Objects of TRUTH NOW

The objects of TRUTH NOW are:

1.To ascertain in every way the fate of the missing persons, or of persons who either passed away or whose traces were lost or whose fate is unknown, during the Inter Communal Troubles between the Communities of Cyprus, and during the Turkish Invasion of 1974, and to investigate and study any matter related to the abovementioned object whether this relates to a specific person or category of persons or special area of Cyprus.

2.To undertake every effort for the healing of the wounds of the close relatives of the abovementioned missing persons and/or persons whose human rights have been violated.

3.To ascertain the facts in relation to possible violations of basic human rights during the abovementioned events.

4.To act as a pressure group to the International or Cypriot public opinion, Governments, Legislative Bodies, Religious Organisations or Churches and, in general, to any Organisations or civil or political groups which could achieve or contribute to the achievement of all or any of the abovementioned objects of the organisation.

5.To organise speeches, workshops, seminars, conferences and informational campaigns and meetings to grant services concerning the objects of the organisation and to educate and test the trainees.

Human Rights and other Links

Links

1. http://www.icaed.org/home/
2. http://www.aimforhumanrights.org/
3. http://www.amnesty.org/
4. http://www.afad-online.org/
5. http://www.algerie-disparus.org/cfda/index.php
6. http://www.fidh.org/
7. http://www.desaparecidos.org/fedefam/
8. http://www.hrw.org/
9. http://www.icj.org/
10. http://www.find.org.ph/
11. http://www.enforceddisappearances.org/
12. http://www.cmp-cyprus.org/
13. http://federation-euromed.blogspot.com/

Other Useful Human Right Links

The status of ratification of the convention can be checked at the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The ICRC website contains information on the convention related to missing persons and international humanitarian law

The website of the Inter American Court on Human Rights contains the texts and ratification status of the interamerican convention on forced disappearance as well as important jurisprudence and an extensive library.

The website of the European court on human rights contains case law information on disappearance cases.

The website of the Universal Periodic Review is a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, which involves the review of all UN member states, once every four years, on their human rights practices.

NGOs Cyprus Missing Persons Truth Now Organization

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Truth Now Organization - Contact Us

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• Telephone: (+357) 22 67 60 60
• Fax: (+357) 22 67 60 61
• Postal address: P.O. Box 21646
  CY1511 Nicosia, Cyprus
• Office address: The Chanteclair House
  2, Sophoulis street, 9th Floor
  1096 Nicosia, Cyprus
• Website: http://www.truthnowcyprus.org/

Truth Now Action!

1. Letter to Ministry of Justice of Cyprus requesting CPPED to be ratified
2. Letter to Ministry of Justice of Cyprus requesting CPPED to be ratified (no.2)
3. Letter to House of Representatives
4. Letter to Greek Government
5. Article in POLITIS newspaper
6. Letters to Cypriot authorities on the occasion of the Universal Day of Human Rights
7. International Day of the Disappeared 30.08.2014 - press release - english
8. International Day of the Disappeared 30.08.2014 - press release - greek

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