Human Rights Center

@hrcberkeley

Investigating war crimes, pursuing justice, and preparing tomorrow's advocates. On Bluesky @hrcberkeley.bsky.social

Berkeley, CA

Joined February 2008

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Feb 14, 2024

We officially launched the #BerkeleyProtocol on Digital Open Source Investigations with @UNHumanRights High Commissioner @volker_turk and launched HRC's 30th Anniversary year! We're deeply grateful for our partnership with UN OHCHR, and look forward to our future collaborations.

VVolker Türk@volker_turk · Feb 14, 2024

As new tech risks new rights abuses, our ability to monitor & defend others' rights is increasingly vital. I'm proud to work w/ inspiring @BerkeleyLaw students to launch the Berkeley Protocol: a tool to ensure digitally documented evidence can contribute to legal accountability.

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 21

Canada must join the 50 other states supporting @IntlCrimCourt in the face of attacks and sanctions by the United States, write HRC Research Fellow @amandaghahreman and @AlexNeve24 for @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

hrcberkeley's tweet card. We are shying away from our historic support of the ICC, heralding a dark turn in our foreign policy

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 17

When a private military + security company operates as a state proxy, but works on behalf of another state client, which state(s) should ultimately be responsible? @lindsaysfreeman + I offer reflections based on our @hrcberkeley team’s investigation into the Wagner Group in Mali.

OOpinio Juris@opiniojuris · Jul 17

Symposium on PMSCs: Who is Responsible? When Private Military Companies Aren’t Completely Private opiniojuris.org/2025/07/17/sym…

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Amanda Ghahremani@amandaghahreman · Jul 4

At a time when #Canada should be distinguishing itself from the #US and reaffirming values of human rights, dignity + equality for all, @MarkJCarney’s administration is doing the opposite through the Strong Borders Act. My latest for @TorontoStar #Cdnpoli thestar.com/opinion/contri…

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jun 24

As our allies abandon the Ottawa Convention against landmines, Canada must publicly defend it, writes HRC Researcher @amandaghahreman: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

hrcberkeley's tweet card. The NATO summit is the ideal place to push back on five allies’ efforts to withdraw from our namesake treaty, which bans the use of explosives that typically kill civilians

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 25

🚨LAST CHANCE 🚨 Apply by this Monday, July 28 to join us and @InstituteIntl in September at The Hague for our foundational #OSINT training. Investigators, lawyers, journalists, and researchers, this one's for you! 🗓️ September 22–26 📍The Netherlands iici.global/courses/open-s…

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 22

🚨 @hrcberkeley alum Cara Schulte, now a PhD candidate @UCBerkeley Public Health, led a new report with @climaterights exposing how extreme heat and labor abuses are putting workers in Bangladesh at risk. Read the full report live now: cri.org/reports/my-bod…

hrcberkeley's tweet card. Summers in Dhaka are unforgiving. Smog and dust cloud the sky, veiling the city in a muted haze. Hot air radiates off a canopy of tightly packed metal rooftops. The humidity is suffocating. Water,...

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 10

🚨🚨 Are you an investigator, lawyer, journalist, or researcher interested in skilling up your #OSINT skills to investigate violations of human rights? Train with us and @InstituteIntl this September 🚨🚨 🗓️ Sept. 22–26 📍The Hague 🖊️Apply by July 28: iici.global/courses/open-s…

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 9

We think of wars as fought with ballistic missiles, defense systems, and bunker bombs — but battlefields are increasingly staged in the digital domain. Peace deals must catch up, write Brett Solomon and @betsy_popken for @techpolicypress: techpolicy.press/for-true-peace…

hrcberkeley's tweet card. From Gaza and Israel to Russia and Ukraine, any meaningful ceasefire must confront digitally enabled operations, Brett Solomon and Betsy Popken write.

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 2

🚨Apply Now!🚨Calling investigators, lawyers, journalists, and researchers: Join us alongside @InstituteIntl in September at The Hague for our foundational #OSINT training. 🗓️ September 22–26 📍The Netherlands 🖊️Apply by July 28 iici.global/courses/open-s…

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Tyler McBrien@TylerMcBrien · Jul 1

Don't miss my conversation w/ @lindsaysfreeman on today's @lawfare podcast about @hrcberkeley's investigation into the Wagner Group's "war influencers" and their @IntlCrimCourt submission advocating for prosecution of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jul 1

Tech, Law & Policy Director @lindsaysfreeman spoke with @TylerMcBrien / @lawfaremedia podcast about our investigation into the Wagner Group's crimes in Mali and our @IntlCrimCourt submission urging prosecution of Wagner commanders & Mali junta leadership: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law…

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Human Rights Center@hrcberkeley · Jun 30

"This devolution of civilization and show of savagery is no longer just the stuff of overwrought fiction. It exists today as a real-world horror — broadcast on the open internet for the world to witness." @lindsaysfreeman for @lawfare: lawfaremedia.org/article/war-cr…

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UC Berkeley Law@BerkeleyLaw · Jun 23

“Wagner has deftly leveraged information and communications technologies to cultivate and promote its global brand as ruthless mercenaries,” said Lindsay Freeman, director of the Technology, Law & Policy program at the Human Rights Center (@hrcberkeley): apnews.com/article/wagner…

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