AAAS Science and Human Rights Program

In the News: Science and Human Rights Program

Tools for Truth Telling
(Science Progress) October 21, 2009

Think Tank makes high-tech suggestions for human rights movement
(Nextgov.com) October 20,2009

Human Rights and Science
(Chemical & Engineering News) August 24, 2009

Integrating Science and Human Rights: Reflections of a Scientist
(Federation News) August 18, 2009

AAAS Use Science to Boost Human Rights
(Journal of the American Medical Association) August 5, 2009

Richard Pierre Claude, Author and Activist, Honored by AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AAAS News Release) August 4, 2009

The Truth About Dasht-i-Leili
(New York Times) July 13, 2009

US Inaction Seen After Taliban POW's Died
(New York Times) July 10, 2009

S&T Associations Showing "Extraordinary" Support for AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AAAS News Release) July 7, 2009

Fresh Reports, Imagery Contradict Sri Lanka on Civilian No-Fire Zone
(Washington Post) May 30, 2009

Satellite images of Sri Lanka conflict used in war crimes inquiry
(The Times of London) May 22, 2009

Sri Lanka accused on deaths
(The Age) May 14, 2009

Sri Lanka War Hospital ‘Hit Again’
(Al Jazeera) May 13, 2009

Sri Lanka Attacks Said to Kill Dozens in Hospital
(New York Times) May 13, 2009

Civilian Anguish in Sri Lanka War (Video)
(BBC) May 13, 2009

Sri Lanka Images 'Prove Damage'
(BBC) May 13, 2009

Rights groups: satellite shows Sri Lanka shelling
(Washington Post) May 13, 2009

Rights Groups: Satellite Shows Sri Lanka Shelling
(San Francisco Chronicle) May 13, 2009

Sri Lanka war hospital 'hit again'
(Al Jazeera) May 13, 2009

'50 killed' in new Sri Lanka hospital attack
(The Independent/Associated Press) May 13, 2009

Close Read: Maps of the World
(The New Yorker/News Desk blog) May 13, 2009

Red Cross worker killed in Sri Lanka shelling
(The Independent/Reuters) May 13, 2009

Rights Groups: Satellite Shows Sri Lanka Shelling
(Associated Press) May 13, 2009

Doctor: Sri Lankan Hospital Shelled, 15 Killed
(Associated Press) May 13, 2009

Sri Lanka Says World Duped by Rebels Over Deaths
(Bloomberg) May 13, 2009

Sri Lanka: Satellite images, witnesses show shelling continues
(Reuters/HRW Press Release) May 12, 2009

Statisticians Seen, Heard at Human Rights Coalition
(Amstat News) April 2009

Advancing Human Rights Through Science
(Science) April 10, 2009

Spotlight: AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AOTF Newsletter) April 2009

AAAS Launches New Coalition Engaging Scientists in Human Rights
(AAAS News Release) February 11, 2009

Science Serving Human Rights
(ASA Footnotes) January 2009

New Coalition to Champion Human Right to Science
(SciDev.net) January 27, 2009

Scientists Come Out for Human Rights
(The Nation) January 27, 2009

Making Human Rights More Scientific
(Inside Higher Education) January 19, 2009

Wissenschaft und Menschenrechte
(dradio.de - German Public Radio) January 16, 2009

APA Joins Human Rights Effort
(APA News) January 1, 2009

How can we uphold the right to science?
(SciDev.net) December 10, 2008

On-Call Scientists
(Chemical & Engineering News) December 4, 2008

Scientists and Human Rights
(Science) November 28, 2008

GIScience For Human Rights
(ArcNews) Fall, 2008

"On-call" Scientists: AAAS Initiative Connects Scientists with Human Rights Organizations
(AAAS) November 25, 2008

Press Release: AAAS Science and Human Rights Program Recruits "On-call" Scientists and Engineers
(AAAS) November 17, 2008

Science and Human Rights Coalition Forms
(Federation News) November 14, 2008

Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities
(SPACE.com) November 10, 2008

"On-Call" Scientists Project Promotes, Protects Human Rights
(America.gov) November 7, 2008

Scientists and rights: Researchers should support new initiatives aimed at engaging them with human-rights groups.
(Nature) November 6, 2008

Online Database Unites Science and Human Rights
(Science and Development Network) October 29, 2008

Science Secures Human Rights: Researchers and Advocates Link Violations to Data Points
(Center for American Progress) October 27, 2008

AAAS satellite image analysis reveals South Ossetian damage
(Reuters) October 9, 2008

AAAS Analysis of Satellite Images Finds Hundreds of Structures Damaged in South Ossetia Fighting
(AAAS) October 9, 2008

AAAS satellite image analysis reveals South Ossetian damage
(AAAS EurekAlert) October 9, 2008

Satellite Image Analysis Reveals South Ossetian Damage
(ScienceDaily) October 9, 2008

Geography and Human Rights
(AAG Newsletter) September, 2008

Pictures 'show Georgia torching'
(BBC) August 29, 2008

Georgia breaks ties with Russia
(BBC) August 29, 2008

Georgians uprooted in South Ossetia
(MSNBC) August 29, 2008

Satellite Program Records Darfur Destruction
(PBS NewsHour) August 15, 2008

Good surveillance: satellites watch for human rights abuses
(ars technica) June 15, 2008

Satellites Document War, Destruction From Outer Space
(Wired) June 13, 2008

Group Says Satellite Images Prove Rights Abuses in Ethiopia
(New York Times) June 13, 2008

Ethiopia military accused of rape and torture in fight against rebels
(The Guardian) June 13, 2008

Satellite Images Show Destruction of Ethiopian Villages
(redOrbit) June 13, 2008

U.S. accused of ignoring Ethiopia war crimes
(MSNBC) June 12, 2008

Images back Ethiopia abuse claim
(BBC) June 12, 2008

Satellites confirm Ethiopia destruction: group says
(Washington Post) June 12, 2008

Satellites and Human Rights
(New York Times) June 12, 2008

AAAS Images Confirm Destruction in Ethiopia
(AAAS, June 12, 2008)

Human Rights Report Says Ethiopia Committing War Crimes in Ogaden
(VOA News) June 12, 2008

Community Wireless Networks Could Have "Transformative" Impact, Experts Say
(AAAS) June 5, 2008

AAAS Leads Planning for a Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AAAS) Apr. 2, 2008

New Support for Satellite-Based Human Rights Work
(AAAS) Mar. 5, 2008

Advancing Human Rights Through Science and Scientific Societies:
AERA Participates in Coalition Planning Meeting
(Educational Researcher), Vol. 37, No. 1, January/February 2008

AAAS Symposium Explores Importance of Human Rights Role for Science Societies
(AAAS) Jan. 4, 2008

Rights Watchman Uses Satellite Photography to Monitor Abuse in Crisis Zones
(Wired) November 27, 2007

Satellites track 'removed' Burma villages
(BBC) November 17, 2007

Myanmar's Descent, Seen From 150 Miles Up
(NYT) Sept. 29, 2007

Satellite images expose Burma's ethnic cleansing
(The Times of London) September 29, 2007

Satellite images show Burma's plight
(Boston Globe) September 29, 2007

Eyes in the Skies Document Human Rights Violations in Burma
(Wired) September 28, 2007

Satellite Images May Show Myanmar Abuses
(Washington Post)

Satellite images tell Myanmar story (video)
(Reuters) September 28, 2007

The Crackdown in Burma, Captured on Satellite Imagery
(Newsweek) September 28, 2007

An Eye in the Sky on Burma
(Time) Sept. 28, 2007

Satellite Photos May Prove Abuses in Myanmar
(CNN) Sept. 28, 2007

Satellites Focus on Abuses in Myanmar
(MSNBC) Sept. 28, 2007

Satellite Images Corroborate Eyewitness Accounts of Human Rights Abuses in Burma
(AAAS) Sept. 28, 2007

Monitor Darfur from your living room
(Foreign Policy) June 18, 2007

Darfur crisis rages on 4 years later
(Rutland Herald) June 17, 2007

Satellite images put all eyes on Darfur
(SciDev.net) June 14, 2007

Amnesty uses commercial satellite imagery to monitor Darfur
(Jane's) June 13, 2007

Satellite project documents Darfur's agony
(MSNBC) June 6, 2007

Engaging Scientists and Applying Science to Advance Human Rights
(AAAS Professional Ethics Report) Spring 2007

Satellite Imagery for Conflict Prevention and Human Rights
(AAAS) Dec. 6, 2006

Monitoring human rights? Get a satellite.
(Christian Science Monitor) June 22, 2006

Horror in Zimbabwe
(Washington Times) June 2, 2006

Zimbabwe: Satellite Images Provide Shocking Evidence of the Obliteration of a Community
(Amnesty International) - Includes links to satellite imagery and on-the-ground footage. May 31, 2006

Satellite images reveal evidence of Zimbabwe demolitions
(Guardian) May 31, 2006

Satellite imagery used to spot human rights abuses
(Kottke) May 31, 2006

Suffering Persists After Zimbabwe Razing Campaign
(NPR) May 31, 2006

Zimbabwe demolition images shown
(BBC) May 31, 2006

Pioneering AAAS Project Finds Strong Evidence of Zimbabwe Repression
(AAAS) - Includes interviews with some AAAS staff. See also the press release on EurekAlert.
May 30, 2006

Amnesty Releases 'Irrefutable' Evidence of Zimbabwe Demolition Impact
(VOA) May 30, 2006 - Includes interviews with Amnesty staff.

New AAAS Project Will Explore Geospatial Technology and Human Rights
(AAAS) Jan. 27, 2006

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