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Verdict in Guatemala Disappearance Case!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Tags: Guzmán archive National Police Archive human rights trial Guatemala disappeances. The estimated 31.7

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Testimony From Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Helps Establish Legal Precedent and Convictions for Forced Disappearance in Guatemala

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Expert testimony by Benetech statistical consultant Daniel Guzmán provided critical evidence in the conviction of the former Guatemalan National Police officers Abraham Lancerio Gómez and Héctor Roderico Ramírez. million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archive.

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Human Rights Trainings in Nigeria

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents. Tags: Tripathi Martus NHRC human rights Nigeria MacArthur. My most recent visit to Nigeria confirmed this trend.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

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People curious to learn more about these trends packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington on September 16 to discuss the challenges and successes of content syndication. Speakers came from Stephenson Strategies, DC government, NPR, and the Sunlight Foundation. government to run a “ Show Us a Better Way ” contest.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

Shortly after a Cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) created a web-based collaboration portal for aid workers in the region that enabled more than 100 relief organizations to communicate, analyze information and manage resources.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

Shortly after a Cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) created a web-based collaboration portal for aid workers in the region that enabled more than 100 relief organizations to communicate, analyze information and manage resources.

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Peace Games & International Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Came to the idea that if people play together, they tend not to think of people as different nationalities. We look at it as method. Technorati Tags: 06-g4c We decided to ask Europeans who were playing the game whether or not they knew they were playing with Americans. They think of each other as gamers.

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