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Investigating war crimes, pursuing justice, and preparing tomorrow's advocates. On Bluesky @hrcberkeley.bsky.social
Berkeley, CA
Joined February 2008
We officially launched the #BerkeleyProtocol on Digital Open Source Investigations with @UNHumanRights High Commissioner @volker_turk and launched HRC's 30th Anniversary year! We're deeply grateful for our partnership with UN OHCHR, and look forward to our future collaborations.
As new tech risks new rights abuses, our ability to monitor & defend others' rights is increasingly vital. I'm proud to work w/ inspiring @BerkeleyLaw students to launch the Berkeley Protocol: a tool to ensure digitally documented evidence can contribute to legal accountability.
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Tune into @60Minutes this Sunday at 7 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET to see HRC’s @KAlexaKoenig and our Investigations Lab students speak about their #OSINT research for @hrw and @Cristosal documenting inhumane conditions in El Salvador’s #CECOT mega-prison: https://t.co/2833c2DfEr
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💫 30+ years of impact 🎒 400+ student fellows from UC campuses 🤝 350+ partner orgs 🌎 88+ countries & territories Apply to be a part of HRC's 2026 Student Fellowship today! 🗓️ Deadline: Feb 17 🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/B2Pq00jIqb 🔗 Learn more:
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Providing fellowships for hundreds of students to contribute their energy and expertise to human rights organizations in the United States and abroad.
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Join us TODAY in 10 mins to officially launch the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code w/ @InstituteIntl, a new resource supporting safe & ethical digital investigations into conflict-related sexual violence. Join us (translation FR/AR/UK): https://t.co/ysaCIizBXa
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HRC's @KAlexaKoenig spoke with @dwnews about collecting, preserving, and verifying digital evidence of atrocities in conflict, using the #BerkeleyProtocol as a framework on seeking accountability for atrocities and potential war crimes committed in Gaza: https://t.co/cAIBIGOMU4
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@UN_Women @VitalVoices @HRahbin @hrcberkeley @InstituteIntl @KalTesfayeK As we close @UN_Women's #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and celebrate International Human Rights Day, we’re proud to reflect on the stories, research and voices we amplified under this year’s theme: UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.
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Join us on Dec 16 to officially launch the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code w/ @InstituteIntl, a new resource supporting safe & ethical digital investigations into conflict-related sexual violence. ✍️ Register: https://t.co/ysaCIizBXa 🎙️ Translation: FR/AR/UK
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Today marks the end of #16Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence, focused in 2025 on ending digital violence. Kolina unmasks companies and individuals responsible for creating and profiting off non-consensual deepfake imagery primarily depicting women and girls.
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"We have to decide globally if it is acceptable to generate AI SGBV content and share it online," @bellingcat's @KolinaKoltai told HRC's @KAlexaKoenig. "The harm it currently generates will only amplify if we let this go unchecked." https://t.co/bAGNm2FwZH
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To celebrate the publication of the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code, our Faculty Director Alexa Koenig sat down with…
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“That means any war crimes committed by Africa Corps in Mali are, in principle, attributable to the Russian government under the rules on state responsibility,” Lindsay Freeman, Senior Director of International Accountability at @hrcberkeley, told @AP
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The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command.
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New reporting from @AP on the "scorched-earth policy" that Malian civilians have suffered from Russia's Africa Corps, which has replaced Wagner Group in Mali. HRC's @lindsaysfreeman weighs in on holding Russia accountable for Africa Corps' crimes: https://t.co/kNTITIkr6b
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The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command.
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Download the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code in English, French, Ukrainian, and Arabic:
muradcode.com
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“The Open-Source Practitioners Guide to the Murad Code is a major leap forward for investigators using digital methods to document gendered harms,” @Cen4infoRes in their blog for 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence:
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Working to make ethical, secure, and survivor-centred approaches central to OSINT investigations into gender-based violence
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Join us on Dec 16 to officially launch the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code w/ @InstituteIntl, a new resource supporting safe & ethical digital investigations into conflict-related sexual violence. ✍️ Register: https://t.co/ysaCIizBXa 🎙️ Translation: FR/AR/UK
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In a new @opiniojuris piece, HRC Open Source Investigations Specialist Guillén Torres and Utrecht Prof. Pınar Yolum highlight why transparency and oversight are essential as AI becomes more integrated into #HumanRights investigations: 🔗
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@UN_Women @VitalVoices @HRahbin For Day 9 of #16Days, we’re highlighting a landmark for ethical gender-based violence investigations: https://t.co/5PV4tiAWUh 'The Murad Code Open Source Practitioners’ Guidance', produced by @hrcberkeley and @InstituteIntl. At CIR, we use open-source research to help fill
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Working to make ethical, secure, and survivor-centred approaches central to OSINT investigations into gender-based violence
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2/2: Our student work depends on your support. When you support us this #GivingTuesday you’re empowering the next generation of researchers, lawyers + journalists to investigate atrocities at home + abroad. Double your impact with our matching challenge!
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Empower students & faculty to embody the Fiat Lux spirit!
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1/2: The U.S. has secretly deported migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT “mega-prison,” where many have vanished. HRC's Investigations Lab students + staff worked with @hrw this semester to uncover what’s really happening inside:
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The 81-page report, “‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,” provides a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El...
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5/5: A huge congratulations to everyone involved in this two-year project that wouldn’t be possible without @KAlexaKoenig, Gabriel Oosthuizen, Ingrid Elliott, @GhalyAnthony, Olivia Head, Andrea Richardson, @maggieandresen, and so many more
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4/5: Join us for a launch event at 7:00am PST / 10:00am EST 4:00pm CET on December 16, where expert OSINT practitioners will discuss the practical application of the standards captured in the Guide. Translation in French, Ukrainian & Arabic provided:
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