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Conflict

Pursuing accountability and restoring the historical record

The Human Rights Center has worked at the heart of some of the world’s most dire conflicts — from eastern Congo to Cambodia to Ukraine. What started as fact-finding missions on the ground has evolved into efforts to help resolve violence globally, digital open source investigations of ongoing conflicts, and efforts to hold perpetrators of human rights violations to account. Our team remains flexible to the ever-changing conditions of conflict. In response to massive digital outpourings from active conflict zones over the last decade, we’ve set global standards for the collection and documentation of digital information depicting potential violations of international criminal and humanitarian law. 

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News

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December 20, 2024

Documenting Assad’s Crimes: Over 100,000 found in a single mass grave

HRC in the News — Times Radio: Documenting Assad’s Crimes: Over 100,000 found in a single mass grave, interviewing Eric Stover.

The opposition flag of Syria, depicting a green stripe, a white stripe with three red stars, and a black stripe.

December 9, 2024

For Press: UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Providing Expertise on Syria

Media Advisory On Sunday, December 8, Syria’s capital city of Damascus was liberated by multiple opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ending the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. The liberation of Damascus came

A women walking past a shelter at a refugee site

November 4, 2024

Reproductive Health in Refugee Camps: A Lifeline Amid Compounded Crises

Image credit: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters Fellowship Alumna News — UC Global Health Institute: Reproductive Health in Refugee Camps: A Lifeline Amid

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October 31, 2024

Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher

Internally displaced Sudanese children in Port Sudan, Sudan, on Jan. 3, 2024. Omer Erdem/Anadolu via Getty Images Commentary — The

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October 21, 2024

Syria’s White Helmets

HRC in the News — Berkeley Law’s Voices Carry Podcast: Syria’s White Helmets, a conversation between HRC’s Betsy Popken, the White Helmets’ Farouq Habib, and Berkeley Law’s Gwyneth Shaw.