2006

• How statistics caught Indonesia's war-criminals BoingBoing's Cory Doctorow looks at Benetech's Timor report (11 Feb 2006)
  
  
• Coders Bare Invasion Death Count Wired.com (09 Feb 2006) Ann Harrison
  
  
• Setting the Record Straight Utne.com (16 Feb 2006) Nick Rose
  
  
• Estimating Deaths in Timor-Leste Counterpoint (30 Jan 2006) [see from 22:40 - 38:45 in the show]

2005

• Counting the Civilian Dead in Iraq Wall Street Journal Online (08/05/05) Carl Bialik

  Synopsis: Author examines numbers and statistics in the news, business, politics and health. Quotes Patrick Ball.
  
  

• Benetech: Using technology to improve human rights, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Newsletter, Summer 2005

2004

• Activist Combines Human Rights and Data Technology by Melissa Smith, The Journal, Wednesday, April 7, 2004
  
  
• GIS and Martus: Technology with a Conscience by Nigel Waters
  
  
• NGOs here to get strong encryption tool by Wanda Sloan, Bangkok Post, July 8, 2004
  

2003

• Placing people before profit: Palo Alto's Benetech sets out to help human rights organizations save lives by Carrie Kerby, SF Chronicle, Monday, April 14, 2003
  
  
• Technology with Social Skills by Jane Black, Business Week Highlights
  

2002

• Doing a Number on Violators by Robert Lee Holrtz, LA Times, March 14, 2002
  

2001

• Open-source plan could aid torture victims by Lisa M. Bowman, CNET News, April 9, 2001
  
  
• The Quiet Revolution by Suelette Dreyfus, the UNESCO Courier, March 2001
  
  
  
  

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