Category Archives: human rights violations

Forensics: $$$ Federal Research Grants Prevent Repatriation Of Indigenous Remains and Allows destructive Tests

Posted on July 21, 2023 by csidds

http://www.huffpost.com/entry/repatriation-native-american-remains_n_64b97d77e4b0ad7b75f7dd15

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Forensics: Journal of the California Dental Association. “Bitemark evidence has led to wrongful convictions and death sentences.”

Posted on June 24, 2023 by csidds

“We find bitemark transfer to skin is not reliable.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2191391 — Read on http://www.inforney.com/content/tncms/live/

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Forensics: DNA Testing Startup Lied To Customers About Deleting Their Data, FTC Alleges

Posted on June 17, 2023 by csidds

A genetic testing company is under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for failing to protect customer data. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/06/16/dna-testing-startup-lied-to-customers-about-deleting-their-data-ftc-alleges/

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Forensics: Expert says ending DNA testing at the border will result in ‘more suffering and exploitation’

Posted on June 15, 2023 by csidds

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Tulsa Massacre Progress: Forensic Scientists, Genealogists Make Progress In 1921 Graves Investigation

Posted on June 1, 2023 by csidds

Forensic Scientists, Genealogists Make Progress In 1921 Graves Investigation — Read on http://www.news9.com/story/6477b8362214290b79509aff/forensic-scientists-genealogists-make-progress-in-1921-graves-investigation

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Forensics: Weil Secures Exoneration and Innocence for Texas Man Who Wrongly Served 26 Years in Prison – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Posted on May 26, 2023 by csidds

In a matter referred to Weil by the Innocence Project in 2020, a Weil pro bono team, working in partnership with the Innocence Project and the Dallas District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Division, successfully secured exoneration and an actual innocence … Continue reading →

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Forensics: NAGPRA resister case. A Quarter-Century Later, Cal State Fullerton Prepares to Repatriate Native Ancestors Again

Posted on May 23, 2023 by csidds

California State University Fullerton has begun the process of returning an unconfirmed number — thought to be around 213—of Native American human remains and burial objects to their respective tribal nations. — Read on nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/a-quarter-century-later-cal-state-fullerton-prepares-to-repatriate-native-ancestors-again

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Forensics: Cops destroying evidence after convictions. Here’s how we can reduce wrongful convictions

Posted on May 23, 2023 by csidds

We must learn from our past mistakes and invest in the possibility of uncovering future wrongful convictions. — Read on http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2023-05-22/opinion-california-innocence-project-michael-semanchik-wrongful-convictions-horace-roberts

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Forensics: When skull measurements considered ethnic superiority. Anténor Firmin challenged anthropology’s racist roots 150 years ago

Posted on May 18, 2023 by csidds

In The Equality of the Human Races, Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin showed that science did not support division among the races. — Read on http://www.sciencenews.org/article/antenor-firmin-anthropology-racism-haiti

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Forensics: Emmett Till’s female accuser has just died 70 years after he was lynched.

Posted on April 29, 2023 by csidds

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