Forensic archaeology and anthropology sensitization in post-conflict Uganda

Kim, Jaymelee J.; Elgerud, Lucia; Tuller, Hugh

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110062

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“…Forensic scientists, and anthropologists in particular, have been critiqued for entering communities with little preamble and conducting work restricted by governmental demands, international prerogatives, and academic ideologies [ 7 , 46 , 47 ]. As part of collaborative forensic humanitarian action or human rights intervention, the depth of community entry and acceptance of the scientist relies on developing local relationships and understanding the stakeholder landscape, socially or politically contentious issues, and pinch points that may develop.…”

Section: Developing Local Relationshipsmentioning

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Gaining Community Entry with Survivors for Forensic Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention

Kim

Elgerud

Tuller

2022

Forensic Sciences Research

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As forensic humanitarian and forensic human rights anthropology has continued to evolve, an ongoing concern in the field is meaningful engagement with survivors and the imperative to do no harm. For forensic anthropologists attempting to engage in grassroots forensic intervention, unaffiliated with an international investigation, means for effectively accessing and engaging communities has not been widely discussed. Here, forensic anthropologists draw on multiple, cross-cultural contexts to discuss methods and techniques for introducing forensic partnerships to communities. To do this, the scientist must consider their positionality as well as that of the stakeholders, develop effective local relationships, and consider a community-grounded approach. This paper argues that drawing on broader cultural anthropological training, ultimately informs one’s ability to gain entry into at-risk and vulnerable communities while minimizing harm. To illustrate this point, examples are drawn from Canada, Uganda, Cyprus, and Somaliland.

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Section: Developing Local Relationshipsmentioning

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Gaining Community Entry with Survivors for Forensic Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention

Kim

Elgerud

Tuller

2022

Forensic Sciences Research

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“…Reports created by forensic specialists should be made available and accessible to families, communities, and medico-legal personnel. Th is basic technical approach is common to most investigations (Fondebrider 2015; see also Redeker Hepner et al 2018: 148-149;Schmitt and Mazoori 2017;Kim, Elgerud and Tuller 2020;Fondebrider and Scheinsohn 2015) and is relevant to future discussions within the context of an Eritrean transitional justice process. However, preceding any of these steps should be an extended period of ethnographic fi eldwork on the ground in which local meanings of the relationship between death, disappearance and justice must be understood, the needs of families and communities centered, and the potential impacts of forensic investigation addressed.…”

Section: Forensic Investigation and Transitional Justicementioning

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“Justice Futures”: Forensic Investigation and the Potential for Transformation in Eritrea

Hepner

Mekonnen²

2022

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This article addresses the role of the dead and disappeared and the potential for forensic investigation of atrocities in the context of an evolving transitional justice debate and framework for Eritrea. As one possible component of transitional justice, forensic investigation represents an especially potent modality to document the physical evidence of atrocities, help establish truth and accountability, and catalyse deeper conversations about justice, reconciliation, repair, access to resources, and socio-political transformation. This discussion is especially relevant as human rights proponents continue to debate the implications of findings by the Human Rights Council that Eritrean authorities have committed or enabled crimes against humanity and whether these should culminate in a referral to the International Criminal Court.

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Bedeviling binaries: an integrated and dialectical approach to forensic anthropology in northern Uganda

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Steadman²

2023

Anthropology of Violent Death

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Forensic archaeology and anthropology sensitization in post-conflict Uganda

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Gaining Community Entry with Survivors for Forensic Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention

Gaining Community Entry with Survivors for Forensic Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention

“Justice Futures”: Forensic Investigation and the Potential for Transformation in Eritrea

Bedeviling binaries: an integrated and dialectical approach to forensic anthropology in northern Uganda

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