article thumbnail

International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes. and the European Union.

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

It had had a really interesting history before that though. Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross from NTEN. 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. Law and Advocacy.