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At The Hague Hacks, we\u2019re all about connecting the worlds of peace and technology. From our annual The<\/em> Hague Hack Festival<\/em>,\u00a0to our events, to building an innovative platform for creating new tech\u00a0solutions to human rights issues; we are \u2018hacking\u2019 the landscape of\u00a0human rights issues in collaboration with our extensive\u00a0multidisciplinary network. We want to connect people from different\u00a0backgrounds to solve human rights issues, and we\u2019re excited to share our\u00a0progress on this mission.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In December 2018, we brought people from the tech industry, human\u00a0rights advocates, academics, diaspora members, students and designers\u00a0for the second annual The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em>. We unpacked and\u00a0contextualized five human rights issues from five countries with the\u00a0help of human rights defenders from those respective communities. Then,\u00a0we brainstormed solutions to the pressing human rights issues in those\u00a0countries. The event gave us a wealth of new ideas and perspectives. The\u00a0Bangladesh group emerged with the strongest plausible tech solution,\u00a0and we have since focused on developing their concept and collaborating\u00a0with tech companies. You can read more about the event here.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/haguehacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Meet-HH-Cover-Photo.jpg” _builder_version=”4.12.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Meet HH – Cover Photo” align=”center” custom_margin=”3vh||3vh||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#333B44″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”justify” custom_margin=”3vh||||false|false” custom_padding=”|4vw||4vw|false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ text_text_align=”justify” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n It is becoming increasingly important to find tech solutions to human\u00a0rights issues in Bangladesh. The number of internet users in Bangladesh\u00a0has sky-rocketed, from 100,000 in 2000 to over 92 million people as of\u00a0February 2019 [1, 2]. The rapid technological advancements\u00a0and increased internet usage have provided an (inter)national platform\u00a0for human rights activists, but have also resulted in a rise of online\u00a0harassment and threats. Furthermore, the government is cracking down on\u00a0privacy and freedom of expression online. International independent\u00a0observers fear this is an attempt to limit free speech and criticism. [3, 4]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our mission is to address these issues through technological and\u00a0social solutions. In the last two years, we\u2019ve built a team of inspiring\u00a0human rights activists, researchers, designers and volunteers to work\u00a0towards our goal. Since The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em>, we have\u00a0brought more people from different disciplines together to approach the\u00a0issue of online censoring and oppression in Bangladesh from different\u00a0angles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today, we are very happy to tell you more about our upcoming events, current research, and our activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n June will be an eventful month for us (literally!). On June 13, we\u2019ll be at the Border Sessions Festival<\/a>\u00a0with our very own design lab to create a collective of tech companies\u00a0and human rights defenders. We want to connect the human rights\u00a0defenders urgently in need of tech-solutions with tech and design\u00a0companies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the end of June, we are collaborating with Nextview for a closed design event at their Design Lab on the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The focus of this design session is to connect the tech industry with human rights activists to evaluate the tech solutions from the Bangladesh group and begin development and prototyping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019re very excited about these events and the progress they will bring! The Nextview Event is closed, but we\u2019re happy to welcome interested participants to our Border Sessions Event on June 13. So if you or someone you know of is a member of The Hague\u2019s tech community, please get in touch via haguehacks@thehaguepeace.org<\/a>. We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/haguehacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Meet-HH-Photo-1-1030×674-1.jpg” _builder_version=”4.12.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Meet-HH-Photo-1-1030×674″ align=”center” custom_margin=”3vh||1vh||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#333B44″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”justify” custom_margin=”1vh||||false|false” custom_padding=”|4vw||4vw|false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ text_text_align=”justify” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The Bangladesh group discuss possible technological solutions at The Hague Hacks Festival 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over the last few months, members of our team have been conducting\u00a0in-depth qualitative research about the issues human rights defenders in\u00a0Bangladesh face online. This research is essential to validate the\u00a0ideas that emerged from The Hague Hacks Festival, and ensure\u00a0that any tech-solutions meet the needs of human rights defenders or aid\u00a0the victims of human rights violations. Our preliminary results are both\u00a0surprising and insightful. We\u2019ve identified some key issues related to\u00a0safe internet practices and online harassment. Given the sensitive\u00a0nature of the information shared to us by human rights defenders, we\u00a0will only release an overall conclusion of our observations. Keep an eye\u00a0on our page for our upcoming post about this research.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Based on the findings of our qualitative research and past events, we\u00a0are developing projects to support human rights activists in safe\u00a0online practices. Aside from that, we are working on a video of The Hague Hacks Festival\u00a0to capture the essence and energy of our organization. We also want to\u00a0peak the interest of human rights defenders, problem-solvers, and\u00a0passionate diaspora members. Finally, we are also collaborating with a\u00a0few talented individuals in the creation of a new podcast that is coming\u00a0to our site soon.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll keep you updated here about our events, activities, and\u00a0progress. We\u2019ll also bring you the latest news about human rights, tech\u00a0and the best internet practices to keep you safe. So, check in with us\u00a0soon!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/haguehacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Festival-crowd2.jpg” _builder_version=”4.12.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Festival crowd2″ align=”center” custom_margin=”3vh||3vh||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#333B44″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”justify” custom_margin=”1vh||||false|false” custom_padding=”|4vw||4vw|false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ text_text_align=”justify” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n If you are interested in The Hague Hacks, or if you would like to\u00a0learn more, collaborate, volunteer or just want to drop a note, we\u2019re\u00a0happy to hear from you. 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From our annual The Hague Hack Festival,\u00a0to our events, to building an innovative platform for creating new tech\u00a0solutions to human rights issues; we are \u2018hacking\u2019 the landscape of\u00a0human rights issues in collaboration with our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Written by Nina Nout<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n At The Hague Hacks, we\u2019re all about connecting the worlds of peace and technology. From our annual The<\/em> Hague Hack Festival<\/em>,\n to our events, to building an innovative platform for creating new tech\n solutions to human rights issues; we are \u2018hacking\u2019 the landscape of \nhuman rights issues in collaboration with our extensive \nmultidisciplinary network. We want to connect people from different \nbackgrounds to solve human rights issues, and we\u2019re excited to share our\n progress on this mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In December 2018, we brought people from the tech industry, human \nrights advocates, academics, diaspora members, students and designers \nfor the second annual The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em>. We unpacked and\n contextualized five human rights issues from five countries with the \nhelp of human rights defenders from those respective communities. Then, \nwe brainstormed solutions to the pressing human rights issues in those \ncountries. The event gave us a wealth of new ideas and perspectives. The\n Bangladesh group emerged with the strongest plausible tech solution, \nand we have since focused on developing their concept and collaborating \nwith tech companies. You can read more about the event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is becoming increasingly important to find tech solutions to human\n rights issues in Bangladesh. The number of internet users in Bangladesh\n has sky-rocketed, from 100,000 in 2000 to over 92 million people as of \nFebruary 2019 [1, 2]<\/sup>. The rapid technological advancements \nand increased internet usage have provided an (inter)national platform \nfor human rights activists, but have also resulted in a rise of online \nharassment and threats. Furthermore, the government is cracking down on \nprivacy and freedom of expression online. International independent \nobservers fear this is an attempt to limit free speech and criticism. [3, 4] <\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our mission is to address these issues through technological and \nsocial solutions. In the last two years, we\u2019ve built a team of inspiring\n human rights activists, researchers, designers and volunteers to work \ntowards our goal. Since The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em>, we have \nbrought more people from different disciplines together to approach the \nissue of online censoring and oppression in Bangladesh from different \nangles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, we are very happy to tell you more about our upcoming events, current research, and our activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n June will be an eventful month for us (literally!). On June 13, we\u2019ll be at the Border Sessions Festival<\/a>\n with our very own design lab to create a collective of tech companies \nand human rights defenders. We want to connect the human rights \ndefenders urgently in need of tech-solutions with tech and design \ncompanies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of June, we are collaborating with Nextview for a closed \ndesign event at their Design Lab on the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. \nThe focus of this design session is to connect the tech industry with \nhuman rights activists to evaluate the tech solutions from Bangladesh \ngroup and begin development and prototyping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re very excited for these events and the progress they will bring! The Nextview Event is closed, but we\u2019re happy to welcome interested participants to our Border Sessions Event on June 13. So if you or someone you know of is a member of The Hague\u2019s tech community, please get in touch via haguehacks@thehaguepeace.org<\/a>. We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the last few months, members of our team have been conducting \nin-depth qualitative research about the issues human rights defenders in\n Bangladesh face online. This research is essential to validate the \nideas that emerged from The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em>, and ensure \nthat any tech-solutions meet the needs of human rights defenders or aid \nthe victims of human rights violations. Our preliminary results are both\n surprising and insightful. We\u2019ve identified some key issues related to \nsafe internet practices and online harassment. Given the sensitive \nnature of the information shared to us by human rights defenders, we \nwill only release an overall conclusion of our observations. Keep an eye\n on our page for our upcoming post about this research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on the findings of our qualitative research and past events, we\n are developing projects to support human rights activists in safe \nonline practices. Aside from that, we are working on a video of The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em>\n to capture the essence and energy of our organization. We also want to \npeak the interest of human rights defenders, problem-solvers, and \npassionate diaspora members. Finally, we are also collaborating with a \nfew talented individuals in the creation of a new podcast that is coming\n to our site soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll keep you updated here about our events, activities, and \nprogress. We\u2019ll also bring you the latest news about human rights, tech \nand the best internet practices to keep you safe. So, check in with us \nsoon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are interested in The Hague Hacks, or if you would like to \nlearn more, collaborate, volunteer or just want to drop a note, we\u2019re \nhappy to hear from you. Send us an email at \nhaguehacks[at]thehaguepeace.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEvents<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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