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Author:

Windows

Date:

2007-08-19

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation, Violations against person, Political/Civil violations, Economic violations, Social violations, Cultural violations

Tool Type:

Security/Encryption Tool

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Challenge:

Security for victims and witnesses, Security for individuals conducting documentation, Security for information/data

Methods:

Protecting any kind of information
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A Practitioner’s Guide to Human Rights Monitoring Documentation, and Advocacy

Author:

The Advocates for Human Rights and US Human Rights Network

Date:

2011-01-01

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Guide

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Challenge:

Lack of knowledge among documented population

Methods:

Personal narratives and interviews - Interview with discussion guide, Personal narratives and interviews - Interview without discussion guide, Personal narratives and interviews - Oral history, Event monitoring and recording - Photographs or videos, Event monitoring and recording - Collecting media or social media reports, Physical evidence gathering - Analysis of official documents
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Alkawakibi Organization For Human Rights Guide

Author:

Alkawakibi Organization for Human Rights

Date:

N/A

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Handbook

Region:

Middle East and North Africa

Language:

English, French, Arabic

Challenge:

Lack of human resources

Methods:

Personal narratives and interviews - Interview with discussion guide, Personal narratives and interviews - Interview without discussion guide, Personal narratives and interviews - Survey, General human rights documentation
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Amazon Cloudfront

Author:

Amazon

Date:

2008-11-18

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Video Tool, Audio Tool, Database Tool, Data Transfer Tool

Region:

Global

Language:

English, Can program languages

Challenge:

Issues of access speed for downloading content

Methods:

General websites
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Amazon S3

Author:

Amazong

Date:

2006-03-13

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Database Tool, Data Transfer Tool, Cloud Storage/Online File Storage

Region:

North America

Language:

English

Challenge:

Lack of physical and/or monetary resources, Lack of human resources, Data/file space issues

Methods:

Any storable data
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An Overview of the Use of Digital Evidence in International Criminal Courts

Author:

Human Rights Center; UC-Berkeley School of Law

Date:

2013-10-01

Website:

N/A
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation, Violations against person

Tool Type:

Handbook

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Challenge:

Security for information/data

Methods:

Event monitoring and recording - Photographs or videos, Event monitoring and recording - Collecting media or social media reports
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ArcGIS

Author:

Esri

Date:

N/A

Website:

N/A
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Database Tool, Note Taking Tool, Data Transfer Tool, Maps/location tool

Region:

Global

Language:

English, Spanish

Challenge:

Lack of physical and/or monetary resources, Lack of human resources, Access to rural areas

Methods:

Event monitoring and recording - Geospatial imagery, Mapping
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Authenticating Open Source Video: How to Verify Online Video of Human Rights Abuses

Author:

Witness: See It, Film It, Change It

Date:

N/A

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation, Violations against person

Tool Type:

Video Tool

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Challenge:

Lack of knowledge among documented population

Methods:

Event monitoring and recording - Photographs or videos
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Basic Practices: Capturing, Storing & Sharing Video Evidence

Author:

Video as Evidence

Date:

N/A

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Video Tool

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Challenge:

Security for individuals conducting documentation, Security for information/data, Lack of knowledge among documented population

Methods:

Event monitoring and recording - Photographs or videos
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BitLocker

Author:

Microsoft

Date:

N/A

Website:

Link
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Group:

General documentation purposes

Violation:

General human rights violation

Tool Type:

Security/Encryption Tool

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Challenge:

Security for victims and witnesses, Security for individuals conducting documentation, Security for information/data

Methods:

Data in general
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