Webinar

Webinar Recording - Forensics and the Missing: Ask the Experts

Russian version
Portuguese version
French version
English version
Author
ICRC
Publication Year
2020
Region
Global
Thematic Area
Families / Forensics
Topic
Burial Site / Mass Grave / Identification / Management of the Dead / Recovery of remains / Excavation / Exhumation
Access
Open access

This webinar organized by the ICRC addresses issues related to missing persons and forensics. The webinar discusses the use of forensic sciences to clarify the fate and whereabouts of people going missing, for humanitarian purposes. It allowed families and family associations to meet forensic experts and get acquainted with the tecnical aspects of forensic processes, build trust in these processes, and ultimately help accept the results.

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