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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech is pleased to announce that we have finalized a contract with the Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation (CAVR) of Timor-Leste (East Timor).

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Since Patrick is busy working with the Truth Commission in East Timor, I think they are trying to connect him to the ceremony over the Internet! Awesome announcement! Patrick Ball, our Director of Human Rights Programs, will be awarded one of EFF's Pioneer Awards next week.

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Cymbio raises $7M to help brands expand to more e-commerce markets

TechCrunch

“We believe deeply that Cymbio ’s technology will fundamentally change the game for brands that sell online, making long, cumbersome integrations a thing of the past,” said Emanuel Timor, general partner at Vertex Ventures Israel, in a statement. Global-e files to go public as e-commerce startups enjoy a renaissance.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

It helps endangered Asian children get off the streets in Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, East Timor, Jordan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It offers classes in art, tailoring, mechanics, carpentry, masonry, technology, dentistry, nursing, electrical, and music, among other subjects.

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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). The report has been completed, but not released publicly. It reminds me of the Caltech motto: "the truth shall make you free."

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Counting the Human Cost in East Timor Our Human Rights Group just released the statistical report detailing widespread and systematic violations in Timor-Leste during the period 1974-1999. This is core Benetech work: using science and technology to measure human rights abuse and provide careful analysis of the scale of such violations.

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Our staff are actively working in the region in Sri Lanka and East Timor, but on December 26th were not in harm's way. He's a regional leader in adaptive technology for the blind and I have worked with him for more than a decade. Our partner groups and friends in Sri Lanka have also fared well, to our relief.

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