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Investigating war crimes, pursuing justice, and preparing tomorrow's advocates.

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October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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🧵4/5: On 11/5 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social, we're screening Estado de Silencio (State of Silence), a documentary on violence against journalists in #Mexico. Panel to follow with Santiago Maza, @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social, @betsypopken.bsky.social + more!
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October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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🧵3/5 @bellingcat.com's Director for Research and Training @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social & Investigator and Trainer @koltai.bsky.social spent 3 days visiting our Investigations Lab + @alexakoenig.bsky.social, sharing research and open source investigative methods with students.
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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🧵2/5 HRC's Linda Gordon and Berkeley Public Health’s Dr. Carly Hyland surveyed more than 1,000 farmworkers and published 2 reports on how Sonoma County’s Ag Pass Program affects health and safety during #wildfires, calling for urgent reform: news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/20/m...
Most of Wine Country's agricultural workers have been exposed to wildfires, new survey finds - Berkeley News
By partnering with the community, UC Berkeley researchers conducted a sweeping survey of California farmworkers on their experience working during wildfires.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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2/2: This work is possible thanks to the tireless work of our staff Linda Gordon, @alexakoenig.bsky.social, @betsypopken.bsky.social, and more. Explore more about this work in our 2024/25 Annual Report: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...
Annual Report 2024/2025 - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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🧵2/2: This work is possible thanks to the work of our staff @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social, @alexakoenig.bsky.social, @betsypopken.bsky.social + more. Explore more about this work in our 2024/25 Annual Report: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...
Annual Report 2024/2025 - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🧵2/2: This work is possible thanks to the tireless work of our program director Julie Freccero, and researchers Audrey Taylor and Leila Younes. Explore more about this work in our 2024/25 Annual Report: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...
Annual Report 2024/2025 - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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This work is possible thanks to the tireless work of our program director Julie Freccero and researcher Michaela Austin. Explore more about this project in our 2024-2025 Annual Report:
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Annual Report 2024/2025 - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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October 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This work is possible thanks to the tireless work of our wonderful students, staff, and partners! Explore more about our Technology, Law & Policy work in our 2024/2025 Annual Report: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications... @alexakoenig.bsky.social @betsypopken.bsky.social
Annual Report 2024/2025 - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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October 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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📘 Dive deeper into the survey findings: Academic paper by Dr. Carly Hyland from @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1080/1059...
Evaluation of “Agricultural Pass” Program and Farmworkers’ Experiences Working During Wildfires in Sonoma County, California
Farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to and impacted by wildfire smoke, which will continue to worsen with climate change. Sonoma County is a winegrowing region in northern California that ex...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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3/4 Dive deeper into the findings and recommendations: 📖 White paper by HRC Climate Researcher Linda Gordon and @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social Professor Dr. Carly Hyland: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...
Working During Wildfires: The Sonoma County Ag Pass Program and the Health, Safety, Economic Security, and Data Privacy of Agricultural Workers - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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2/4 Drawing on 1,000+ surveys, the reports reveal how Sonoma County’s Ag Pass exposes farmworkers to health risks & economic pressures
The reports call for:
🩺 Health oversight
🗣️ Multilingual outreach
💵 Fair pay
🔐 Data protection
✒️ Jason Pohl / Berkeley News:
news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/20/m...
Most of Wine Country's agricultural workers have been exposed to wildfires, new survey finds - Berkeley News
By partnering with the community, UC Berkeley researchers conducted a sweeping survey of California farmworkers on their experience working during wildfires.
news.berkeley.edu
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM