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Managing Confidential
Information
for Human and Worker
Rights Advocates
Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO
Matt Hersey
Presentation Agenda
• Problem: Human rights violators operate
with impunity because their crimes are
not exposed
• Solution: The Truth
– Accurately captured, safe-guarded and
organized for action
Introduction to Martus Database
How the Blind Helped
Human Rights Advocates
to See…
Way Back in 1982 –
Character Recognition Software
Used to Read Documents
to the Blind
Jim Fruchterman
• Took his company public and was told by
investors:
“focus on making money; not on helping people”
• Jim sold the company
and started an NGO,
a not for profit
organization.
Every file in this picture
is person’s life
Human Rights Advocates
Need to Be Able to:
1. Gather information with a focus on
how it will be used
This is especially true for Litigation
2. Protect information from loss, theft,
or destruction
3. Protect targets from further harm
Inadvertent Disclosure
Classical Greek:
μάρτυς = martus = witness
What Does it Look Like?
You set it up, then it looks and works like email
Individual Violations
PLUS:
Photos
Documents
Media Reports
Form is Fully Customizable
This form was
customized for
Litigation
Where is Martus Being Used?
• Burma
• Mexico
• Colombia
To Sum Up…
How do we start?
With a USB Thumb Drive
Questions? Email Matt Hersey at:
[email protected]