International Working group for release of prisoners and hostages and tracing of missing persons of the Karabakh conflict

Yearly Report 2003 Activities

-   Continued cooperation with our on-site coordinators;

-   Six journeys to the region: three to the Armenian side, three to the Azerbaijanian side;

-   1. Journey to Azerbaijan: 12.3.-14.3.2003;
Bernhard Clasen, Svetlana Gannuschkina, Avaz Hasanov;

-   2. Journey to Armenia and the region Nagornij Karabakh: 24.-29. April 2003;
Bernhard Clasen, Albert Voskanjan, Karine Minasjan, Avas Hasanov;

-   3. Journey to Azerbaijan: 11.5.-13.5.2003;
Svetlana Gannuschkina, Bernhard Clasen, Paata Zakareishvili, Avas Hasanov;

-   4. Journey to Armenia and region of Nagornij Karabach: 2.8.-8.8.2003
Paata Zakareishvili, Bernhard Clasen, Albert Voskanjan, Avas Hasanov, Karine Minasjan

-   5. Journey to Azerbaijan: 14.11. – 17.11.2003
TeilnehmerInnen: Svetlana Gannuschkina, Bernhard Clasen, Avas Hasanov

-   6. Journey to Armenia and region Nagornij Karabach: 24. – 30.11.2003
Bernhard Clasen, Avas Hasanov, Karine Minasjan, Albert Voskanjan.

-   Participating in a conference of the ICRC  
The IWG was the only international NGO, working on the issue of missing persons from the Karabakh-conflict, which was invited to participate in the conference. “The Missing: the right to know. Action to resolve the problem of people unaccounted for as a result of armed conflict or internal violence and to assist their families.“

-   Staying in touch with former POWs – offering them humanitarian aid (computer courses, educational support etc.)