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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.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history. Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia. and the European Union.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

It had had a really interesting history before that though. International NGO Leadership. Catalina Escobar , executive director of MAKAIA in Colombia. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. Lisa Pool , founder and executive director of the Technology Affinity Group. Nonprofit Technology Leadership.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

You can read about some of the NGOs that have used Martus to back up their data in Guatemala, Sri Lanka, the Phillippines, and Colombia. As the week progressed, we considered the difficulties faced by Afghani groups who seek to build an NGO community in a place of conflict with few resources.

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