The government, strongly tied to the military, is blocking inquiries into wartime atrocities, undermining efforts to learn the fates of thousands of missing people.
Tag: Missing Persons
Diary Sow, Senegalese Student Missing in Paris, Is Said to Be Found
The disappearance earlier this month of Diary Sow, 20, the “pride of a whole nation” and a published novelist, prompted an international outpouring of concern.
Angst in Senegal After Its ‘Best Student’ Goes Missing in Paris
Diary Sow, a 20-year-old enrolled in an elite French school, had won top academic prizes in Senegal, where many take pride in her success and now worry about her disappearance.
British Hiker Esther Dingley Goes Missing in the Pyrenees
Esther Dingley, who had written extensively about traveling through Europe for the past six years with her partner, was last seen on Nov. 22.
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon Is Reported Missing; Search Underway
Mayor Park Won-soon is said to have left a cryptic, “will-like message” before leaving home on Thursday. He vanished a day after a secretary accused him of sexual harassment, two TV stations reported.
German Prosecutors Dash Hopes of Finding Madeleine McCann Alive
The German man the authorities now suspect of murdering the British child in 2007 was previously convicted of sexually abusing children, theft and dealing drugs.
What We Know About the Developments in the Madeleine McCann Case
New revelations in the 2007 disappearance of the 3-year-old British girl from a vacation home in Portugal have put the case back in the spotlight.
German Man Is a Suspect in Case of Madeleine McCann, a Girl Missing Since 2007
German authorities are investigating a 43-year-old sex offender in connection with the disappearance of the 3-year-old girl from a hotel room in Portugal 13 years ago.
U.N. Documents Abductions and Torture Of Iraqi Protesters
Protesters have long said threats and abductions by militias were routine. United Nations investigators have begun to substantiate the claims.
Ex-F.B.I. Agent Who Vanished on C.I.A. Mission to Iran Is Likely Dead, U.S. Concludes
The retired agent, Robert Levinson, was said to be the longest-held American hostage in history. A scandal erupted inside the C.I.A. over his disappearance.