Dr. Clyde Snow’s Legacy: Using Forensic Anthropology to Investigate Human Rights Abuses

The death last year of forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow is an occasion for reflection on the long and difficult struggle for accountability for severe abuses of human rights. More than 30 years ago, Dr. Snow conducted the first exhumations of victims of such abuses to identify victims and cause of death.

At a recent panel discussion, some of Dr. Snow’s collaborators honored his life and work. Panelists included Granito: How to Nail a Dictator filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís; photographer Susan Meiselas, who worked closely with Dr. Snow in Kurdistan and other exhumation sites; forensic anthropologist Fredy Peccerelli, who began his work with Dr. Snow; and moderator Aryeh Neier, another close collaborator with Dr. Snow.

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