Families of Lebanese War Missing Choose to Forgive Past
Families of Lebanon's war missing are calling on the government to form a commission to look into the fate of relatives nearly three decades after the country's civil war ended.
Parliament approved forming such a commission earlier this month. The law was the first official recognition of the problem that haunted families of an estimated 17,000 missing since the war ended in 1990.
Despite a 1991 amnesty, the new law called for accountability for war crimes, causing concerns among Lebanon's former warlords, many of whom remain leading politicians.
The families said Wednesday they are not seeking accountability but want to know what happened to their relatives.
"This law didn't come to create new conflicts but to end old ones," said Wadad Halwani, representative of the families' group.
29 November 2018, 10:57
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Which politicians are bringing up their case and working for their justice? Have they all forgotten about them?
29 November 2018, 14:18
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to preface this i lost a beloved uncle. i think of him everyday. he was kidnapped at a checkpoint in west beirut. we never heard of him again. but we need to forgive but never forget nor repeat, the cost was too high. the missing taken to syria is a different matter. they were alive in prisons there. this has been documented. the fact that it's allies haven't pressed the regime for answers is unforgivable and criminal.
