Rising Leaders Committee Celebration
Rising Leaders Committee Celebration
Thu, Feb 9, 5:00 PM
SPARK Social SF • San Francisco, CA
$0 - $10
Actions Panel
CJA Young Professionals' Committee Drink + Think: Digital Rights, Digital Repression
When and where
Date and time
Location
Google SF at One Market One Market Spear Tower, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 United States
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Description
The Center for Justice & Accountability's Young Professionals Committee for Human Rights is proud to present a talk by CJA human rights attorney Scott Gilmore entitled "Digital Rights, Digital Repression: The Dual Roles of Technology in Human Rights."
Scott will discuss how digital surveillance technologies have been abused in Syria and Ethiopia to target journalists and other human rights defenders, as well as the role of social media and technology in investigating atrocities. As lead attorney on CJA’s most recent case, Colvin v. Syria, Scott will discuss the technology and government surveillance that led to the targeted killing of journalists in Syria. This event will be moderated by Eva Galperin, Global Policy Analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Admission is free. Light refreshments and a donation bar will be available. Please email kwaxman@cja.org with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
To learn more about Scott Gilmore and Colvin v. Syria, watch this clip from CNN's Amanpour: http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/07/11/marie-colvin-intv-amanpour-scott-gilmore-cat-colvin.cnn
The event will take place at the Google SF location at One Market Street. The Google offices are located in Spear Tower on the 7th floor. Please enter One Market from the Spear Street side to check-in with security.