ICMP Online Inquiry Center

Report a Missing Person

The Report a Missing Person option accepts basic data about the missing person, including data about the closest living relative(s), and any additional details about the circumstance of disappearance. At this stage, the user can indicate how much or how little they wish to allow the information to be shared. Personal data is used only for the purposes for which it was provided.

Missing Person Inquiry

The Missing Persons Inquiry option makes it possible to track the status of a missing person. Where ICMP has a program to collect reference samples for possible DNA identification, this option indicates if enough family reference samples have been collected, or if additional samples should be provided. If more samples are needed, a link allows users to indicate other family members whom ICMP can contact for samples.

If you want to inquire about the status of a missing persons case click here. You will be asked to enter the name of the missing person. Since different people may have identical or similar names, you will be asked to include the name of the missing person's father, if available. This will make the search more specific. If your inquiry fails to produce a result, you should consider the possibility that the person has been reported under a different name or that his or her name has been spelled differently.

If you wish to provide additional information regarding a missing person, you will first need to inquire about the missing person and then provide the additional information. Relatives of a missing person can help in the search for persons already reported to ICMP as missing, by providing additional information. Basic information about the missing person - name, physical description and so on - may help to locate and identify that person. In addition, where a mass DNA program has been launched in order to identify missing persons, contact details of family members of the missing will be invaluable in order to request reference samples for DNA identification.

MyFace

Missing persons may have been seen alive. Families can publish a photograph of their missing persons on the MyFace page. The photograph can be seen by anyone who accesses MyFace, and anyone who may have seen the missing person can provide information on the person's whereabouts by clicking on the photograph. Such information will not be visible to the public.

Site Locator

The Site Locator allows individuals to report the details of the location of a possible clandestine grave, mass grave, or other type of site where missing persons might be located. The user can report this information anonymously, or they can provide contact details, which could allow ICMP to assist in locating missing persons. The Site Locator is user-friendly. The minimum required information is the location. Coordinates are automatically generated from the interactive map using the cursor. The user can browse the map to find the approximate location (town, village, country) and then pinpoint the precise location.

Additional information can be provided through non-mandatory fields, including:

• Number of persons reported missing
• Estimated number of persons located at the site
• Estimated date when the site was created or used
• How the user found out about the site location
• Whether the user has already reported the location to someone else
• Description of the location

Users who would like ICMP to contact them can provide the following additional information:

• Name
• Phone Number
• E-mail

Once verified, ICMP submits the data to the relevant national institution/organisation to assess and take necessary follow-up action (site visit/excavation, etc.).