Brochure Somaliland 2015

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FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY AND HUMAN

RIGHTS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

UNCOVERING SOMALILANDS TROUBLED PAST:

MARCH 16TH - APRIL 12TH, 2015

Somaliland was a part of the former Republic of Somalia. The

regime of Mohammed Siad Barre carried out massacres against

the people of Somaliland. About 60,000 civilians were killed

and thousands were victims of enforced disappearance beforethe declaration of independence, in 1991.

Now, EPAFs Field Schools in Hargeisa will help to determine

the universe of missing people through a systematic approach

that includes ante mortem data collection, research of mass

graves and analysis of human remains.


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COURSE OBJECTIVE

In this 4-weeks Field School, the participants will assist in

training the staff of the War Crimes Investigation Commission

(WCIC) of Somaliland in forensic investigation of human rights

violations. At the completion of the course, the participants

will have an understanding of the application of forensic sci-

ences to the investigation of Human Rights violations, as well

as the process involved in the examination, recovery and anal-

ysis of mass graves and their contents.

As a norm, students will spend two weeks working in the exhu-

mation process and two weeks in the laboratory.


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CONTENTS AND SCHEDULES

Prior to arrival to Hargeisa, participants will receive a reading pack-

age on the culture, politics and recent history of Somaliland, as well as

their legacy of human rights violations. During the first day, studentswill receive an introductory lecture on the various aspects to be con-

sidered in an intervention of this nature.

In the field, participants will be guided through the exhumation pro-

cess from mass graves selected by the War Crimes Investigation Com-

mission of Somaliland, including (but not limited) to surveying, map-

ping, collection of surface evidence and exhumation procedures.

In the morgue, participants together with members of the staff of

WCIC- will be exposed to the examination of remains and associated

artefacts, as well as clean and storage recovered remains and associat-

ed artefacts. They will be guided through the process of aging, sexing,

calculate stature, biological affinity and trauma. In addition, they will

prepare individual reports.


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APPLICATION PROCESS

The application process for the Field School consists of:

Request and submit by e-mail the Somaliland application form to

[email protected]

Make a non-refundable deposit of US$ 200 before January 15th,

2015.

Participate in an interview (via Skype) with one of the Field School

Facilitators. These interviews should take place in early February

2015.

The estimated cost for Field School participants is US$4300. A first

payment of US$ 2150 should be completed by January 31st, 2015, and

a second payment of US$ 2150 should be completed by February 28th,

2015.VACANCIES ARE LIMITED!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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INFORMATION ABOUT COSTS

The costs include:

Accommodation at Adamss Inn Hotel, a peaceful environ-

ment, with all basic services for the participants comfort.

Three daily meals for the entire month.

The costs do not include:

Air tickets Travel insurances

Bank fees

The recommended carrier will be Ethiopian Airlines, to guar-

antee direct flights to Hargeisa.

For further information on payment methods, please write to

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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SECURITY

Despite travel advisories from some national governments

cautioning against all travel to Somalia, the distinction must be

made between the generic name of the region and Somali-

land, an independent country. The Field School will be carried

out in the zone of Hargeisa, where the security situation has

been stable for some years.

Security is, of course, our primary concern. Every possible ef-

fort will be made to ensure the security of the team and we

evaluated carefully every contingency in place. We will have

permanent protection from the security forces of Somaliland,

and the presence of our own security staff, dedicated exclu-sively to the Field School.


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HEALTH CARE

All aspects of the provision of medical cover for expatriates working in

Somaliland are handled by Exmed Global Medical Services of Here-

ford, UK. Exmed is contracted by the United Nations (UN) to provide

emergency care, Medevac (as far as Nairobi, Kenya) and primary care

to all registered NGOs.

Exmed will have a doctor and two paramedics on call 24/7, based in a

UN compound in Hargeisa. Also, there is a UN doctor and ambulance

based at a clinic in the World Health Organization (WHO) compound.

Everyone deploying to Hargeisa with the EPAF program should have

medical insurance and must have the following inoculations:

Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Rabies, Tetanus

Hargeisa is not classified as a Malaria risk area, but mosquito nets are

always useful.


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FACILITATORS

JOSE PABLO BARAYBAR has over 20 years of experience as a

forensic anthropologist. He has consulted and/or trained on

the use of forensics in cases of Human Rights violations in Gua-

temala, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Ethiopia, the Congo, Sierra

Leone, Kenya, Iraq, and the Philippines. He served as forensic

anthropologist for the International Criminal Tribunal for

Rwanda in 1996 and as Chief Forensic Anthropologist/

Archaeologist for the International Criminal Tribunal for theformer Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1996-2002.

FRANCO MORA is an Archaeologist trained as a bioarchaeolo-

gist early in his career, and he was also trained in forensic an-

thropology since joining the EPAF in 2007. Mr. Mora has

worked on several human rights cases as expert of the Prose-

cutor or of the defense, in Peru and countries as Colombia,

Guatemala, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somaliland, Alge-

ria, Mexico, Brazil and the United States.

CHRIS COBB-SMITH served for twenty years in the British Ar-

my, retiring in 1994. Recruited by the UKs Foreign and Com-

monwealth Office, he gained further operational experience

as an UNSCOM weapons inspector in Iraq and as a monitor for

the OSCEs Kosovo Verification Mission. Increasing awareness

that journalists were ill prepared for hostile environments led

to him founding Chiron Resources to provide specialist media

support.


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SPONSORED BY

The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) is an international human rights organization

dedicated to deterring torture and other severe human rights abuses around the world and

advancing the rights of survivors to seek truth, justice and redress. CJA uses litigation to hold

perpetrators individually accountable for human rights abuses, develop human rights law

and advance the rule of law in countries transitioning from periods of abuse.

For more information:

http://www.cja.org

The Center for Justice and Accountability

870 Market Street, Suite 682

San Francisco, CA 94102 USA

Tel: (415)544-0444

Email:[email protected]

ORGANIZED BY

EPAF International is a company dedicated to solutions in the field of international training in

forensic sciences and related disciplines.

Av. Mello Franco 341, Jesus Maria, Lima, Peru

Tel: (511) 4245490

Application form is downloadable from:

http://www.epafperu.org

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For questions, comments, or additional information, please write to:

[email protected]
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