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Exhumation of Mass Graves in Iraq
Considerations for Forensic Investigations, Humanitarian Needs, and the Demands of Justice
Eric Stover;
William D. Haglund, PhD;
Margaret Samuels, CSW
JAMA. 2003;290:663-666.
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Across war-torn Iraq, Iraqis have begun to reveal the horrors of nearly a quarter century of repressive rule. Former political prisoners have led journalists and human rights investigators to prisons where torture and summary executions reportedly were routine. Municipal grave diggers, shepherds, and farmers have publicly disclosed the whereabouts of mass graves believed to hold the bodies of those who disappeared during the rule of Saddam Hussein.1 Lacking adequate forensic expertise and in the absence of international assistance, Iraqis have been exhuming some of these graves in a manner that prevents forensic identification of most of the remains and possibly brings greater mental anguish to the relatives of the deceased. For example, in May 2003, at 2 sites located near the Mahawil military base just north of the southern Iraqi city of Hilla, villagers used a backhoe to dig up more . . . [Full Text of this Article]Forensic Investigations
Author Affiliations: School of Public Health, Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley (Mr Stover); International Forensic Program, Physicians for Human Rights, Boston, Mass (Dr Haglund); and National Center for Children Exposed to Violence, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn (Ms Samuels).
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