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ICRC film 2004 ref. V-F-CR-F-00843 Where are they now?
Restoring and maintaining family links: the worldwide network of the ICRC and the Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies  Uncertainty over the fate of a loved one causes untold suffering in wartime. This film captures how the ICRC Central Tracing Agency, together with Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies all over the world, works to alleviate this suffering. It illustrates the different means and methods used in the essential efforts to trace family members and to restore family links. From distributing Red Cross messages and organizing family reunifications to visiting persons deprived of their freedom, the work undertaken brings welcome news and relief to thousands of people every year. ICRC, Geneva, 2004 / Running time: 18 minutes / VHS and DVD / English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic / Price CHF 20.- / ref. V-F-CR-F-00843 Other products in this series: Family links
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Together with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the ICRC's Central Tracing Agency strives to restore family links by every means possible.
'All persons (...) shall be enabled to give news of a strictly personal nature to members of their families, wherever they may be, and to receive news from them.'
Art. 25, Fourth Geneva Convention '(...) the activities of the (...) Parties to the conflict and of the international humanitarian organizations (...) shall be prompted mainly by the right of families to know the fate of their relatives.'
Art. 32, Additional Protocol I '(...) all appropriate steps shall be taken to facilitate the reunion of families temporarily separated.'
Art. 4, Additional Protocol II 'Prisoners of war shall be released and repatriated without delay after the cessation of active hostilities.'
Art. 118, Third Geneva Convention |
