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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.
• COLLECT DATA THAT CAN BE MAPPED ON A PUBLIC SITE.
• RAPIDLY SPREAD NEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY GROUPS.
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EVENT:
VILLAGERS FLEE A MILITARY OFFENSIVE IN SHAN STATE.
LOCAL RESPONSE:
A HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER USES A CHINESE MOBILE TO REPORT THIS
NEWS VIA SMS. HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS ALLOWS THIS MESSAGE
TO BE BROADCAST TO COLLEAGUES IN CHINA, THAILAND, INDIA AND
THE U.S. THIS WARNING ALLOWS THE HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TO
COORDINATE ACTION.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE:
ONCE THE ATTACK BY THE SPDC HAS BEEN CONFIRMED, A WORKER AT
THE HEADQUARTERS MAPS THE INCIDENT ON THE PUBLIC SITE. THIS IS
THEN SENT AS AN ALERT TO THE CELLPHONE OF A WOMAN IN NEW
YORK. THE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WHERE SHE WORKS IS
BUILDING A CASE FOR CHARGING THE BURMESE GOVERNMENT WITH
SYSTEMATIZED VIOLENCE, AND THIS UPDATE ALLOWS HER TO PUT
MORE PRESSURE ON INTERNATIONAL LAWMAKERS BY
DEMONSTRATING THE ABUSES CONDUCTED OVER TIME.
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PART 1:
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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SYSTEM DETAILS
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PART II:
INFORMATION SHARING
USHAHIDI MEANS “TESTIMONY” IN SWAHILI
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PUBLIC VIEW
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PART III:
STREAMLINED
DOCUMENTATION
DIGITAL PEN AND PAPER
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- EASY TO USE
- ANY LANGUAGE
- EFFICIENT
- SECURE
- DISPOSABLE
- JAVA-BASED
BURMA CONTEXT
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