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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

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As the worldwide debate continues about the release of government information by Wikileaks, history has shown that the uncovering of government data can be an important factor in human rights investigations. million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archive which was discovered by chance in 2005.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

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Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. To that end, we combine statistical analysis of patterns of violence with information about military and police hierarchy, communication flow and deployment patterns.

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Fueling Progress Towards Gender Equality and the 2030 Global Goals

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In 2017, Equal Measures 2030 —an independent civil society and private sector-led partnership—was established in order to connect data and evidence with advocacy and action as a means to drive gender equality and reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. . The Sustainable Development Goals promise to leave no one behind.

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How a Multi-Sectoral Partnership is Fueling Progress Towards Gender Equality and the 2030 Global Goals

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In 2017, Equal Measures 2030 —an independent civil society and private sector-led partnership—was established in order to connect data and evidence with advocacy and action as a means to drive gender equality and reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. . The Sustainable Development Goals promise to leave no one behind.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

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50CAN is an organization that drives the creation of stronger, more equitable schools in every state and community within its national network. We thought, with all the communication going on, that there was a lot of data but not much else. People needed that data distilled into something digestible and actionable.

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Wikileaks War Data Reveal Underreporting of Iraqi Civilian Casualties

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The unofficial Iraq Body Count (IBC) , which tracks civilian casualties in Iraq based on press reports and administrative records, has initiated a comparison of their own data to the deaths documented in the SIGACTS data. This new evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that IBC’s press data underreport small events in Iraq.

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Guatemalan Police Archive Finds Evidence in Disappearance Case

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A Guest Beneblog by Tamy Guberek (Benetech HRDAG team member from Colombia) There is important news this month from our partners at the Guatemalan National Police Archive, which has worked since 2006 with Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG).