Press Release by amnesty international - June 6th, 2007
Amnesty international adopts powerful technology in campaign to protect civilians in Darfur - Satellite cameras to monitor events on the ground
(Text of the press release by ai:)
(New York) - Amnesty International is using satellite cameras to monitor highly vulnerable villages in war-torn Darfur, Sudan. The human rights organization is inviting ordinary people worldwide to monitor 12 villages by visiting the Eyes on Darfur project website and put the Sudanese Government on notice that these and other areas in the region are being watched around the clock.