List of missing people organizations
This is a list of missing people organizations grouped by international or United States location. A missing person is a person who has disappeared, and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and fate is not believed known.
International
- The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children works with Interpol, law enforcement, and elected officials worldwide to combat child pornography and abduction.[1][2][3][4][5]
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement through their FamilyLinks website they help track people who are missing after a natural disaster or displaced by war to re-unite with their families.[6]
- Interpol is involved in missing person cases primarily when human trafficking is involved or by identifying victims of child abduction through their International Child Sexual Exploitation Image database (ICSE DB).
- Tie A Ribbon: Online directory raising awareness for missing people in the United Kingdom.[7]
United States
- LostNMissing Inc[8] is an all volunteer state and federally recognized 501(c)3 Non-Profit charitable organization to assist law enforcement and the families of missing. They never charge a fee for services and are dependent upon public donations. All Support Members, Board of Directors, Officers and Owner are Volunteers.
- National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or NamUs[9] is a clearinghouse for missing persons and unidentified decedent records in the United States, a part of the Department of Justice.
- The Doe Network contains both unidentified and missing persons cases.[10]
References
- ↑ Donald F. Sprague (2012). Investigating Missing Children Cases: A Guide for First Responders and Investigators. CRC Press. pp. 167–68. ISBN 1439860637.
- ↑ Babak Akhgar, Andrew Staniforth, Francesca Bosco (2014). Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigator's Handbook. Syngress. p. 138. ISBN 0128008113.
- ↑ "Contact Us". ICMEC.
- ↑ "Spotlight". The Technology Coalition.
- ↑ "About the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children". ICMEC.
- ↑ familylinks.icrc.org
- ↑ tie-a-ribbon.co.uk
- ↑ lostnmissing.com
- ↑ namus.gov
- ↑