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Guatemalan National Police Archive Goes Online

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The Guatemalan government human rights ombudsman invited the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) to analyze the contents of the estimated 80 million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive or the Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN).

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Testimony From Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Helps Establish Legal Precedent and Convictions for Forced Disappearance in Guatemala

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Expert testimony by Benetech statistical consultant Daniel Guzmán provided critical evidence in the conviction of the former Guatemalan National Police officers Abraham Lancerio Gómez and Héctor Roderico Ramírez. million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archive.

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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

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As the worldwide debate continues about the release of government information by Wikileaks, history has shown that the uncovering of government data can be an important factor in human rights investigations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on HRDAG’s analysis of the 31.7

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Verdict in Guatemala Disappearance Case!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Will share more details from our team later, but this is a great day for fighting impunity around forced disappearances.

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Cybersecurity 101

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From this directive, the National Institute of Standards and Technology was tasked with the development of what has become the granddaddy of cybersecurity frameworks. The government may have its challenges in many areas, but I’ll give credit where credit is due. If you can’t list it, you can’t protect it!

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

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Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. Patrick provided me with a profound analysis of the human rights sector that formed the basis for what would turn into the Martus initiative.

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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

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Because no one wants board members approving budgets that they don’t fully understand or making decisions to expand staff when they aren’t clear if the budget can withstand additional salaries and benefits or voting on fundraising approaches when they don’t understand cost/benefit analysis. Take advantage of National Literacy Month.

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