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Crime and Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Ciudad Juárez
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Brief Description
The created Crime and Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Ciudad Juárez, equipped with leading-edge technology and specialized personnel, has proven an important scientific and technological tool for assisting the investigation of crimes against women. For example, it facilitated identification of skeletal remains by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team.
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/MEX/7-8, para. 217.
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