With a phone at hand, anyone can turn into a mass atrocity documentarian in a second. With AI and other digital tools, said footage can be altered in a matter of minutes. With a connection to the internet, it can spread around the globe within hours. And with more information available online than ever before, the investigation of mass atrocities has long turned to all these openly available materials as sources for evidence.
That is why, for the first event in our series, we take a closer look at how information technology has revolutionised mass atrocity documentation. Together with our guest speaker Federica D’Alessandra, we want to explore the potential OSINT and other digital evidence hold for early atrocity warning and prevention, how both can be used for advocacy and in judicial proceedings, and the role new actors are starting to play in atrocity documentation.
We are happy to be joined by Federica D’Alessandra, Deputy Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict and founding Executive Director of the Oxford Programme on International Peace and Security. She has contributed to numerous publications, among them the ICC Guidelines for Civil Society Contribution and the Berkley Protocol on Open-Source Investigations. As an expert in judicial accountability, ethics and technology, we are looking to reflect on the impact of new technology on the documentation process and what it means for the future of atrocity documentation with her.
The event will consist of an interview and public Q&A.
