Happening #TOMORROW: A conversation on democracy and regression in Central America with HRC Faculty Director @alexakoenig.bsky.social & @cristosal.bsky.social's Executive Director @noahbullock.bsky.social.
⌚ 12:45 PM
📍 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Room 132
🔗 RSVP: events.berkeley.edu/hrc/event/31...
In Perugia for #ijf26? Join @alexakoenig.bsky.social + @theguardian.com's @manisha.bsky.social for "OSINT, accountability, and the future of human rights reporting" on April 18. Event in-person + live-streamed, learn more and register at this link:
www.journalismfestival.com/programme/20...
Our Senior Director of Health & Human Rights Julie Freccero spoke with @theimprintnews.bsky.social about our final evaluation of FAM 2.0, a foster care model designed to support youth impacted by, or at high risk of, commercial sexual exploitation in San Francisco:
imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
Course description: Open Source Investigation - Foundational. Logos read: Institute for International Criminal Investigations and Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law.
📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED 📣 Do you investigate human rights violations? Haven't mastered #OSINT? Join us and
@instituteici.bsky.social in Washington D.C. this June for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ June 8–12
📍Washington D.C.
🖊️Apply by April 4
🔗 iici.global/courses/open...
Course description: Open Source Investigation - Foundational. Logos read: Institute for International Criminal Investigations and Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law.
📣 5 days left! Do you investigate human rights violations? Haven't mastered #OSINT? Join us and @instituteici.bsky.social Washington D.C. this June for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ June 8–12
📍Washington D.C.
🖊️Apply by March 30
iici.global/courses/open...
The video of the Iran war we can see is limited for many reasons. We're missing the intimate P.O.V. of amateur video.
@morganmeaker.bsky.social speaks with @bellingcat.com's @eliothiggins.bsky.social, Witness.org's @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social & @hrcberkeley.bsky.social's @alexakoenig.bsky.social
With Iran largely cut off from the global internet, the war is unfolding without the amateur videos that increasingly shape how the world sees conflict, @bloomberg.com reports. @alexakoenig.bsky.social contributes:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Course description: Open Source Investigation - Foundational. Logos read: Institute for International Criminal Investigations and Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law.
🚨Are you an investigator, lawyer, journalist, or researcher interested in skilling up in #OSINT? Join us and @instituteici.bsky.social this June in Washington D.C. for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ June 8–12
📍 Washington D.C.
🖊️ Apply by March 30
iici.global/courses/open...
"This course came at an excellent time," said Sudanese lawyer Mozamel Belgali Mohammed. "If peace comes, if a democratic transition comes, we can, through the information and skills we've acquired…truly document and monitor these violations."
www.ictj.org/latest-news/...
In November 2025, we traveled to Kampala, Uganda with our partners @theictj.bsky.social to train Sudanese journalists & human rights defenders in digital open source investigations. Graduates from Yemen, Tunisia, and Libya joined as trainers, sharing their knowledge:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gns...
A person holds a cut-out star that reads: "Big Give."
All of us at HRC are feeling incredibly grateful today. 92 donors raised $134,205 during #BigGive yesterday, funding our student Investigations Lab to continue documenting human rights abuses and promoting accountability. Thank for all for your generosity and for being part of our community #FiatLux
#BigGive 2026 is here! Your gift supports students in HRC’s Investigations Lab documenting misuse of crowd-control weapons at immigration protests. Help us secure 50 gifts of $10+ before 9 PM tonight unlock a $50K match. Donate Now: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/1...
“True systemic change will not come from bombs and brutality imposed by the outside; it will only come from a concerted, organized, and politically imaginative resistance within Iran.” writes HRC Research Fellow @amandaghahremani.com in the @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
A group of young people stand on steps outdoors. Text reads: YOUNG AMERICANS SUING THE EPA FOR EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS ARE HEADING TO COURT RALLY AND PACK THE COURTROOM! March 5, 2026 | Rally Starts at 8:30AM / Court Proceedings Start at 10AM at James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, 95 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103. RSVP: bit.ly/genesishearing-rsvp
TODAY! Rally with @youthvgov.bsky.social at the James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, 8:30 AM, for youth climate plaintiffs in Genesis v. EPA and then pack the courtroom at 10 AM. Can’t attend in person? Tune in online to watch live at bit.ly/gvepa-live
On March 5, cheer on CA youth plaintiffs in @youthvgov.bsky.social’s Genesis v. EPA; pack the courtroom, and rally! Our students have supported OTC on separate climate migration and displacement research, and we are so proud of their work protecting CA’s future.
RSVP: bit.ly/genesishearing-rsvp
📽️ Watch our video describing the impact of FAM 2.0 with Freedom Forward's Francesca Gonzalez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdhG...
📖 Learn more and read our Q&A breaking down the research with Senior Research Manager Michaela Anastasia Austin: medium.com/humanrightsc...
![A report cover shows a man walking a dog in a crosswalk of a city street. There are cars and buildings and trees on both sides of the road. In the background is a bridge. Text reads: "I just wanted to leave, but I had nowhere to go. l just went to my family member's house, and they [the primary caregiver] didn't hear from me [for] a little bit. I feel like FAM is also a place for kids that are going through something...to get away for a minute. That's how I learned about the program. I wouldn't have to run away. If I need space or if I need time, I can go over there."
— FAM 2.0 Participant reflecting on their Alternative Caregiver](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5fefsmxxavueyjau4zuve36h/bafkreibnvgz74t7d3d2aa3pioh5qbs6hxtmwkq55gaqtpdenrow32rlrte)
A report cover shows a man walking a dog in a crosswalk of a city street. There are cars and buildings and trees on both sides of the road. In the background is a bridge. Text reads: "I just wanted to leave, but I had nowhere to go. l just went to my family member's house, and they [the primary caregiver] didn't hear from me [for] a little bit. I feel like FAM is also a place for kids that are going through something...to get away for a minute. That's how I learned about the program. I wouldn't have to run away. If I need space or if I need time, I can go over there." — FAM 2.0 Participant reflecting on their Alternative Caregiver
A report cover shows a man walking a dog in a crosswalk of a city street. There are cars and buildings and trees on both sides of the road. In the background is a bridge. Text reads: "We had nowhere else for this client. Child Protective Services couldn't think of anywhere else to put this client. She woulda been on the streets if it wasn't for this caretaker." — FAM 2.0 Service Provider
![A report cover shows a man walking a dog in a crosswalk of a city street. There are cars and buildings and trees on both sides of the road. In the background is a bridge. Text reads: "I do feel [FAM] offers support that we can't get otherwise, and I really appreciate the intention behind it. We'd love to continue to be a part of it. I definitely intend to continue parenting, especially my current foster youth."
FAM 2.0 Alternative Caregiver](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5fefsmxxavueyjau4zuve36h/bafkreibgsewx3qi3kcsuesykg6dzs4gjmwo6nrelko5yhwzo7uroa6ec54)
A report cover shows a man walking a dog in a crosswalk of a city street. There are cars and buildings and trees on both sides of the road. In the background is a bridge. Text reads: "I do feel [FAM] offers support that we can't get otherwise, and I really appreciate the intention behind it. We'd love to continue to be a part of it. I definitely intend to continue parenting, especially my current foster youth." FAM 2.0 Alternative Caregiver
FAM 2.0 was designed to increase the safety, housing stability + well-being of youth experiencing / at risk of CSE. Our evaluation found that when youth can choose trusted adults in their lives, their housing stability, safety, and emotional well-being improve.
This evaluation marks the end of a six-year collaboration to develop a transformative, relationship-centered approach to care for a population long underserved by traditional child welfare systems.
humanrights.berkeley.edu/projects/sup...
📣 📒 🥳 The Human Rights Center has published the final evaluation of the Family and Me (FAM) 2.0 foster care pilot, designed by Freedom Forward to support youth impacted by, or at high risk of, commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in San Francisco: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...
🚨📢Only 3 days left to apply!📢🚨Are you an investigator, lawyer, journalist, or researcher interested in #OSINT? Join us + @instituteici.bsky.social this April in The Hague for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ April 20–24
📍The Hague
🖊️Apply by Feb. 23:
iici.global/courses/open...
At the Human Rights Center, we investigate war crimes and human rights violations; set standards for practitioners; and train the next generation of human rights defenders. Join us in our mission as we craft our next thirty years of work:
humanrights.berkeley.edu/about/
⏳ One week left! Apply for the 2026 HRC Student Fellowship by Feb 17. Student fellows receive:
💰 $8,000 stipend
🌍 8+ weeks of fieldwork (US or abroad) with a partner org of your choice
🤝 A supportive cohort experience + lifelong alumni network
🔗 Apply:
humanrights.berkeley.edu/programs-and...
🚨🚨 Calling all investigators, lawyers, journalists + researchers interested in skilling up in #OSINT! Join us and @instituteici.bsky.social this April at The Hague for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ April 20–24
📍The Hague
🖊️Apply by Feb. 23:
iici.global/courses/open...
🚨Are you an investigator, lawyer, journalist, or researcher interested in skilling up in
#OSINT? Join us and @instituteici.bsky.social this April at The Hague for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ April 20–24
📍The Hague
🖊️Apply by Feb. 23:
iici.global/courses/open...
In a new @opiniojuris.bsky.social blog, HRC's @alexakoenig.bsky.social & @bmcg-leyh.bsky.social from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social reflect on the challenges of running open source investigations labs at public universities: opiniojuris.org/2026/01/12/i...
"[Bystander video] is one of the tools at the disposal of everyday people that is a cornerstone of really being able to hold government actors accountable + help individuals who cannot be there on the ground understand what is happening," @alexakoenig.bsky.social:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
"The censorship of this important story reminds us that the motivations or interests of wealthy owners of news organizations can diverge from those of their journalists and audiences," wrote Kyle Sweasey, HRC Investigations Lab student, for @dailycal.bsky.social:
www.dailycal.org/opinion/op-e...
Interested in joining our team? Check out our role for Associate Director of Student Programming. You'll be responsible for instructional design, academic year planning, administrative management, and partner/staff coordination for our Investigations Lab:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05220
🚨Are you an investigator, lawyer, journalist, or researcher interested in improving your #OSINT skills? Join us and @instituteici.bsky.social this April at The Hague for our foundational open source investigations training:
🗓️ April 20–24
📍The Hague
🖊️Apply by Feb. 23:
iici.global/courses/open...