Structural Zero Issue 06 Here’s what I’ve noticed: a lot of scientists and AI developers think that involving affected communities in AI research is probably the right thing to do, ethically. But they...

Participatory AI Research Network How can community organizers, journalists, nonprofits, and academics partner with the public to develop evidence to improve people’s digital lives? That’s the motivat...

The Rafto Prize 2026 is awarded to the Collegiate Body of Guardians of the Atrato River (CCGA) for their courageous fight against environmental destruction and for the protection of human rights in Co...

“How can human rights and social justice advocates and investigators protect their data and technology infrastructure in an age of rising authoritarianism in the United States and abroad?” Justin Hen...

I was first introduced to HRDAG when I met Megan at Aspiration’s Nonprofit Software Development conference. At the time I was looking to intern for an organization that combined my interests in social...

Police Decertification and Beyond: Using Police Misconduct Records Databases to Advance Accountability

The Community Law Enforcement Accountability Network (CLEAN) initiative works with millions of pages of records released under California’s police transparency laws. Unfortunately, those pages do not ...

Community Call #17 in collaboration with IWGIA is about how civil society uses data analysis and machine learning to build peace and defend civic space.

Community Call #17 in collaboration with IWGIA is about how civil society uses data analysis and machine learning to build peace and defend civic space.

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In February 2025, the Trump Administration issued sanctions against the International Criminal Court for its investigations into potential war crimes and humanitarian violations by Israel in Gaza. A…

In February 2025, the Trump Administration issued sanctions against the International Criminal Court for its investigations into potential war crimes and humanitarian violations by Israel in Gaza. A f...

New cooperative will provide technical infrastructure for organizations documenting state violence and human rights abuses SAN FRANCISCO — August 4, 2026 — A coalition of human rights, justice, and da...

HRDAG is pleased to announce our newest summer intern and fellow: Corinne Hess joins us as a Human Rights Intern, and Larissa Arreola Moreno joins us as a Statistics and Human Rights Fellow. Corinne…

For decades, law enforcement agencies across the United States have operated behind walls of secrecy—particularly when officers abuse their power or use lethal force. That opacity has real…

New Functionality in the Police Records Access Project Highlights the Names of Individual Police Officers Oakland resident Erik Salgado was 23 years old when he was stopped by the California Highway…

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNational Indie Bestseller"[Doctorow] resembles the great rock critics of an earlier era, a high-tech Greil Marcus or even a Lester Bangs." —Stephen Marche, The New…

Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI.

From time to time, we issue our own scientific reports that focus on the statistical aspects of the data analysis we have done in support of our partners. These reports are non-partisan, and they…

Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) We are data scientists for human rights. We are non-partisan and non-profit. We seek opportunities where the debate hinges on a question of fact. Our work…

HRDAG is pleased to announce our newest summer intern and fellow: Corinne Hess joins us as a Human Rights Intern, and Larissa Arreola Moreno joins us as a Statistics and Human Rights Fellow. Corinne…

A New York Times Bestseller "INVALUABLE. A CLASSIC OF OUR TIME. Everybody should read it." —RACHEL MADDOW A deeply reported manual about how anyon...

Rachel Maddows shares insights from Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer’s new book, “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear."

Patrick Ball, Director of Research at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, joins Haley Berkoe on 21 in 21 to discuss how data, bitcoin, and AI can help defend human rights. Patrick explains how his…

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Patrick Ball, Director of Research at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, joins Haley Berkoe on 21 in 21 to discuss how data, bitcoin, and AI can help defend human rights. Patrick explains how his…

Structural Zero 12: New Functionality in the Police Records Access Project Highlights the Names of Individual Police Officers