How developments in the science and technology of searching, recovering and identifying the missing/ disappeared are positively affecting the rights of victims around the world

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ID7800537
AuthorsJeremy Sarkin (0000-0002-9424-6874, University of South Africa, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume3
Issue1
Pages71-89
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Remains and Violence An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2054-2240 • E-ISSN: 2054-2240
PublisherManchester University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.7227/hrv.3.1.6
OpenAlexW2617254027
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This article examines the ways in which missing persons have been dealt with, mainly in the former Yugoslavia, to show how the huge advances made in the search for, recovery and identification of those who disappeared is positively impacting on the ability of families to find their loved ones. The article surveys the advances made in dealing with the missing on a range of fronts, including the technical and forensic capacities. It examines some of the other developments that have occurred around the world with regard to the search for, recovery and identification of people and makes recommendations on how to make improvements to ensure that the rights of families around the world, as well as a range of other human rights, including truth and justice, are enhanced

Economic Justice · Human rights · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Psychology

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