Promise and Peril of Mobile Technology Applications for Human Rights
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This panel will address the issues that surround the promise of the ever- connected human rights subject and the ethical, strategic, and most importantly, the security and safety concerns surrounding the rise of the homo mobilis in the context of human rights.
Speakers (tentative)
- Minky Worden: Media Director, Human Rights Watch. Moderator.
- Dinah PoKempner: General Counsel, Human Rights Watch.
- Speaker TBA: Human Rights Center at University of California at Berkeley.
- Speaker TBA: International Criminal Court.
- Speaker TBA: Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Detailed Description:
The rapid development and adoption of mobile technologies worldwide has caught the attention of those working for the advancement of Human Rights. A significant number of projects that rely on the use of handheld devices and cell-phones have been deployed or planned by disaster relief, crisis response, and human rights organizations in situations that range from natural disasters and health crises to civil unrest and political repression. In the same manner, activists, victims, and witnesses have started to use mobile devices to collect evidence, gather support, and distribute information in decentralized ways. This panel will address the issues that surround the promise of the ever- connected human rights subject and the ethical, strategic, and most importantly, the security and safety concerns surrounding the rise of the homo mobilis in the context of human rights.
