Forensic medicine and human rights.

The forensic scientist is used to evaluate lesions with regard to their age, the weapon used, the seriousness, etc. Based on a material of examinations of alleged victims of torture some of the types of lesions are discussed. The importance of being strictly objective and using a scientific approach is stressed. The Committee of Concerned Forensic Scientists and Physicians for the Documentation of Human Rights Abuses (CCFS) was formed in 1984. The aims and the work of the committee are described.