ICRC Publications

• . Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders
• . The Forensic Human Identification Process: An Integrated Approach
• . Forensic Identification of Human Remains
• . The Recovery of Human Remains in Weapon-Contaminated Settings
• . Medicolegal Facilities – Guidelines for Architectural Programming and Construction Assistance
• . Guidelines for the use of Forensic Genetics in Investigations into Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Violations
• . Guiding Principles for Dignified Management of the Dead in Humanitarian Emergencies and to Prevent them Becoming Missing Persons
• . Clarifying the fate and whereabouts of missing migrants: Exchanging information along migratory routes
• . A comprehensive web-based solution for managing information on missing persons and human remains
• . Restoring Family Links – Families Belong Together
• . Missing Persons: A Hidden Tragedy
• . Missing Migrants and their Families – The ICRC’s Recommendations to Policy-Makers
• . A Potential Contribution to Human Identification Using Peri-Mortem Trauma: An Example from Peru (2017)
• . Challenges in identification of dead migrants in the Mediterranean
• . Child trafficking and European migration crisis_The role of forensic practitioners
• . Ebola epidemic in Liberia and managing the dead_A future tole for Humanitarian Forensic Action
• . Ethical considerations for forensic scientists participating in humanitarian action_A personal reflection
• . Forensic aspects of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Disaster
• . Grave mapping in support of the search for missing persons in conflict contexts
• .Humanitarian forensic action_Its origins and future
• .ICRC AM PM Database_Challenges in forensic data management in the humanitarian sphere
• . International Humanitarian Law_The legal framework for humanitarian forensic action
• .Large-scale forensic investigation into the missing_Challenges and considerations
• .Psychosocial approach in humanitarian forensic action_Latin American perspective
• . Recovery and identification of human remains in post-conflict environments
• . Sexual violence interventions_Considerations for humanitarian settings
• . The International Committee of the Red Cross and the protection of world war dead
• . The pathology of torture
• . Use of forensic DNA analysis in humanitarian forensic action_The development of a set of international standards

Reading material by resource persons

• . A dental perspective on the successes and limitations of DVI response to Nepal earthquake
• . Advancements and challenges in dental forensic for DVI
• . Analysis of smiling photograph; Operation US-Bangla Air Crash
• . Ante Mortem (yellow) INTERPOL DVI form (2018, fillable) – Missing person
• . Application of UV light in DVI of Avalanche Victims
• . Awarness and perception of an Indian dental professional in context to the process and their role in DVI as a taskmaster
• . Case report_operation makalu air crash_influence of cognitive and human factors on decision making
• . Challenges and technological solutions to theidentification of individuals in mass grave scenarios in the modern context
• . Challenges in identification of dead migrants in the Mediterranean
• . Child trafficking and European migration crisis_The role of forensic practitioners
• . Commingled human remains methods in recovery, analysis, and identification-annotated_Adams, Byrd – 2014
• . Ethical considerations for forensic scientists participating in humanitarian action_A personal reflection
• . Forensic Anthropology & most probable cause of death in cases of violations against IHL
• . Forensic Anthropology Research in East and Southeast Asia_Go et al. (2019)
• . Forensic aspects of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Disaster
• . Forensic odontology in DVI_current practice and recent advances
• . Grave mapping in support of the search for missing persons in conflict contexts
• . Handbook of forensic anthropology and archaeology Blau, Ubelaker eds (2016)
• . Humanitarian forensic action_Its origins and future
• . ICRC AM PM Database_Challenges in forensic data management in the humanitarian sphere
• . Identification of deceased children of Nepal airlines crash through dental age estimation
• . Identifying, tracking, and reporting disaster-related deaths
• . Importance of dental records for victim identification following Indian ocean tsunami in Thailand
• . International Humanitarian Law_The legal framework for humanitarian forensic action
• . Interpol fact sheet_DVI
• . Interpol_DVI Guide 2023
• . Interpol_DVI Guide Annexure 1
• . Interpol_DVI Guide Annexure 3
• . Interpol_DVI Guide Annexure 4
• . Interpol_DVI Guide Annexure 5
• . Interpol_DVI Guide Annexure 6
• . Large-scale forensic investigation into the missing_Challenges and considerations
• . Mass Fatality Incidents A Guide for Human Forensic Identification
• . Mass fatality incidents_a guide for human forensic identification_NIJ special report
• . Psychosocial approach in humanitarian forensic action_Latin American perspective
• . Recovery and identification of human remains in post-conflict environments
• . Sexual violence interventions_Considerations for humanitarian settings
• . The Bournemouth Protocol on Mass Grave Protection & Investigation
• . The Contribution by (Forensic) Archaeologists to Human Rights Investigations of Mass Graves – K. Juhl
• . The International Committee of the Red Cross and the protection of world war dead
• . The pathology of torture
• . The role of forensic anthropology in DVI_recent developments and future prospects
• . The Role of Forensic Anthropology in the Examination of the Daegu Subway Disaster
• . Use of forensic DNA analysis in humanitarian forensic action_The development of a set of international standards