November 26, 2023
Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion
Evidence Points to Misfired Rocket but Full Investigation Needed
Digital Investigations Lab
The Digital Investigations Lab makes ethical and responsible use of technology to investigate and expose human rights abuses globally. The DIL employs open-source research, geospatial analysis, data analysis and spatio-temporal research to document violations, and advocates for the enforcement of human rights. While civilian interviews and testimonies remain the cornerstone of our research, we use methodologies such as satellite imagery analysis to track the destruction of villages, reconstruct sites of attacks using 3D models and mine big data for patterns in arrest rates or the deportation of immigrants.
Videos
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November 26, 2023
Sudan: New Mass Ethnic Killings, Pillage in Darfur
UN Security Council Should Act to Protect Civilians, Punish Abusive RSF Commanders
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November 22, 2023
China: Mosques Shuttered, Razed, Altered in Muslim Areas
Curbing Islam via ‘Consolidation’ Policy in Ningxia, Gansu Provinces
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November 9, 2023
“This Hell Was My Only Option”
Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers Pushed to Cross the Darién Gap
News
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December 20, 2023
Inside Human Rights Watch Digital Investigation’s Lab
How HRW Uses the Latest Technology to Corroborate and Reconstruct Events and Draw Conclusions
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December 7, 2023
Israel: Strikes on Journalists in Lebanon Apparently Deliberate
Intentionally Targeting Civilians a War Crime
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November 26, 2023
Sudan: New Mass Ethnic Killings, Pillage in Darfur
UN Security Council Should Act to Protect Civilians, Punish Abusive RSF Commanders
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November 26, 2023
Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion
Evidence Points to Misfired Rocket but Full Investigation Needed
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November 22, 2023
China: Mosques Shuttered, Razed, Altered in Muslim Areas
Curbing Islam via ‘Consolidation’ Policy in Ningxia, Gansu Provinces
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October 18, 2023
Israel/Palestine: Videos of Hamas-Led Attacks Verified
ICC Has Mandate to Probe Attacks as War Crimes
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October 11, 2023
Real or Fake? Verifying Video Evidence in Israel and Palestine
How HRW’s Digital Investigations Team is Working to Build Evidence
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September 14, 2023
Bangladesh: Social Audits Shortchange Workers
Shahidul Islam’s Killing Underscores Heightened Risks for Independent Unions
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June 14, 2023
DR Congo: Mass Graves Tied to Rwanda-Backed M23
Evidence of Apparent War Crimes in Kishishe Should Be Preserved
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June 13, 2023
DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
Rebels’ Incursions Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis in East
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March 22, 2023
“A Thousand Explosions in My Ears”: Russian Attack Killed Dozens of Civilians in Izium Residential Building
