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Uncovering the truth about deaths in East Timor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Uncovering the truth about deaths in East Timor One of Benetech's biggest Human Rights projects has been our work for Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (CAVR). This is very important work for us. The report has been completed, but not released publicly.

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Wikileaks War Data Reveal Underreporting of Iraqi Civilian Casualties

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Both SIGACTS and IBC are well-run, careful projects, but even very good direct observations that collect information on violence systematically will tend to accumulate data that is unrepresentative of the actual conflict patterns they are attempting to uncover.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. Its unique way of working is project management heavy. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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The Community.com: Network for Peace and Human Rights

Have Fun - Do Good

TheCommunity.com's social network is a place where you can come and find out about, follow and in some cases even directly interact with people who are working on a grassroots level to build peace. What is this network about? Either way, the design and focus of the site are lovely. social network peace Nobel human rights

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Ensuring a healthy U.S. democracy in the face of extreme weather events

Candid

The latest research indicates that average global temperatures are increasing faster than previously projected. The early design work was supported by Schmidt Futures and U.S. And the United States is experiencing its impacts in the form of more frequent and more severe climate eventsincluding floods, fire, and heat.

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