HRDAG Adds Three New Board Members
HRDAG's advisory board has added three new members.
HRDAG’s Year in Review: 2021
At HRDAG, 2021 was all about service and partnership.
Welcoming Our New HRDAG Data Scientist
Bailey joined HRDAG as a data scientist in 2022.
Third CLS Story
This story might be about Chicago Torture Justice Center.
Welcoming Our 2021-2022 Human Rights and Data Science Intern
Larry Barrett has joined HRDAG as a Human Rights and Data Science Intern until February, 2022.
Building Capacity in Colombia: Truth and Reconciliation
The datasets contributed by 30+ organizations do a wonderful job of tallying the violence that was observed—but they don’t account for the violence that nobody witnessed or documented.
HRDAG Wins the Rafto Prize
The Rafto Foundation, an international human rights organization, has bestowed the 2021 Rafto Prize to HRDAG for its distinguished work defending human rights and democracy.
Scanning Documents to Uncover Police Violence
Administrative paperwork generated by police departments can hold evidence of police violence, but can present unique challenges for data processing.
Lies, Damned Lies and Official Statistics
This essay in the Health and Human Rights Journal addresses attempts to undermine Covid-19 data collection.
HRDAG Names New Board Member William Isaac
William Isaac joins HRDAG's Advisory Board, bringing expertise in fairness and artificial intelligence.
Fourth CLS Story
THis story might be about Racial Justice Act work with San Francisco Public Defender’s Office
Estimating the Number of SARS-CoV-2 Infections and the Impact of Mitigation Policies
This Harvard Data Science Review article uses the least unreliable source of pandemic data: reported deaths.
HRDAG’s Year in Review: 2020
In 2020, HRDAG provided clarity on issues related to the pandemic, police misconduct, and more.
Violence in Blue: The 2020 Update
HRDAG has refreshed a 2016 Granta article about homicides committed by police in the United States.
In Solidarity
We stand with our partners and every organizer fighting for justice.
How much faith can we place in coronavirus antibody tests?
Given a positive test result, what is the probability that an individual has antibodies? This HRDAG-authored Granta article explains the science.
Learning to Learn: Reflections on My Time at HRDAG
So much of what I learned at HRDAG was intangible, and I'm grateful to have been able to go deep.
How to Become a Data Scientist: My Lessons at HRDAG
I will use the skills and culture I learned from HRDAG’s team to understand how the conflict has affected the people in my country.
Welcoming Our New Foundation Relations and Strategy Lead
On March 16, Kristen Yawitz joined the HRDAG team in the role of Foundation Relations and Strategy Lead.
