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The Technology Freedom Cooperative Offers Civil Society New Independence from Big Tech
We are building shared technology infrastructure: distributed storage and computing capacity to preserve, process, and analyze critical human rights files.
Human Rights Organizations Launch Technology Freedom Cooperative to Protect Critical Data and Build Independent AI Infrastructure
The TFC will help non-profit organizations protect critical evidence, reduce dependence on big tech platforms, and build independent capacity.
HRDAG Welcomes 2026 HRDAG Human Rights Fellow and Intern
Corinne is a development operations intern, and Larissa is assisting with coding, testing, and review.
Naming Police Officers Who Kill in California
One of the big questions: were the officers who killed Erik Salgado involved with other police-involved shootings previously?
Announcing New HRDAG Advisory Board Member
Dorothy Chou will bring to HRDAG informed insights into how to use AI in the sensitive domain of human rights.
HRDAG’s Year in Review: 2025
Our 2025 Year in Review explains what it means to us to stand up to tyranny, why we do it, and the risks we assume by doing so.
Podcast: Dr. Patrick Ball on Using Statistics to Uncover Truth
Dr. Patrick Ball recently visited the Plutopia News Network podcast for a wide-ranging, inspiring conversation about his work for the Human Rights Data Analysis Group.
Patrick spoke about how he first discovered human rights work during his time in El Salvador with the Peace Brigades International. That led to his ongoing work as a statistician and computer programmer working to assess and analyze human rights violations. He also unpacked some common statistical techniques used by researchers at Human Rights Data Analysis Group, such as multiple systems estimation, ...
HRDAG Welcomes New Data Science Fellow
Our newest Data Science Fellow, Will Taylor, is currently a doctoral student in political science and public policy at the University of Michigan.
Announcing New HRDAG Advisory Board Member
Cynthia Conti-Cook came on board in March, 2025.
The John Maddox Prize for Patrick Ball
Congratulations to Patrick on this well deserved award!
HRDAG’s Year in Review: 2024
In 2024, HRDAG maximized AI's strengths to support partners.
Tech Note – improving LLM-driven info extraction
A follow-up chapter exploring recent advancements in LLM technology and extraction strategies.
Evaluating gunshot detection technology
Bailey’s analysis stemmed from data we had access to as part of our ongoing collaboration with the Invisible Institute.
A Pulitzer for an HRDAG partner
HRDAG colleague Trina Reynolds-Tyler wins a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.
HRDAG Welcomes New Data Science Fellow
Alanna Flores joins HRDAG for the summer as a Data Science Fellow.
HRDAG’s Year in Review: 2023
In 2023, HRDAG continued to learn from our partners about resilience and patience.
Announcing New HRDAG Advisory Board Member
Elizabeth Eagen of the Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell University will expand the HRDAG advisory board.
Human Rights and the Decentralized Web
Our partners were eager to learn and talk about emerging decentralized technology.
Remembering Scott Weikart
HRDAG’s core values all have a connection to Scott Weikart, 1951–2023.
Making Missing Data Visible in Colombia
Valentina Rozo Ángel has worked with HRDAG and the Colombian Truth Commission to acknowledge victims of the 50-year conflict who are not visible or easily counted.
