Journal
Forensic excavations and burials in Uruguay, 2004–10
Human Remains and Violence, Volume 2, No. 2 (2016), pp. 56-66
Author
Jose López Mazz
Publication Year
2016
Thematic Area
Forensics
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Mechanisms
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The Search Process
Topic
Burial Site / Mass Grave
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Detention
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DNA Analysis
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Identification
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Memorialization
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Recovery of remains / Excavation / Exhumation
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Right to Know/Truth
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Transitional Justice
Access
Open access
This article will describe the contemporary scientific techniques used to excavate and identify the dead bodies of disappeared detainees from the Uruguayan dictatorship. It will highlight the developments that have led to increased success by forensic anthropologists and archaeologists in uncovering human remains, as well as their effects, both social and political, on promoting the right to the truth and mechanisms of transitional justice.
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