Since the “refugee crisis” exploded across the international media and political landscapes, the role of social media has been repeatedly dissected, argued over, and—more often than not—misunderstood. This special report explores how people use social media during their migration journeys, with a special emphasis on their use in the context of detention and migration control in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Part I, “Exposing the ‘Crisis,’” charts the historical relationship between migration and social media, reviewing the various tech responses to the “crisis” and highlighting the importance of human-centred design of new technologies. […]
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Executive Committee
Executive Committee Roberta Cecchetti, President George Kourous (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), Vice President Yves Klein (Monfrini Bittol Klein), Secretary Pierre Simon (Processus Immobilier), Treasurer Meghna Abraham (Amnesty International), Board Member Megan Gray Paterson-Brown (Webster University) Seta Hadeshian (Middle East Council of Churches) Luke McCallin (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) Fernand Melgar (Filmmaker/Climage.ch) Alejandro […]
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Funders The Global Detention Project (GDP) is an independent non-profit association under Swiss law. It receives funding and in-kind support from members, charitable foundations, academic institutions, and private individuals. Among the institutions that have generously supported the GDP, including those that provided support when the GDP was based at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (2007-2014), are: […]
UNHCR Map of Libya Detention Centres, June 2016
UNHCR Map of Libya Detention Centres, June 2016 (Sources: Global Detention Project, UNHCR, Noun Project, HDX) […]
