Data, A New Weapon for Human Rights Activism
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Human Rights, Civil Society Organizations, Activism, Big Data, Information and Communication Technologies, Bogotá, ColombiaAbstract
This paper analyses how data plays a role in civil society organizations’ human rights advocacy. Considering that tools such as indicators and big data have a great impact on the formulation of public policy and shape how many social problems are perceived, organizations must increasingly understand, collect, and use quantitative data. These tools are considered both governance mechanisms and a field of dispute over what is included and excluded from reality. Using qualitative methods, the scope of the study was limited to the experience of organizations that work for the rights of people in the LGBTIQ sectors in Bogotá, and organizations working with people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Colombia to understand the challenges they are facing. It concludes that these organizations are still in the process of becoming familiar with the strategic use of data and face significant challenges in terms of the technical and economic capabilities required for its use.
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