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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

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We held the meeting in Chiang Mai because it’s where our longtime partner the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) is headquartered.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

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From capturing the stories of human rights violations in Guatemala, Burma, Syria and Uganda, to helping a biologist plan a better restoration of a wetlands, or matching up an open source geek with the social good project of his or her dreams, Benetech’s team is using technology to make the world a better place.

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Martus Growth

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This tremendous growth is due in large part to the continued use of Martus by our partners working in Guatemala with the National Police Archive, and projects gathering data about Burma, Iraq and the Philippines.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

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You can read more about the many faces of the Martus user community and the impact that Martus has had on human rights groups , from Africa to Burma to Guatemala. In many cases, Martus also helped users turn those first-hand accounts into evidence of abuse in order to advance their causes.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

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The Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP) is hard at work to ensure that technology and science best meet the needs of human rights defenders in these critical times. This past year, our HRP team helped the human rights movement achieve great things.

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Big News in Benetech's Human Rights Program: New Funding and Enhanced Tools!

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Collin Sullivan, staff member of Benetech''s Human Rights Field Team, on a field visit in Thailand with a staff member of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) As the largest single grant in our Human Rights Program’s history, "On the Frontier of Secure Technology for Human Rights Monitoring” will allow Benetech to deliver a set (..)

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Promise and Peril: Martus for Human Rights in Burma

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I recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our longtime Martus partners in Thailand, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma ( ND-Burma ). We have extended Martus capacity building and technical support to ND-Burma since its inception in 2004. Luckily, the hidden notes escaped detection and she was released.

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