And encryption technology can make their communications secure from their enemies. Even statistics and database technology can be put to work. Part of the Directorate for Science and Policy Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, this program is one of the pioneers in the application of science and technology to human rights. Its efforts span the full range of activities described in the paragraphs above. By giving human rights activists around the world access to video cameras, training, and associated equipment, this project hopes to mobilize public concern and activism, bringing human rights issues into the midst of political debate.
Representative videos are available on the site.
Student Pugwash USA . Amnesty International . Human Rights Internet . A portal site for human rights in cyberspace, based in Ottawa, Canada, and providing a vast set of links and a great deal of other information. Volume 1, Number 1 is on line.