EAAF Urges Relatives to Provide Blood for DNA Identification in Argentina
Thirty people have been identified after vanishing in Argentina between 1974 and 1983, while hundreds of recovered bodies in Buenos Aires province remain unidentified due to a lack of matching DNA profiles.
- A forensic campaign is urging relatives of individuals forcibly disappeared in Argentina between 1974 and 1983 to provide blood samples for genetic identification.
- The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) states that approximately 600 bodies recovered from common and individual graves in Buenos Aires province cemeteries lack sufficient genetic profiles for DNA cross-referencing.
- Family members across multiple generations, including parents, children, siblings, cousins, uncles, and grandchildren, are eligible to donate blood samples through free, confidential, and voluntary extractions.
Families looking for relatives lost during Argentina’s last military rule are submitting DNA samples to help identify remains, according to SATSAID. Around 600 bodies recovered from common and individual graves across Buenos Aires province cemeteries have not been identified due to a shortage of genetic profiles required for DNA cross-referencing.
The work carried out by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) alongside family organizations has successfully identified 30 people kidnapped by state terrorism in Loma del Torito, Córdoba. According to SATSAID, these identifications mean thirty children have returned home and their families can finally mourn their histories.
To increase the certainty of identifications, the EAAF notes that a growing number of relatives must contribute DNA samples. While primary-generation relatives such as parents, children, and siblings are the primary donors, cousins, uncles, and grandchildren are also eligible to provide blood.
The extraction process is completely free, strictly confidential, and voluntary, and the genetic material is utilized solely for identification purposes, SATSAID reported. Relatives seeking more information can visit the official EAAF website (eaaf.org).
Individuals with a family member who was the victim of forced disappearance in Argentina between 1974 and 1983 can contact the team through multiple channels established for the campaign. Telephone inquiries are available on weekdays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 0800-345-3236, or via WhatsApp at +54 9 11 2348-5229, and by email at [email protected].
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