International law requires each party to the conflict to search for persons reported missing by an adverse party, as soon as circumstances permit and at the latest from the end of active hostilities. See also Family reunification; Dead persons; Tracing; Central Tracing Agency;
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Bangladesh/India/Pakistan, 1974 Agreement (Art. 12)
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Coard v. United States
ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey (Paras. 129-150)
Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Bámaca-Velasquez v. Guatemala
The Conflict in Western Sahara (Parts A. and B.)
Central African Republic/Democratic Republic of Congo/Uganda, LRA attacks