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Supporting Vulnerable Human Rights Defenders in the Congo

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Patrick Ball, Benetech's Chief Scientist and Vice President of our Human Rights Program, is spending much of this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Patrick is working with a UN human rights project.

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The Mismeasure of War

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This claim is based in large part on the authors’ graphical representations of pre- and post-conflict mortality rates for a variety of countries, and on their critique of five surveys conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2000 and 2007. Quite the opposite.

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Training Human Rights Defenders in the DRC

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I have just completed two 2-day trainings of human rights NGOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During my visit, I also had an opportunity to meet staff members at the United Nations Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). Tags: Tripathi Kinshasa Martus MONUC ICTJ Goma Congo DRC.

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Benetech: President's Update

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The head of our group, Patrick Ball, is spending most of this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, working with the United Nations on a range of human rights issues (of which the DRC has many). Men being trained to use Martus to enter testimonies.Our human rights team is active all over the world.