Forensic investigation, truth and trust in the context of transitional justice in Brazil

Truth commissions are widely recognised tools used in negotiation following political repression. Their work may be underpinned by formal scientific investigation of human remains. This paper presents an analysis of the role of forensic investigations in the transition to democracy following the Bra...

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Main Authors: Marco Aurelio Guimarães, Raffaela Arrabaça Francisco, Sergio Britto Garcia, Martin Evison, Maria Eliana Castro Pinheiro, Iara Xavier Pereira, Diva Santana, Julie Alvina Guss Patrício
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2017-10-01
Series:Human Remains and Violence
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