The U.S. government has urged exporters not to share surveillance technology with human rights abusers. Draft Guidance [https://www.state.gov/draft-u-s-government-guidance-for-the-export-of-surveillance-technology/] was issued by the Department of State
In the era of “fake news,” it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish falsehoods from reality, a problem that modern technology has only exacerbated. The Syrian conflict has fallen victim
Fast Company interviews Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Legal and Strategy Analyst Shabnam Mojtahedi on how SJAC is attempting to preserve videos of violations in Syria before YouTube deletes
Avi Asher-Shapiro examines ongoing efforts by social media companies to remove images and videos that show evidence of atrocities in Syria and how it threatens the building of legal cases
NPR’s Kelly McEvers speaks to Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah and Sarah El Deeb of the Associated Press about YouTube’s efforts to
A YouTube notice that a video is unavailable. Over the past few weeks, the video streaming website YouTube has removed [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/world/middleeast/syria-youtube-videos-isis.
NPR’s Morning Edition features Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Center for Human Rights Science Director Jay Aronson discussing
DatNav Arabic cover. Photo from The Engine Room [https://www.theengineroom.org/datnav-now-available-in-arabic/]. This week in Brussels, human rights and technology organizations convened at RightsCon [https://www.rightscon.org/] to
In May 2016, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), along with 12 other organizations, gathered in Berlin to create a guide that would help human rights defenders navigate responsible