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Using forensics to investigate human rights abuses

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team developes new techiniqes of identifying the remains of the disappeared by excavating cadavers and using physical evidence, such as dental records, to match known characteristics of missing persons.  The project originated with assistance from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and in turn assisted developing similar forensic teams in Guatemala and El Salvador.
For a detailed exploration of this tactic, please consult our tactical notebook, "Uncovering the Evidence" by Luis Fondebrider. To view the notebook, copy the following URL and paste it into your web browser: http://www.newtactics.org/en/UncoveringtheEvidence

For a detailed exploration of this tactic, please click on the following link to consult our tactical notebook, <b><a href="http://www.newtactics.org/en/UncoveringtheEvidence">Uncovering the Evidence</a></b> by Luis Fondebrider.

Tactic Information
Intervention type: 
Restorative Tactics - Remembering abuses
Objective: 
to train human rights NGOs to use forensic tools to advance their investigations, to provide more support for victims and to strengthen the credibility of their work against impunity
Sector initiating tactic: 
Civil society
Sector intended to affect: 
Civil society