Description
This panel brings together scholars from two major ERC-funded projects—MaGPIE, led by Bournemouth University, and DISACT, based at the University of Cyprus— and prominent academics in the field to examine the intersection of enforced disappearances and mass graves. The focus is on understanding how these acts of repressive violence serve as tools of control and the implications for human rights and international accountability.
Disappearances and mass graves, while distinct in their manifestations, are interconnected phenomena that reflect systematic efforts to conceal violence, erase evidence, and deny justice. This panel explores how the management of human remains, from enforced disappearances to the discovery and disturbance of mass graves, shapes narratives of repression, impedes justice, and challenges international frameworks.
