Digital Democracy - Handheld Human Rights Details

DIGITAL DEMOCRACY

WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO CONNECT PEOPLE THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENCOURAGE

EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION.

1Wednesday, September 16, 2009

HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS

MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE

• DISSEMINATE KEY INFORMATION AND MESSAGES TO FIELD WORKERS.

• FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GROUPS WORKING ON THESE ISSUES.

• COLLECT DATA THAT CAN BE MAPPED ON THE SITE.

• RAPIDLY SPREAD NEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY GROUPS.

2Wednesday, September 16, 2009

EVENT:A CHIN WOMAN IS RAPED BY BURMESE SOLDIERS IN NORTHWEST

BURMA.

LOCAL RESPONSE:HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS ALLOWS THIS INCIDENT TO BE REPORTED VIA SMS ON INDIAN CELL PHONE AND SECURELY BROADCAST OVER

THE BORDER TO AIZAWL, CHIANG MAI, KUALA LAMPUR. THIS ABUSE IS THEN DATABASED & MAPPED. A TEXT MESSAGE GOES OUT TO ALL CONSTITUENTS OF _ HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP TO COORDINATE ACTION

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE:AT THE SAME TIME, THE INFO IS RELAYED ONTO THE CELL PHONE OF A

WOMAN IN NEW YORK AS SHE IS ON HER WAY TO WORK. THE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT SHE IS CONNECTED TO IS BUILDING

A CASE FOR CHARGING THE BURMESE GOVERNMENT WITH SYSTEMATIZED VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE, AND THIS UPDATE ALLOWS HER TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON INTERNATIONAL LAWMAKERS, AND

BUILD MORE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT.

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SECURE COORDINATIONGEOCHAT ENCOURAGES A SHARED AWARENESS OF WHO IS DOING WHAT WHERE – AND IT DOES IT OVER ANY DEVICE, ON

ANY PLATFORM, AND OVER ANY NETWORK.

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MAP-BASED CHAT VIA MOBILE PHONES

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OPPORTUNITIES

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PERSISTENT ANONYMITY

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SYSTEM DETAILS

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INFORMATION SHARINGUSHAHIDI MEANS “TESTIMONY” IN SWAHILI

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PUBLIC VIEW

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LOGIN VIEW

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FILTERING: APPROVAL AND VERIFICATION

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FLEXIBLE DATABASE

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INTEGRATED ADVOCACY & EASY ANALYTICS

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ALERTS SYSTEM

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HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS

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