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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 2h

FRIDAY: Join our annual #HumanRights Fellowship Conference! Hear all about our student fellows and their research from Nigeria, Argentina, U.S. & more:
📅 Oct. 10
⌚️12:45–5 PM
📍@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social (Booth Auditorium, Rm 175)
🍴 Free lunch + reception to follow:
events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

2025 Human Rights Center Fellowship Conference

The 2025 Human Rights Center fellows will discuss their experience working with organizations in California, New York, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nigeria...

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Vas Panagiotopoulos @vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 1d

Only by combining Rome Statute prosecutions with complementary measures –such as sanctions, export controls & civil litigation– can the intl. community build a robust framework for accountability for #spyware harms.

✍️ @hrcberkeley.bsky.social's Lindsay Freeman.

www.justsecurity.org/118463/rome-...

The Rome Statute in the Digital Age: Confronting Emerging Cyber Threats

For the Rome Statute to remain relevant, practitioners must understand how governments can deploy spyware to commit international crimes.

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 2d

For the Rome Statute to remain relevant, practitioners must understand how governments can deploy spyware to commit international crimes, writes @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social for @justsecurity.org and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social for the series "Legal Frameworks for Addressing Spyware Harms" out now:

Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d

Last in our Spyware Accountability series with the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social:

For the Rome Statute to remain relevant, practitioners must understand how governments can deploy spyware to commit international crimes, writes Lindsay Freeman.

www.justsecurity.org/118463/rome-...

The Rome Statute in the Digital Age: Confronting Emerging Cyber Threats

A lack of regulation and oversight in cyberspace has led to significant abuse — often going hand-in-hand with human rights violations.

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for our annual #HumanRights Fellowship Conference! Hear from our 2025 fellows about their summers work on pressing human rights issues.
📅 Oct. 10
🕔12:45–5 PM
📍 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Booth Auditorium (Rm. 175)
🍴 Lunch served, reception to follow!
events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

2025 Human Rights Center Fellowship Conference

The 2025 Human Rights Center fellows will discuss their experience working with organizations in California, New York, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nigeria...

events.berkeley.edu

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 5d

We're so grateful for the opportunity to have HRC alumnae Bhavya Joshi and Sabreen Tuku speak w/ Executive Director @betsypopken.bsky.social about how students at Berkeley can make real impact in the field of human rights with HRC and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social for #Homecoming!

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 7d

Will you be at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's #Homecoming weekend? Join us for an engaging discussion of how Berkeley students can engage in impactful human rights investigations and fieldwork.
⌚️10 AM
📍Maude Fife Room, Wheeler Hall
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UC Berkeley Homecoming Weekend 2025, Making Impact: Fighting for Human Rights at UC Berkeley, Maude Fife Room, Third Floor, Wheeler Hall. Friday, October 3, 10:00 — 11:00 a.m.

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 7d

AI data centers in CA use massive amounts of water. AB 93 would require usage reports, but not public access to that data. HRC's Linda Gordon warns many agencies already block data: “More disclosure is great — but how that info gets used is key.” More @calmatters.org:
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California lawmakers wanted to get tough on data centers. Here's what survived

Lawmakers were mostly thwarted this year in trying to crack down on data centers to protect water supplies and California electricity rates

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 12d

HRC Senior Director @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social cial joined @sentinellabs.bsky.social's Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and @ryanaraine.bsky.social to discuss the Wagner Group’s war crimes in Mali at #LABScon25 for The Three Buddy Problem podcast. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOAa...

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 13d

🎬 Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our screening of "My Sweet Land" at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social, followed by a panel discussion with director Sareen Hairabedian, HRC’s @betsypopken.bsky.social, and others. Grateful to our co-sponsors and community for making this event possible!

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 14d

Thrilled that HRC Faculty Director @alexakoenig.bsky.social is one of the inaugural members of Women Transforming Global Security, a new feminist global network addressing crises related to nuclear weapons proliferation, climate change, human rights, and more: transformingsecurity.org

Reimagining Security for the 21st Century - WTGS

Women Transforming Global Security represents a groundbreaking alliance of distinguished women leaders pioneering a comprehensive framework for addressing

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 23d

Registration closes TOMORROW for our screening of the award-winning documentary "My Sweet Land."
📅 Sept 18, 5:30 PM
📍 Booth Auditorium @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social
🍴 Snacks served
🎙️ Director Sareen Hairabedian, @betsypopken.bsky.social & more!
🚨 RSVP by tmrw 5PM
events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

My Sweet Land screening and panel

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 28d

Don’t miss the My Sweet Land screening followed by a panel + Q&A with director Sareen Hairabedian, HRC’s @betsypopken.bsky.social, and others.
📅 Sept 18, 5:30 PM
📍 Booth Auditorium @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
🍴 Snacks served
🎟️ RSVP by Sept 16, 5 PM: events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

My Sweet Land screening and panel

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary "My Sweet Land" & panel w/ director, Sareen Hairabedian, HRC’s @betsypopken.bsky.social, and more!
📅 Sept 18, 5:30 PM
📍 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Booth Auditorium
🍴 Snacks served
🎟️ RSVP by Sept 16, 5 PM:
events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/30...

My Sweet Land screening and panel

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Sep 4

Learn all about The 85 Project here: www.the85project.com

The 85 Project | Independent Research Enterprise

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Sep 4

We sat down with HRC Fellow & former Investigations Lab Director Stephanie Croft to discuss The 85 Project, her new venture supporting media & nonprofits with geospatial + #OSINT research, and her reflections on the Lab’s impact and AI in investigations.
🔗: medium.com/humanrightsc...

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our summer fellow Meredith Song worked with Community Alliance with Family Farmers to analyze geospatial data of agricultural land transactions in California. She co-authored a @sfchronicle.com piece to explore what can be done to rein in corporate land ownership:
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Who controls California farmland? The hard-to-find answer is disturbing

OPINION: “By creating a transparent, public record of ownership and transactions, we could then design fairer markets, protect local control and plan for a sustainable future.”

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Aug 29

⚖️ HRC Technology, Law & Policy Director @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social calls for strengthening the Rome Statute by adapting it to consider new technologies and future conflicts in order to close accountability gaps. @uchicagolaw.bsky.social:
🔗 cjil.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...

Revolutions in Justice: Advancing the Rome Statute System to Fight Impunity in Future Wars | Chicago Journal of International Law

I. Introduction

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Aug 29

📖 HRC Co-Faculty Director @alexakoenig.bsky.social introduces the pilot Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code (@instituteici.bsky.social) which advises on responsible open source research in sexual violence investigations. @uchicagolaw.bsky.social:
🔗 cjil.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...

Digital Investigations of Systematic and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Practice and Possibilities | Chicago Journal of International Law

I. Introduction

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Aug 29

HRC's @alexakoenig.bsky.social and @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social each have new articles out in @uchicagolaw.bsky.social's International Law Journal's summer 2025 edition! Check out the full journal here, with the articles linked below:
cjil.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...

26.1 | Chicago Journal of International Law

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Aug 27

HRC's @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social joined @nadinefj.bsky.social, @natynettle.bsky.social, and @lisandranovo.bsky.social for @slpjustice.bsky.social and @cyberstatecraft.bsky.social's panel event “Accountability Now: Liability for Spyware Harms.”
Watch the full event here: ➡️ bit.ly/45OEIfI

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join HRC Director of Technology, Law & Policy @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social at Tech, Law, Security @auwcl.bsky.social's 4th Annual Cyber & Int'l Law with Program Director GaryCorn and expert panelists Harriet Moynihan, Leonard Bailey, and Ori Pomson.
📅 Sept 15–16
📍 AUWCL
🔗 loom.ly/eLOAqCY

Registration Guru Application

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Strategic Litigation Project @slpjustice.bsky.social · Aug 20

📅 AUGUST 26, 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM ET

Join us for an event with @cyberstatecraft.bsky.social, “Accountability Now: Liability for Spyware Harms.”

Featuring @nadinefj.bsky.social, @lindsaysfreeman.bsky.social, and @natynettle.bsky.social, moderated by SLP’s @lisandranovo.bsky.social.

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our Investigations Lab students contributed to an historic new report with @amnesty.org documenting police violence, arbitrary arrests & internet shutdowns in #Mozambique. It has already supported legal action as a former police commander was questioned.
🔗: www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Jul 30

Join a workshop to inform the course of California’s Fifth Climate Assessment! The workshop will include breakout discussions on housing, health, labor, and education, which will be featured in the statewide topical reports.

🗓️ August 7
🕰️ 1–2:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom: opr-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Statewide Topical Reports Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The California Fifth Climate Change Assessment Team is seeking input from community organizations, experts on the ground, and residents with lived experiences to inform the Statewide Topical Reports. ...

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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our Investigations Lab student Ana Z. Franklin, along with a larger team, worked with @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social to track the Trump administration's policy impacts on veteran and military communities. She reflected on the experience in a beautifully-written blog:
medium.com/humanrightsc...

Tracking Change through OSINT: Building a Policy Timeline for the Military Community

Until this year, my only connection to the U.S. military was learning to drive on the empty grid surrounding Fort Ord — an abandoned Army…

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