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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. 

All Conflict Projects

News

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June 26, 2024

French Court of Appeal Validates Historic Arrest Warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: A Legal Milestone and Important Victory for Survivors

HRC in the News — Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression: French Court of Appeal Validates Historic Arrest Warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: A Legal Milestone and

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June 16, 2024

Working Towards Justice

HRC in the News — California Magazine / Leah Worthington, Working Towards Justice, profiling HRC’s Investigations Lab and featuring an ongoing investigation into the

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June 10, 2024

The Role of International Justice in Cyber Defense and Deterrence

HRC Reflections — Digital Front Lines: The Role of International Justice in Cyber Defense and Deterrence, authored by Lindsay Freeman.

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April 10, 2024

Ongoing 6-month investigation confirms 120 women’s rights protestors blinded by Iranian agents

Investigations Lab in the News — The Daily Californian: Ongoing 6-month investigation confirms 120 women’s rights protestors blinded by Iranian agents, profiling the Iran investigation

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March 21, 2024

More than 120 protesters blinded by Iranian agents, probe confirms

HRC in the News — Berkeley News: More than 120 protesters blinded by Iranian agents, probe confirms, profiling the Iran investigation supported by the Investigations Lab and HRC’s