British Charity Successfully Completes Project with UN

The British charity Inforce Foundation has successfully completed its involvement in a UN sponsored operation in a former war zone in the Mediterranean. Inforce Foundation specialises in the science of Forensic Archaeology and created some of the world standards for exhuming the bodies of victims of both man made and natural disasters, for evidential and for identification purposes.

Inforce were retained by the UN in relation to UN sponsored project to locate human remains in a former warzone and were advised by Humphries Kirk, English solicitors, in relation to various outcome matters.

Professor Margaret Cox of Inforce said "We are pleased that the final stage of this project is now completed with all outstanding matters between ourselves and the UN now settled. We look forward to further projects in this important field in the future".

Humphries Kirk are a provincial firm of solicitors based in Dorset with extensive overseas connections. Senior Commercial partner James Selby Bennett said "This was a historically important project for Inforce Foundation, whose services to the cause of seeking justice and closure for victims and their families is second to none. I am very pleased that we were able to achieve completion of this project and would like to place on record our thanks to our counterparts in the United Nations legal department in New York for their professionalism".

Inforce's charitable activities continue with the setting of standards for the multidisciplinary forensic investigation of mass disasters and scenes of crime. For further information and donations contact:-

Professor Margaret Cox
Chief Executive Officer
Inforce Foundation
DASSR, Cranfield University
Shrivenham
Swindon
SN6 8LA, UK

mcox@inforce.org.uk

If you have an enquiry about an international matter, or any of the other services we offer such as personal injury law and divorce law then please contact Humphries Kirk's Poole office on 01202 725400.

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