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Red Cross supports humanitarian plan in Falklands to identify fallen Argentine soldiers
The Argentine Military Cemetery at Darwin The International Committee of the Red Cross has stated that In accordance with its humanitarian mandate and as a neutral and impartial intermediary, the ICRC is ready to carry out further forensic work on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands with the aim of helping to bring some closure to families whose loved ones remain unidentified.
To date, the ICRC has carried out two such projects to identify fallen Argentine soldiers buried on the Islands. This has led to the identification of 121 individuals whose families finally know their fate and final resting place after more than three decades of uncertainty.
Every family deserves to know what happened to their loved one. The ICRC commends the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom for their ongoing efforts to fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) and provide answers to more families in the frame of the third Humanitarian Project Plan (HPP3) and stands ready to support this work.
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Read all commentsNo one, least of all the Falkland Islands Government, has put a stop to the identification of the remaining war dead. But here's a thought: Why not just repatriate the bodies of their dead soldiers? It would be best for all; their families could visit them whenever they like, they would be out of the way of the population of the Falklands, there would be no need for us to be constantly on our guard when we have Argentine “tourists” causing trouble, and the Argentine government would no longer be able to use them for political gain.
Sep 28th, 2024 - 09:12 am +1‘Political gain’ is why they won’t accept them back, although it is the only right thing to do, much better if they were buried in Argentina rather than in a ‘foreign field’ which will never be Argentinian.
Sep 28th, 2024 - 04:40 pm +1Burial at sea, 205nml from the coast of Argentina is really the only other option.
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