Our Publications
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The Methodology
We have developed and tested a step-by-step methodology for investigators to follow, which will ensure that courts place appropriate trust in open source information.
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Open Source Video as Legal Evidence
This report provides an account of a mock hearing under the jurisdiction of English law, in February and March 2021 on the admissibility of an open-source video depicting the aftermath of a Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrike in Yemen and the impact of a second attack.
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Open Source Investigations and Laws of War
This report is the product of sustained analysis of online open-source investigations on airstrikes in Yemen from the point of view of IHL, supported by members of the Advocates for Human Rights at Harvard Law School.
Key Press Coverage
Harnessing User-Generated Content in Accountability Efforts for International Law Violations in Yemen | Opinio Juris | 19 December 2019
How Global Legal Action Network is documenting digital evidence of airstrikes against civilians in Yemen | Huridocs | 12 November 2019
The Yemen Project: Open Source Investigations and the Law of War | Just Security [United States] | 23 September 2019
The Race to Archive Social Posts That May Prove Russian War Crimes | Wired Magazine | 11 April 2022
Ukraine: Online posts 'transform' war crimes documentation | BBC News | 17 April 2022