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International Human Rights Day 2011

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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.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

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It is open source software, but we're experimenting with a revenue model to sustain the project over the long term. You can visit our Colombia Project Page to read more about this work. We planned a typical beta test size of ten to twenty users, but had over 450 beta testers in more than 65 countries! We've just launched Miradi.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

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Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As a Program Associate for the Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP), I train and support human rights advocates who use Benetech’s free and open source Martus program to securely document human rights violations.

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