Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

[Judi Lynn]

14-02-2020 15:36
The group, known as the EAAF, has worked with victims in more than 60 countries of various catastrophes and conflicts.

The world-renowned Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) has been nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its achievements in the field of applied sciences and collaborative justice.

The nomination was presented by Karina Batthyány, executive secretary of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLASCO), and Alejandro Villar, Chancellor of the National University of Quilmes (UNQ).

The EAAF is a scientific, non-governmental organisation that was founded in 1984 to help the families of victims of State terrorism and to provide evidence to the Judiciary in the recovery, identification and restitution of missing persons recorded between 1974 and 1983. The EAAF, led by Executive Director Luis Fondebrider, is composed group of specialists who develop scientific techniques in the field of Social Anthropology, Archeology, Forensic Anthropology, Computer Science and Genetics.

The organization has already worked in more than 60 countries with victims of disappearances, ethnic, political, institutional, gender and religious violence, drug-trafficking, human trafficking, organized crime, immigration processes, wars and armed conflicts, accidents and catastrophes.

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