Human Rights Data Analysis Group
@hrdag.org
We're a nonprofit organization using data analysis, scientific research, and innovation in scientific methods in the field of human rights.
Website: https://hrdag.org
Substack: https://hrdag.substack.com/
Website: https://hrdag.org
Substack: https://hrdag.substack.com/
This holiday season, we are grateful for encryption.
Our work with data and human rights would not be possible without strong encryption.
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Our work with data and human rights would not be possible without strong encryption.
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Without Encryption My Work Wouldn’t Be Possible
Our work isn’t always popular. It can infuriate those in power who want to cover up incriminating truths about the past and current trends in state violence. So when I think about HRDAG’s threat…
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This holiday season, we are grateful for encryption.
Our work with data and human rights would not be possible without strong encryption.
hrdag.substack.com/p/without-en...
Our work with data and human rights would not be possible without strong encryption.
hrdag.substack.com/p/without-en...
From the archive: dictatorships create a lot of data.
Which is exactly how we hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes.
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Which is exactly how we hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes.
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Dictatorships create a lot of data
Wouldn’t a dictator who is committing human rights violations go to great lengths to hide their actions? It turns out they don’t.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
From the archive: dictatorships create a lot of data.
Which is exactly how we hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes.
hrdag.substack.com/p/dictatorsh...
Which is exactly how we hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes.
hrdag.substack.com/p/dictatorsh...
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In recent research by CAT Lab and HRDAG, we found 5 areas where participation improves the science of AI:
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
How can Public Involvement Improve the Science of AI? New in PNAS
Can public participation in the science of AI make research better or is it a necessary compromise of quality?
citizensandtech.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In recent research by CAT Lab and HRDAG, we found 5 areas where participation improves the science of AI:
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
From the archives: learn about the statistical concepts of "capture-recapture," also known as "multiple systems estimation."
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Computing Multiple Systems Estimation in R
Patrick Ball
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December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
From the archives: learn about the statistical concepts of "capture-recapture," also known as "multiple systems estimation."
hrdag.org/tech-notes/b...
hrdag.org/tech-notes/b...
New podcast: HRDAG was delighted to join @datasociety.bsky.social l & @alixdunn.com to discuss the societal impacts of data and technology.
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The Maybe
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December 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
New podcast: HRDAG was delighted to join @datasociety.bsky.social l & @alixdunn.com to discuss the societal impacts of data and technology.
www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
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The latest on @themaybe.org podcast: HRDAG discusses how we are using statistical reasoning to defend human rights. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
The Maybe
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December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The latest on @themaybe.org podcast: HRDAG discusses how we are using statistical reasoning to defend human rights. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
Accompaniment - acting as a witness and support to human rights advocates in conflict zones - is core to HRDAG's history and origin story.
Today, those principles still guide our work in data and statistical reasoning. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
Today, those principles still guide our work in data and statistical reasoning. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Accompaniment - acting as a witness and support to human rights advocates in conflict zones - is core to HRDAG's history and origin story.
Today, those principles still guide our work in data and statistical reasoning. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
Today, those principles still guide our work in data and statistical reasoning. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
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Involving humans in AI science isn't merely a moral obligation; it makes the science better. hrdag.substack.com/p/the-data-a...
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Involving humans in AI science isn't merely a moral obligation; it makes the science better. hrdag.substack.com/p/the-data-a...
Methodological rigor is at the core of our commitments to survivors and the human rights movement.
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All of the ways we remember: How data scientists hold memory with and for survivors
The tools and methods that have become central to our work reflect a commitment to empower survivors and the broader movement that centers them.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Methodological rigor is at the core of our commitments to survivors and the human rights movement.
hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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On #ComputerSaysMaybe, D&S Executive Director Janet Haven and Board President @cmcilwain.bsky.social sat down with @alixdunn.com to discuss the tech industry’s co-opting of academia, how giving the reins to tech oligarchs hurts people, and why independent research is essential. youtu.be/xUJbo0KmbOk
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
On #ComputerSaysMaybe, D&S Executive Director Janet Haven and Board President @cmcilwain.bsky.social sat down with @alixdunn.com to discuss the tech industry’s co-opting of academia, how giving the reins to tech oligarchs hurts people, and why independent research is essential. youtu.be/xUJbo0KmbOk
HRDAG is part of a global community of human rights partners, and collaboration is key to everything we do. Today we celebrate one of our long-time partners, Valentina Rozo Angel, joining the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social www.law.berkeley.edu/article/expa...
Expanding impact and advancing justice: Eight new hires join Berkeley Law’s Clinical Program
The group brings bring diverse expertise, expanding the program's reach and bolstering its mission.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
HRDAG is part of a global community of human rights partners, and collaboration is key to everything we do. Today we celebrate one of our long-time partners, Valentina Rozo Angel, joining the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social www.law.berkeley.edu/article/expa...
This year, HRDAG took an unprecedented step: speaking publicly against rising authoritarianism in the United States.
Our executive director joined Computer Says Maybe's @alixdunn.com to talk about why this moment is different and how we are responding. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
Our executive director joined Computer Says Maybe's @alixdunn.com to talk about why this moment is different and how we are responding. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
The Maybe
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December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This year, HRDAG took an unprecedented step: speaking publicly against rising authoritarianism in the United States.
Our executive director joined Computer Says Maybe's @alixdunn.com to talk about why this moment is different and how we are responding. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
Our executive director joined Computer Says Maybe's @alixdunn.com to talk about why this moment is different and how we are responding. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
"Accompaniment" is form of bearing witness and offering what protection we can to human rights defenders in conflict zones.
Today, our work at HRDAG is a form a data accompaniment. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
Today, our work at HRDAG is a form a data accompaniment. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Accompaniment" is form of bearing witness and offering what protection we can to human rights defenders in conflict zones.
Today, our work at HRDAG is a form a data accompaniment. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
Today, our work at HRDAG is a form a data accompaniment. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In recent research by CAT Lab and HRDAG, we found 5 areas where participation improves the science of AI:
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
How can Public Involvement Improve the Science of AI? New in PNAS
Can public participation in the science of AI make research better or is it a necessary compromise of quality?
citizensandtech.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In recent research by CAT Lab and HRDAG, we found 5 areas where participation improves the science of AI:
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
1. Equipose
2. Measurement
3. Explanation
4. Inference
5. Interpretation
Learn what these mean and how this can influence scientific approaches to AI:
citizensandtech.org/2025/11/part...
In “All of the Ways We Remember,” we trace how survivors, activists, and data scientists come together to preserve truth, even when official records are incomplete or erased. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In “All of the Ways We Remember,” we trace how survivors, activists, and data scientists come together to preserve truth, even when official records are incomplete or erased. hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
Involving humans in AI science isn't merely a moral obligation; it makes the science better. hrdag.substack.com/p/the-data-a...
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Involving humans in AI science isn't merely a moral obligation; it makes the science better. hrdag.substack.com/p/the-data-a...
Today is Human Rights Day. At HRDAG, that means another day of using science-backed data to support and seek justice for the victims of human rights abuses
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December 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Today is Human Rights Day. At HRDAG, that means another day of using science-backed data to support and seek justice for the victims of human rights abuses
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Today is Human Rights Day. Support HRDAG in our efforts to use science and statistical reasoning to enhance human rights.
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Standing against authoritarianism on Human Rights Day
Today is international human rights day. At HRDAG, we’ve spent decades working to document and analyze the patterns of violence that can result from authoritarian governments or other powerful institu...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today is Human Rights Day. Support HRDAG in our efforts to use science and statistical reasoning to enhance human rights.
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Those most vulnerable to state violence are already marginalized and undercounted.
To avoid perpetuating these harms, we have to find ways to incorporate unofficial data sources.
hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
To avoid perpetuating these harms, we have to find ways to incorporate unofficial data sources.
hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Those most vulnerable to state violence are already marginalized and undercounted.
To avoid perpetuating these harms, we have to find ways to incorporate unofficial data sources.
hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
To avoid perpetuating these harms, we have to find ways to incorporate unofficial data sources.
hrdag.substack.com/p/all-of-the...
This week on the Computer Says Maybe podcast: nuance, systems thinking, and how data helps us make sense of the world. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
The Maybe
Everything is happening so fast. And a lot of it’s bad. What can research and science organizations do when issues are complex, fast-moving, and super important?
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December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This week on the Computer Says Maybe podcast: nuance, systems thinking, and how data helps us make sense of the world. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
December 10 & 11: learn how AI, citizen data, and government statistics are used by human rights groups. Featuring HRDAG statistician Maria Gargiulo. Registration for RightsX Summit here: rightsx.ohchr.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
December 10 & 11: learn how AI, citizen data, and government statistics are used by human rights groups. Featuring HRDAG statistician Maria Gargiulo. Registration for RightsX Summit here: rightsx.ohchr.org
The latest on @themaybe.org podcast: HRDAG discusses how we are using statistical reasoning to defend human rights. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...
The Maybe
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December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The latest on @themaybe.org podcast: HRDAG discusses how we are using statistical reasoning to defend human rights. www.themaybe.org/podcast/who-...