Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era

TODAY @ 1PM EDT: Join us online or in-person for our hybrid conference, Understanding Xinjiang: Journalism and Academia in the Face of Genocide. Register here: tinyurl.com/understandingx…

@djsimon7 and I at @YaleMADE write in @just_security about the problem and the urgent need for legal reform. justsecurity.org/81182/to-suppo…

NEW: User-generated content has great potential to assist in international accountability efforts, but current US law makes it difficult for international tribunals to access it. Our @djsimon7 and @joshlamlamlam argue in @just_security that legal reform can fix that.

IN 20 MIN: Our final panel of the day focusing on the use of technology in media repression and reporting. Register here: tinyurl.com/understandingx…

Once again, here: tinyurl.com/understandingx… @FreeUyghurNow @UyghurProject @YaleMacMillan

Finally, at 3:15pm, our last panel will bring together journalists @meghara and @BethanyAllenEbr, in conversation with @jameskmcauley, to discuss how technology is changing reporting from China — as a tool for both media repression and new investigative methods.

At 2:00pm, we will have a panel of experts on Uyghur forced labor in our supply chains. We will learn about how researchers and journalists have identified forced labor and what can be done about it. With @nyrola, @RayhanAsat and @ameliapangg

TODAY @ 1PM EDT: Join us online or in-person for our hybrid conference, Understanding Xinjiang: Journalism and Academia in the Face of Genocide. Register here: tinyurl.com/understandingx…

At 1pm, we will hear from Gulchehra Hoja, award-winning Uyghur journalist who began her career in Chinese state media before joining Radio Free Asia.

David Simon, Director of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale, on Russia, Ukraine, war crimes and genocide. shar.es/aWMOJ3

We're elated to be hosting a hybrid conference this Friday to speak with top researchers and journalists about how we know what we know about the Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang. @YaleMacMillan Register here: tinyurl.com/understandingx…

These changes could be considered in tandem with other efforts to ensure accountability for international human rights abuses. We welcome feedback on the ideas put forward in the working paper: gsp.yale.edu/social-media-e…

They would help set parameters for preserving and sharing, including technical standards, privacy guidelines, terms of sharing data, appeal mechanisms, and IP protections. (11/n)

We are proud to release our first working paper: “Social Media Evidence of Alleged Gross Human Rights Abuses: Improving Preservation and Access Through Policy Reform” gsp.yale.edu/social-media-e…