Category Archives: human rights violations

Forensics: Right to ‘bodily autonomy’ upheld. ‘Disproven and unsupportable’: Kansas judge blocks junk science abortion restrictions – Kansas Reflector

Posted on October 31, 2023 by csidds

A Kansas judge blocked several long-standing and newly-implemented abortion restrictions in the state on Monday. — Read on kansasreflector.com/2023/10/30/disproven-and-unsupportable-kansas-judge-blocks-junk-science-abortion-restrictions/

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Forensics: Mass casualty ID in Israel. ‘I only knew that from the Nazis’: Israeli forensic experts identify tortured and burned bodies

Posted on October 16, 2023 by csidds

Experts say they have found evidence of decapitation, rape and people being burned alive. — Read on http://www.politico.eu/article/i-only-knew-that-from-the-nazis-what-israeli-forensics-have-been-seeing-for-days/

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Forensics: Fake cop evidence. Who pays out millions to the wrongfully convicted in Ohio? You do.

Posted on September 29, 2023 by csidds

Charles Jackson retraced the same steps he took in 1991, walking into Casino East bar on Cleveland’s east side, that night he had no idea just how much those steps would cost him. — Read on http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/taxpayers-on-the-hooks-as-the-state-pays-out-of-millions-of-dollars-to-wrongfully-imprisoned

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Forensics: More than 100K indigenous remains still in museum collections despite NAGPRA and mere promises to repatriate.

Posted on September 3, 2023 by csidds

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/03/smithsonian-peruvian-skulls-return-antiquities/

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Forensis: War crimes. Among the Dead: Forensic Scientists Recall Horror of Kosovo’s Mass Graves

Posted on August 30, 2023 by csidds

The smell of decay and the trauma of exhuming children’s bodies from mass graves dominate the memories of forensic experts who worked in Kosovo, Bosnia and Serbia after the war, driven by a sense of justice and the desire to … Continue reading →

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Alabama’s History of Botched Executions. Say Hello to AG Stevie Marshall

Posted on August 29, 2023 by csidds

Forensics: Bumbling Alabama AG Stevie Marshall’s history of tortuous executions. huffpost.com/entry/alabama-…

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Forensics: Gastly form of execution using nitrogen gas. AG Steve Marshall is a ghoul. Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen | AP News

Posted on August 27, 2023 by csidds

Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. — Read on apnews.com/article/alabama-death-penalty-nitrogen-hypoxia-a6f414ff6147cbd38de6a8cd01f96653

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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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