The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense, EAAF) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, scientific organization that applies forensic sciences - mainly forensic anthropology and archaeology- to the investigation of human rights violations in Argentina and worldwide. EAAF was established in 1984 to investigate the cases of at least 9,000 disappeared people in Argentina under the military government that ruled from 1976-1983. Today, the team works...
more »The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense, EAAF) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, scientific organization that applies forensic sciences - mainly forensic anthropology and archaeology- to the investigation of human rights violations in Argentina and worldwide. EAAF was established in 1984 to investigate the cases of at least 9,000 disappeared people in Argentina under the military government that ruled from 1976-1983. Today, the team works in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe on five integrated programs:
The team conducts forensic investigations in Argentina and internationally by answering the requests of local and international human rights organizations, local and international judicial bodies, tribunals, and special commissions of inquiry such as Truth Commissions.
The objective of the EAAF's Investigation Program is to determine the identity of victim(s), the cause and manner of death and the patterns of violations of human rights by applying forensic sciences, returning the remains of victims to their families and communities and presenting findings and evidence to relevant judicial and investigative bodies. In the course of these investigations, the EAAF has been able to disclose the fate of thousands of victims of abuses in the thirty-one countries where we have carried out direct casework. Since 1984 the team has worked in more than 30 countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.
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