The Center for Forensic Science and Human Rights conducts forensic scientific investigation of primarily skeletonized human remains worldwide, particularly those found in circumstances indicating abuses of human rights, such as mass graves, “ethnic cleansing”, torture, or genocide. A secondary activity is forensic assistance lent to medical examiners’ offices and regional law enforcement agencies in solving missing person and homicide cases. This activity is carried out by forensic scientists (forensic anthropologists, forensic pathologists, and DNA specialists) associated with CFSHR. It furthers the purposes of ICSM by applying forensic science to the benefit of society as a whole, providing closure to families affected by genocide, and uncovering evidence useful in prosecuting human rights violations.
