Book Launch of Digital Witness: Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigation, Documentation and Accountability

Thu 27 February 2020

Pembroke College

The University of Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) is delighted to invite you to the launch of the book ‘Digital Witness’, edited by A. Koenig, S. Dubberley and D. Murray, including a chapter on 'Open Source Investigations and the Technology-Drive Knowledge Controversy in Human Rights Fact Finding' written by CGHR's Co-Director, Dr Ella McPherson together with Matt Mahmoudi and Isabel Guenette Thornton.

This book is the first to cover the history, ethics, methods and best practice associated with open source research. It is intended to equip the next generation of lawyers, journalists, sociologists, data scientists, other human rights activists, and researchers with the cutting-edge skills needed to work in an increasingly digitised and information-saturated environment.

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