The recent report focuses on how the use of large language models — the foundation of generative AI — are affecting the fields of law, journalism, and education.

In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks with the authors of a recent report from Berkeley’s Human Rights Center that examines how LLMs are are affecting the fields of law, journalism, and education.

September 16–18

September 16–18

September 16–18

Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...

The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law has released a human rights assessment of the use of large language models (LLMs) in the fields of law, journalism and education.

The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law and the Institute of International Criminal Investigations in The Hague have partnered to offer two comprehensive open source investigation courses...

On the third day of my summer internship with the legal aid and advocacy organization Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), I rode a…

The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law and the Institute of International Criminal Investigations in The Hague have partnered to offer two comprehensive open source investigation courses...

Washington, D.C.— The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to announce the publication of a Persian translation of the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations, mak...

Law enforcement agents misused crowd-control weapons during protests against immigration enforcement operations in 412 verified incidents.

The Democrats’ response to the shootings of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo has been lackluster.

A new report shows Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers engaged in a misuse of force against individuals at immigration protests 412 times over the span of a year.  The report w…

Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’

Co-authored by Kimmy Pantoja and unnamed co-author

Co-authored by Raquel Acosta and Jacob Lusk

From the drought-impacted marshlands of Iraq to the rain-sodden suburbs of North Carolina, climate change is taping eviction notices on…

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) often emerges as a direct result of climate-induced displacement or disruption. Where sexual…

Co-authored by Raquel Acosta and Jacob Lusk

An ethnic cleansing campaign targeting Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities in the West Bank is being carried out by Israel in a context of apartheid and unlawful occupation.

Last month Janet sent Steph off to round up interesting speakers at the IBA war crimes conference held in The Hague and see what they had to say about the future of international justice. If it&#82…

This is a co-authored post by Talia Harter, Maneh Davityan, Kyle Sweasey, Nick D’Acri, Ana Gonzalez, Audrey Colocho, Daniella Spero

Co-authored by Saankya Suresh, Ani Tutunjyan, Dune Strickland, Olivia D’Anna, Tasmia Puspita, Tyrel De Veyra

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After training with the International Center for Transitional Justice and the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center, Sudanese refugees are using open-source tools to document abuses at home. Their hope: Pea...