Spanish Civil War: The recovery and identification of combatants

Herrasti, Lourdes; Márquez‐Grant, Nicholas; Etxeberria, Francisco

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110706

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“…Forensic practice has always had a humanitarian dimension, including in its contribution to clarifying the whereabouts of missing persons. However, in recent decades this has developed into the new discipline of Humanitarian Forensic Action: a field of forensic science dedicated exclusively to humanitarian activities, such as the search for the dead and disappeared from the Spanish Civil War (Herrasti et al, 2021).…”

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Humanitarian forensic action: A new forensic discipline helping to implement international law and construct peace

Tidball‐Binz

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2021

WIREs Forensic Science

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Asbtract Humanitarian forensic action, a novel field of application of forensic science, has evolved to assist the humanitarian response to armed conflicts, other situations of violence and catastrophic events. It is discipline framed by International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law and it was shaped up by the early experience of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team and that of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in Argentina during the 80s and 90s and later developed by international organizations, including the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Having demonstrated its worth, including for peace‐building, and evolving rapidly, this new field of application of forensic medicine and science needs further development, integration, and research to meet growing needs at global scale. This article is categorized under: Forensic Medicine > Mass Casualty Management Forensic Anthropology > Anthropology in Mass Disaster & War Crime Contexts Forensic Biology > Ethical and Social Implications

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Humanitarian forensic action: A new forensic discipline helping to implement international law and construct peace

Tidball‐Binz

Cordner

2021

WIREs Forensic Science

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“…Gomes et al 2019aC. Gomes et al , 2019bPalomo-Díez et al 2019;Etxeberria et al 2021;Herrasti et al 2021;Palomo-Díez et al 2021), mostly due to the concerns of the affected family members. It is estimated that the number of victims could exceed 300,000 individuals (Thomas 1977;Simkin 2012;Alonso-Milan 2015;Clodfelter 2017).…”

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“…It is estimated that the number of victims could exceed 300,000 individuals (Thomas 1977;Simkin 2012;Alonso-Milan 2015;Clodfelter 2017). The action model for the identification of human remains is based on annual governmental calls for family or historical associations so that they take the necessary steps for the identification process to begin properly (Ríos 2012;Etxeberria et al 2021;Herrasti et al 2021). The financial support initially provided by families and/or associations is what often allows for the beginning of the investigation process and the victims' identification (Etxeberria et al 2021;Herrasti et al 2021).…”

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“…The action model for the identification of human remains is based on annual governmental calls for family or historical associations so that they take the necessary steps for the identification process to begin properly (Ríos 2012;Etxeberria et al 2021;Herrasti et al 2021). The financial support initially provided by families and/or associations is what often allows for the beginning of the investigation process and the victims' identification (Etxeberria et al 2021;Herrasti et al 2021). For example, in the case of Catalonia (Spain), the government of the Generalitat has taken the initiative to call public tenders for the identification of individuals who died in the Civil War and during the Franco Dictatorship in that specific territory (Palomo-Díez et al 2019).…”

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Difficulties in Kinship Analysis for Victims’ Identification in Armed Conflicts

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Regarding human identification in armed conflicts, various complications can be observed. Usually, such difficulties can be social-related, which can include the lack of access to the relative’s genetic material, or the unwillingness of administrative and judicial authorities to participate in the process of identification. In the case of genetics, the analysis allows identifying the individual from a blood sample, a part of an organ, or from skeletal remains, which is why it is considered a much more extensive and effective method when compared with fingerprint techniques or odontology. However, several factors can prevent this identification, such as considerably degraded genetic material. For successful identification, it is mandatory to have access to antemortem biological samples unequivocally attributed to the individual in question, using recombinant nuclear markers, as well as using biological samples from close relatives, whether parents or sons. Nevertheless, the problems associated with armed conflicts make this type of study very difficult. In this article, we focus on the main difficulties encountered when identifying an individual victim of an armed conflict, as well as on the possibilities that exist and on viable measures that could be required to improve the identification of these victims.

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“…An unknown number of Republicans (thousands, in any case) were also buried there; whilst the recoveries of combatants have been fewer (see Ref. [ 16 ]. The work has been mainly driven by relatives, family associations and ultimately local institutions (see Ref.…”

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