Special Panel with UNBC 2017 Honorary Degree Recipient Fredy Peccerelli

Mr. Fredy Peccerelli, world-renowned forensic expert, will speak on the work of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Team (FAFG) and the search for the disappeared in a context of impunity and seeking justice. 

Three panelists will join him to discuss the role of the search for truth/memory/justice in their own work and in the communities with whom they work. 

Join us for this discussion on the commonalities shared by families—searching for truth—in both Canada and Guatemala. The panel will include Terry Teegee, UNBC alumnus & Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief; Dr. Antonia Mills, UNBC Professor Emeritus; Erica Henderson, UNBC alumna & FAFG Technical Sustainability Assistant.  Moderated by Dr. Catherine Nolin, UNBC Geography (Associate Professor & Chair).

Background

Mr. Fredy Peccerelli is a world-renowned forensic expert, with experience in post-conflict countries in the search for those disappeared during the conflicts and mass grave exhumation of victims of the internal armed conflict in Guatemala.

In recognition of his commitments and expertise, he was awarded the 2012 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism (http://www.albavolunteer.org/2012/06/albapuffin-award-honors-struggle-for-victims%E2%80%99-rights-in-latin-america/), recognizing his tireless efforts as a defender of human rights in Latin America.

Fredy Peccerelli is Guatemala's foremost forensic anthropologist and longtime advocate of a strong partnership between his organization and UNBC, and more specifically with Associate Professor and Geography Program Chair, Dr. Catherine Nolin and her research program in Guatemala.