini, nego i postizanju mira i stabilnosti u regiji. ICMP-ov rad predstavlja model za cijeli svijet”, dodao je.
“Počašćeni smo današnjom posjetom gospodina Enyearta našem sjedištu. Podrška NATO-a je vrlo bitna za rad ICMP-a. NATO ima vrlo bitnu ulogu u Bosni i Hercegovini, jer pomaže i u procesu pronalaženja skrivenih grobnica i obezbjeđuje sigurnost na lokacijama ekshumacija. Koristim ovu priliku da zahvalim za sav njihov rad i stalnu podršku”, izjavila je generalna direktorica ICMP-a, Kathryne Bomberger.
Gospodin Enyeart je obišao i ICMP-ov glavni laboratorij u Sarajevu, gdje se vrši ekstrahovanje DNK i genetičko profiliranje uzoraka posmrtnih ostataka i krvnih uzoraka preživjelih srodnika.
Pored tehničke podrške u procesu identifikacije, ICMP je i suosnivač Instituta za nestale BiH. ICMP svoj doprinos daje i u aktivnostima na promovisanju tranzicijske pravde, pruža zakonodavnu podršku i pomaže u umrežavanju organizacija civilnog društva koje zagovaraju istinu, pravdu i bore se za prava članova porodica nestalih osoba.
U okviru svog mandata ICMP nastoji osigurati saradnju vlada i drugih organa vlasti u procesu pronalaženja i identifikacije osoba nestalih usljed oružanih sukoba, drugih oblika neprijateljstva ili kršenja ljudskih prava, te im pomoći u tom procesu. ICMP je predvodnik u korištenju tehnologije za analizu DNK kojom se identifikuje veliki broj nestalih osoba. Do danas je ICMP pomogao da se na naučnoj osnovi identifikuje 18.000 nestalih osoba, a u njegovoj bazi podataka nalazi se 150.000 genetičkih uzoraka koji se odnose na nestale iz više od 20 zemalja.
ICMP je nedavno pokrenuo online-centar za upit o nestalim osobama, koji porodicama i nadležnim institucijama pruža podatke o statusu slučajeva nestalih osoba u ICMP-ovoj bazi podataka. Ako je porodica registrovala nestalu osobu u ICMP-u davanjem jednog ili više referentnih uzoraka za testiranje DNK, status slučaja se može provjeriti jednostavnim unosom imena nestale osobe.[:ar][:es][:]
