§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will offer technical advice to the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Team (EAFG) with the objective of creating a scientific resource capable of deterring future human rights violations by uncovering the facts about violations in the past; and whether they consider that the idea could be applied in other countries where there have been reports of extrajudicial killings, such as Sri Lanka and Turkey.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)We understand that forensic science102WA techniques can usefully be applied in some human right!; cases, for example in the identification of remains. In accordance with UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/33, we have passed to the UN Centre for Human Rights details of the assistance which the forensic science service can provide. The Guatemalan forensic anthropology team has not approached us for help, but we would consider any such request.