CMP
Opening of CMP exhibition at the EU Parliament, Brussels on 11 Oct 2016: President of the European Parliament Mr. Martin Schulz and President of the European Commission Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker with the CMP Members.
The three CMP Members present the book “Beneath the Carob Trees: The Lost Lives of Cyprus” to the two Leaders on 14 September 2016.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opens CMP Exhibition at UN Headquarters, New York on 31 May 2016
Visit by the President of the European Parliament, Mr. Martin Schulz, to the CMP laboratory,
29 March 2016
Visit of religious leaders of Cyprus to the CMP laboratory,
8 February 2016
Visit of the Leaders to
the CMP laboratory,
20 December 2015.
The CMP is determined to find, identify and return to families the remains of the 2001 persons who went missing during the events of 1963-64 and 1974 in Cyprus.
We have returned the
remains of more than
700 persons missing from the events of 1963-64
and 1974 to their
families
More than 70 Cypriot scientists work to exhume, analyse and identify the remains of missing persons.
They are "The Faces of the CMP"
The CMP has excavated more than 900 suspected burial sites across Cyprus and exhumed the remains of more than 1000 persons.
About the CMP
July 2007 marked a turning point of historical significance: the CMP began returning the first remains of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot individuals to their families. These individuals had been missing since the tragic events of 1963-64 and 1974.
The primary objective of the CMP is to enable relatives of missing persons to recover the remains of their loved ones, arrange for a proper burial and close a long period of anguish and uncertainty. Most Cypriot families have been directly or indirectly affected and it is hoped that the healing of old wounds will in turn favour the overall process of reconciliation between both communities.
Press Releases
Australia donates 7,000 Euro to the CMP
May 18, 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Australia donates 7,000 Euro to the CMP
(Nicosia, 18 May 2017) - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to Australia for its donation of EUR 7,000 made today. This brings the Australian financial assistance to the CMP to a total of EUR 13,300 over...
Recent recoveries at CMP excavations
May 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Recent recoveries at CMP excavations
(Nicosia, 15 May 2017) - On 15 May, CMP excavation teams located the remains of one individual in a civilian area in Famagusta/Gagimağuza, and of two additional individuals (thus reaching a total number of six) within a military zone at Saint...
Cyprus donates 125,000 EUR to the CMP
Apr 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Cyprus donates 125,000 EUR to the CMP
(Nicosia, 20.04.2017) - The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) wishes to express its sincere thanks to the Republic of Cyprus for its donation of EUR 125,000 made today. This allocation brings the Republic of Cyprus’ financial assistance to the...
Quick Facts
Number of missing people:
Greek Cypriots: 1508
Turkish Cypriots: 493
Identified Individuals returned to their families:
Greek Cypriots: 579
Turkish Cypriots: 184
Sites excavated:
Opened: 1150 (No of Human remains on sites: 1229)
Sets of Remains analyzed:
CMP in the news
Mar 05, 2017
Thousands of deaths, secret mass graves and decades steeped in anger — small but strategically located Cyprus has much to teach the world about the...
Mar 09, 2017
There were 84 skeletons, all in one place.
It wasn't the first, or the last, mass grave Ceren Ceraloglu would search, but the feeling of standing...