[Air-L] ICTs and the Right to Life - Suggestions re Case Studies?

[Sarah Ann Oates]

This does sound fascinating and I hope you will post a link to the report on this list! But I would suggest that there is an issue of language here for Americans. 'Right to Life' in the U.S. context means those who oppose abortions. I know this is a very narrow meaning (and a contested meaning for those who support abortion rights) but it signifies something very different from the actual focus of your interest. So just wanted to let you know that what you call this will likely make a difference to a US audience response ... for example, I completely misunderstood the focus of the study -- I thought it was about anti-abortion rights activism on line -- until I read further ... 

Sarah Oates
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Sounds very interesting. But I cannot open this link without login info:
https://www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/research-themes/right_to_
life/ICTs_right_to_life/ICTs_homepage
Or is it just me?

jack

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 4:21 PM, <S.Livingstone at lse.ac.uk> wrote:

> May I suggest anonymous online help and advice services for children being
> abused by their family or otherwise in need of help outside their immediate
> circle?
>
> Best, Sonia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of R.A.
> Larsen
> Sent: 01 December 2014 06:39
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] ICTs and the Right to Life - Suggestions re Case Studies?
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm part of a research committee at Cambridge, working to produce a report
> on the effects of ICTs on the right to life for UN special rapporteur
> Christof Heyns. Below is a link to the project:
>
>
> https://www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/research-themes/right_to_life/ICTs_right_to_life/ICTs_homepage
>
> We will be building up case studies on instances where ICTs can be used to
> prevent infringement on the right to life, provide better forms of
> accountability, and allow for more effective advocacy. So I'm searching for
> apps, organizations, and/or platforms in these arenas to profile.
> (Some examples: Amnesty's Panic Button app and Citizen Evidence Lab,
> various social media platforms and other communication platforms (Skype,
> Tor), Witness' model of video advocacy, predictive escalation projects re
> big data, crowdmapping/crowdsourcing efforts, Thunderclap, Access'
> Digital Security Helpline...)
>
> Does anyone have any general suggestions or can anyone point towards
> standouts or up-and-coming projects in this arena? At this stage, we're
> still trying to thoroughly suss out the landscape and make contacts.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Rebekah Larsen
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