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Providing Digital Witness to Human Rights Abuses and War Crimes
We expose human rights violations & protect democracy through open-source investigations. We partner with local groups to document war crimes & disinformation, driving real change worldwide.
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Our Goal
CIR aims to expose harm globally, online and offline, especially in violent conflicts.
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CIR’s methodology has been guided by best practices in the open source field.
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Al Jazeera, 23 January 2025
France 24 (The Observers), 21 January 2025
Rights for Peace, 20 January 2025
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