Author archive for HRBDT

  • Apr292020

    COVID-19 Exit Through the App Store

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    An Essex academic has contributed to a rapid evidence review on the technical considerations and societal implications of using technology…

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  • Apr222020

    Right On – The Wednesday Web Chat

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    The HRBDT project is supporting a new digital initiative that aims to keep the Human Rights dialogue going during the…

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  • Mar052020

    Discussion Series: Live Facial Recognition

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    In July 2019 researchers from the Human Rights Big Data and Technology Project published the first independently-funded academic report into…

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  • Mar022020

    Podcast of the Panel Discussion at the Book Launch for Digital Witness on 26 February 2020

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    Listen here to the Panel Discussion at the Book Launch of Digital Witness The panel discussion took place at the…

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  • Feb252020

    Panel Discussion – Getting to the truth – Using Open Source Data to Defend Human Rights

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    On 25 February 2020 the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project and the Foreign Policy Centre co-hosted an event…

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  • Jan302020

    Upcoming Event – Book Launch for Digital Witness – 26 February 2020

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    Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigations 26 February 2020 6.30 – 8.00 pm Human Rights Action Centre Amnesty…

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  • Jan142020

    Assessing failures of universal health coverage in a regime where the state can be held accountable- the case of Colombia

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    This blog originally appeared in Spanish on: Foco económico: un blog latinoamericano de economía y política Sonia Bhalotra (University of…

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  • Jan012020

    HRBDT News Summary 2019

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    It is a great pleasure to introduce this newsletter, celebrating the work of the ESRC Human Rights, Big Data and…

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  • Dec312019

    Documenting potential Human Rights Violations using Natural Language Processing, Images and Open-Source Information

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    The project has continued work on developing new approaches to documenting human rights through the use of natural language processing,…

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  • Dec312019

    Investigating Opportunities and Threats to the Right to Health in a New Data-driven Economy

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    A key part of HRBDT’s research is investigation into how data analytics and AI technologies can promote and hinder human…

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