forensic anthropologists and their roles in human rights abuses
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This essay will not only delve into the history behind the military massacre of Nanking, and the genocides of Rwanda and Argentina, but it will also bring forth the struggles that the forensic anthropologists goes through. From the actual “dirty work” of the job – and the sights and smells that come with it – to the much more dangerous aspect such as living in areas still thriving with political conflict, forensic anthropologists that return from these human rights missions leave with an entirely different perspective on their own life. With excerpts and examples from Clea Koff, a female forensic anthropologist that went on five human rights missions (Rwanda [Kibuye and Kigali], Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo), this paper will also highlight on the much more personal and “inner-self” impacts that forensic anthropologists experience after a mission. Finally, by presenting past genocides and massacres, as well as Koff’s stories, this essay will conclude on and discuss the importance for the forensic anthropologist to be well rounded in all four fields of anthropology.