New TECHPOPS-Contribution | Using Satellites as Independent Human Rights Observers

Partnerships can help foster innovation in peace operations. When exploring which partners to cooperate with, peace operations can look to novel partnerships in neighbouring fields. A good example is the Humanitarian Technology Initiative, a collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and humanitarian actors, which aims to further develop cutting-edge aerospace technologies for humanitarian purposes and apply them on the ground. A particularly interesting project is the use of satellite data for the detection of human rights violations

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