From Citizens to Satellites: Monitoring Human Rights On the Ground

At the Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Conference & Lecture Series on Human Rights Practice:

This session will examine citizen reporting through new technologies. Increased access to mobile devices and widespread use of social and online media spaces have empowered “citizen journalists” to monitor conditions in their communities, and accelerated the collection and dissemination of information in conflict zones. Panelists will discuss the promise, challenge, and limitations of this form of human rights monitoring.