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How can technology help people working to uphold human rights in the face of unlawful detention?
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The Applause phase is a quick-fire round to cheer on the concepts we're most excited about and to help pick the shortlist moving on to Refinement.
Network Strategically (using Mesh Potato Networking)
Low cost community owned and controlled wireless networking (Mesh Potato is just one) can allow communication between strategic dwellings. They could be combined with other initiatives e.g. installing solar lighting or other 'off-grid' utilities.
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Paul Reader
November 07, 2011
11:25AM |
World's largest 3D LED Cube. Inspiring awareness by combining information, art and design
The largest outdoor information display cube is a visualization of data. The display changes as information of unlawfully detained people is collected via various sources. - OpenIDEO Student Chapter at NYU-Poly
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Alan Hyman
November 05, 2011
04:28AM |
Amnesty International Unlawful Detention - overview
As I was reading all the posts I realized that I needed to see the entire problem so I put short overview together that would help me see the entire problem at a glance. I thought I should post it for everyone to see.
This can help me ideate be...
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Ardy Sobhani
October 30, 2011
09:58PM |
A No-Tech Symbol
How can we make anyone remotely connected to unlawful detainment aware that they should reach out to Amnesty International? This no-tech version of the Unlawfully Detained symbol could be used as a way to spread the word about Amnesty Internation...
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Amanda Drescher
November 01, 2011
07:44PM |
Amnesty International III Shift Van -Update 5
A mobile van to provide knowledge and advice, create connections and create (global) awareness on unlawful detentions. Because of its mobility, it will allow people in remote areas to access information and internet access.
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Anne-Laure Fayard
October 24, 2011
02:42AM |
Food, shelter & clothing
People who are detained without trial, almost always, especially in Africa, are breadwinners.
What their families will live on while they are under arrest must occupy the detainees' minds. Technology can assist these detainees' families at least...
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festus mbuimwe
October 20, 2011
05:04PM |
Emergency number
Many countries' have a single emergency telephone number, sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or occasionally the emergency services number, that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance.So there c...
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Sargam Gera
November 02, 2011
12:08PM |
UPDATE 4. Creating Connections
For the family members (particularly the wives) of the unlawfully detained, one of the hardest parts of detainment is the loss of a confidante. How can we use technology to develop an emotional network of support for them?
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Amanda Drescher
October 31, 2011
10:09PM |
Find a victim by using human thermal energy theory
The distribution of thermal energy under skin is different from person to person, like fingerprint and iris. This is a tool to help us to find the victims.
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Ying Qu
November 02, 2011
10:14PM |
GPS Watch - connect you with a wider network
This idea builds off of the chip implants and suggests an option that a person can wear and take off at will. Creating a watch with GPS capabilities can allow someone who is unlawfully detained to be searched for. This idea comes from the Wells Co...
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Emily Mulkerne
October 31, 2011
06:28PM |
THE EMBASSY APP
Unlawful detention is a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and as well meeting the wrong type of people. One way to avoid the possibility of unlawful detention is through prevention.
There are already great concepts by the co...
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John Anthony Sahs
November 03, 2011
07:22AM |
Amnesty Observer's Witness Box
Empathy is a quality deeply embedded in the human heart. Its undoubtedly ubiquitous in its nature and present in variable amounts within individuals around the world, irrespective of their personalities, nature, biases, opinions or codes of conduc...
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Rathin Deshpande
October 28, 2011
10:38PM |
The Human Rights Graphic Narrative Platform
An easy to use, drag-and-drop software platform, that lets anyone create a short graphic narrative about an illegal detention, or other human rights abuse. Rather than text-heavy alerts, this platform will allow for more graphic interest, human f...
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Margaret Hagan
October 31, 2011
07:08PM |
HelpMe – a single push-pull information platform
A single platform which on receiving a push or a pull trigger (#helpme) searches and list last 5 activities from various communication platforms like social networking sites , check-in , SMS,GPS and inform or broadcast the mapped area (based on ...
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Avneet Sachdeva
October 19, 2011
03:48PM |
Demonstrate the strength in numbers with an App (the power of the people network/social graph)
Whether it is Gandhi's Civil Disobedience movement or the Arab Spring, the strength & effectiveness of the movement in combating human rights violation is based on the size of the people network. And the size of the network has to be demonstrated ...
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Navaneethan Sundaramoorthy
November 04, 2011
09:20AM |
"The Map of Freedom" data-base as part of Amnesty International website
When someone goes missing, any data you can get helps the task of evaluating the situation, searching and finding that person. Think of it similar to the inspiration phase of IDEO. An online profile with any piece of intelligence and an individual...
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Julian R.
October 20, 2011
05:40PM |
EVAA - Emergency Voice Activated App
The concept is to use an app like SIRI to implement a series of tasks. This app will be available but not limited to multiple platforms such as the Iphone, Android and Windows phones. VOICE ACTIVATION is the catalyst for the system. The use of ...
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Stadium Club
October 29, 2011
02:08AM |
Passport coding system withtracking watch
Use a tracking method in airports that sends information about the detained passenger. Passenger also uses a tracking watch to call for help.
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Suganya Arthanareeswaran
November 07, 2011
11:39AM |
Universal Emergency Number - UPDATED
A universal emergency number for reporting unlawful detention. Can be used to gain immediate help as well as long term support for the detainees and their families.
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Rashmi
October 23, 2011
05:25PM |
FindMe Wrist Band
This discrete band can be given out to people at risk of unlawful detention. These plain black wrist bands will not attract attention and therefore would not be taken unlike a mobile phone. It has a circuit through it, so that when the band is bro...
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Clare Cornbleet
October 30, 2011
04:29PM |
