MAY 06 2021 Advancing Justice with Digital Evidence: The Berkeley Protocol

This panel will discuss a protocol that sets standards for the use of online content to assist investigations of human rights violations.

About this Event

The past year has brought new attention to the use of digital open source research methodologies for strengthening fact-finding related to world events–ranging from attacks on the US Capitol on January 6 to violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar.

On December 1, the Human Rights Center (University of California, Berkeley School of Law) and the United Nations Human Rights Office launched the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations to set international standards for the use and analysis of online content–including social media posts–for research, reporting and investigations. This panel will discuss the protocol’s contents, its drafting process, and the ethical and logistical challenges and opportunities that underlie this rapidly-expanding field of practice.

Speakers:

  • John Scott-Railton (Moderator), Senior Researcher, The Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
  • Alexa Koenig, Executive Director, Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
  • Lindsay Freeman, Director of Law and Policy, Tech and Human Rights Program, Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
  • Enrique Piracés, Manager of the Media and Human Rights Program, Center for Human Rights Science at Carnegie Mellon University

For more information and speaker’s bios, please visit the event page.

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