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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 Refinement phase was our chance to collaboratively strengthen our shortlisted ideas to become even more high-impact. Read more about how this shortlist was chosen.
No ping = Alert ON ! (Update Nov 10)
The inspiration was: interruption-based security architecture.
The concept: Someone is detained. He was suppose to ping the system saying "I'm OK", but he can't. Because of this, a series of smart alarms are created.
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Alejandro Marin
October 21, 2011
12:22AM |
We Miss You.....over (UPDATED 11.16.11)
This concept is based on a radio broadcast I heard, which detailed the utilization of radio in Colombia to allow family members to send messages over the air to reach their loved ones who have been kidnapped.
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Abbey Smith
October 28, 2011
12:56AM |
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 |
Update: Decentralize the Network, Own and Protect Your Data
In order to fight against unlawful detention, it's important to make sure that the key data/resource (files, pictures, videos, contact lists, etc.) is owned and shared by the end-users. We need to decentralize the current network hierarchy.
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Lei Niu
October 24, 2011
05:35AM |
Local Advice Wiki - AmnestyGuide
Each country is different and families and friends of detainees need to have advice that is relevant to them in their countries. In some countries it may endanger a detainee if a large public awareness campaign is launched; on the other hand in ot...
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Nathan Waterhouse
October 28, 2011
03:04AM |
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 |
"Help I'm Being Detained and I Can't Get Free"
A simple watch can be turned into a cry for help if one is about to be detained unlawfully. With just the press of a button on said watch a message will be sent to family and friends the person deemed important enough.
Wells College Innovation Lab
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Pamela Badian-Pessot
October 31, 2011
06:45PM |
Sponsor a Spouse: Adding a face to Illegal Detainment - Updated 11/16
Create a campaign similar to "Sponsor a Child" where people can learn about spouses' individual stories and donate directly to them. By radically shifting the webpage from statistics to emotional stories, viewers will care and contribute.
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Elliott Hedman
November 04, 2011
02:23AM |
Amnesty Observer App
Around the world, from the Arab Spring to Chinese Anti-Corruption Campaigns to African Crisis Mapping to Occupy Wall Street, people are using mobile phones & online social networks/media to become activists & communicate important information.
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Vincent Cheng
October 19, 2011
07:48PM |
Take Action on Google
'Take Action on Google' utilizes the Google Map open source API technology (http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html) to create an interactive platform, bringing victims, supporters and the general public together into an online visual environment
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Midori Kurokawa
November 05, 2011
04:32AM |
A-Z Guide for Families and Friends of Detainees
A-Z Guide for Families and Friends of Detainees is an online participatory interactive book that can be used as a comprehensive guide on what to do when someone is detained.
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Amjad Baiazy
October 19, 2011
01:33PM |
Collaborate with the UN Global Pulse Project - "Digital Smoke Signals"
http://www.unglobalpulse.org/
The UN Global Pulse - "Harnessing innovation to protect the vulnerable"
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Marnie Landon
October 21, 2011
02:20PM |
The Detainee Support Net - Financial, Legal, Moral
A service that provides detainee support through micro-loans/gifts, a pro bono legal network, social network exposure, and moral support. This could be accomplished through detainee profile widgets incorporated into existing sites.
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Jason George
October 23, 2011
04:46AM |
Something's wrong alert plan - PACT (Prepare, Act, Cooordinate and Communicate, Talk about it)
This concept allows those who suspect they're going to be targeted to pre-prepare a plan and then set their phones or a non-tech device, so if the worst happens they can just click once to alert friends and family
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Amy Bonsall
November 06, 2011
10:04PM |
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 |
"Behind the Bars" - A Data Visualization Call-to-Action Campaign
Data Visualizations or Infographics have the immense power of communicating seemingly complex data into informative and memorable visuals that resonate with the individual and are easily sharable with a click.
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Anna Pizarro
October 28, 2011
04:09PM |
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