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In Colombia, more than 100,000 people have disappeared over the course of the country’s six decades of ongoing armed conflict. On October 21, USIP and the Embassy of Colombia hosted a public presentation on the Missing Persons Search Unit’s remarkable forensic and restorative work, as well as the launch of "Still Missing: Colombia's Search for the Disappeared from Six Decades of Ongoing Conflict," a temporary photo exhibit at USIP that details the unit’s search efforts.
Daniel García-Peña, opening remarks
Colombian Ambassador to the United States
Luz Janeth Forero
Director, Missing Person Search Unit
Major (retired) Cesar Maldonado
Truth Provider as Former Colombian Army Officer
Daniela Mostacilla
Family Member of Forced Disappearance Victim
Leyner Palacios
Senior Expert on Restorative Justice, Colombia, U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Beth Van Schaack, closing remarks
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of State
Steve Hege, moderator
Colombia Country Director, Colombia, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/searching-colombias-missing-persons
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