Clarifying the Past and Commemorating Sri Lanka's Disappeared

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peared, • pressing for relief and compensation measures which reach surviving family members of the disappeared, and • research and program development to strengthen the economic and social rights of families of the disappeared. To achieve these objectives, Families of the Disappeared focuses on the following activities: • district meetings with parents and families of the disappeared, • street demonstrations and public mobilization, • in-house educational programs, • ongoing documentation and research, and • annual commemoration day for the disappeared. 37
Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) designs and builds information management solutions and conducts statistical analysis on behalf of human rights projects. With its partners, HRDAG makes transparent and scientifically-defensible statistical arguments based on rigorous evidence. Since 1991, HRDAG has advised eight official truth commissions around the world, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court, United Nations Field Missions in Timor-Leste, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as numerous non-governmental human rights groups. The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) works closely with societies pursuing accountability for past human rights violations in conflict and post-conflict contexts. The Center is currently active in more than 30 countries around the world on initiatives for truth-seeking, justice and reparations for victims of abuse. The ICTJ has been active in Sri Lanka since 2002, when it formed 38
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