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HANDHELD
HUMAN RIGHTS
MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE
• DISSEMINATE KEY INFORMATION AND MESSAGES TO FIELD
WORKERS.
• FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GROUPS WORKING
ON THESE ISSUES.
• COLLECT DATA THAT CAN BE MAPPED ON THE SITE.
• RAPIDLY SPREAD NEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY GROUPS.
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EVENT:
A CHIN WOMAN IS RAPED BY BURMESE SOLDIERS IN NORTHWEST
BURMA.
LOCAL RESPONSE:
HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS ALLOWS THIS INCIDENT TO BE REPORTED
VIA SMS ON INDIAN CELL PHONE AND SECURELY BROADCAST OVER
THE BORDER TO AIZAWL, CHIANG MAI, KUALA LAMPUR. THIS ABUSE
IS THEN DATABASED & MAPPED. A TEXT MESSAGE GOES OUT TO ALL
CONSTITUENTS OF _ HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP TO COORDINATE ACTION
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE:
AT THE SAME TIME, THE INFO IS RELAYED ONTO THE CELL PHONE OF A
WOMAN IN NEW YORK AS SHE IS ON HER WAY TO WORK. THE
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT SHE IS CONNECTED TO IS BUILDING
A CASE FOR CHARGING THE BURMESE GOVERNMENT WITH
SYSTEMATIZED VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE, AND THIS UPDATE ALLOWS
HER TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON INTERNATIONAL LAWMAKERS, AND
BUILD MORE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT.
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SECURE COORDINATION
GEOCHAT ENCOURAGES A SHARED AWARENESS OF WHO IS
DOING WHAT WHERE – AND IT DOES IT OVER ANY DEVICE, ON
ANY PLATFORM, AND OVER ANY NETWORK.
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MAP-BASED CHAT VIA MOBILE PHONES
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OPPORTUNITIES
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PERSISTENT ANONYMITY
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SYSTEM DETAILS
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INFORMATION SHARING
USHAHIDI MEANS “TESTIMONY” IN SWAHILI
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PUBLIC VIEW
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LOGIN VIEW
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FILTERING: APPROVAL AND VERIFICATION
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FLEXIBLE DATABASE
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INTEGRATED ADVOCACY & EASY ANALYTICS
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ALERTS SYSTEM
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HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS
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