The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)

The Disappeared were 17 individuals from Northern Ireland who are believed to have been abducted, killed, and secretly buried during the Troubles, primarily by Irish republican paramilitaries. On 27 April 1999, the British and Irish governments established the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) to recover their bodies. The Commission operates on a confidential basis and focuses solely on locating and returning the remains to victims’ families.

While the ICLVR investigates only the 17 individuals formally designated as the Disappeared, other cases with similar characteristics have been noted in public discourse. These include Lisa Dorrian and Gareth O’Connor, whose disappearances occurred after the Troubles and are not within the Commission’s official mandate. Provided by Wikipedia