Since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, the number of persons going missing and being subjected to enforced disappearance has been staggering, and their whereabouts remain unclear. At the same time, two clandestine graves with unidentified bodies are discovered per day in Mexico. According to official figures, the country reached the devastating milestone of 100,000 disappeared and missing persons at the end of 2021. 

In both contexts, open-source information has proven of immediate value in drawing public attention to human rights violations, war crimes and systemic violence. It can also serve as documentary evidence in investigations and legal proceedings to bring perpetrators to justice. To learn about and discuss the crucial work of the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner 2022), Forensic Architecture (UK), and Datacívica (Mexico) regarding using open-source information to find and investigate cases of disappeared persons, sign up to attend the public panel (onsite at the kHaus in Basel / on Zoom) next week. The panel will last for 1 hour, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with an estimated ending time at 7.30 pm (CET).

We look very much forward to welcoming you at the kHaus or to your online participation.

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