Geospatial Technology Allows Observers to Keep Eyes on Nigeria

A new Web site by Amnesty International USA, created with technical assistance from AAAS, allows activists to see where human rights issues are occurring in Nigeria.

Eyes on Nigeria was launched 18 March during Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary celebration, attended by more than 1,000 human rights practitioners in San Francisco. The Web site combines information gathered through on-the-ground reporting with innovative geospatial analysis.

This project arose in response to growing concerns over reports of human rights violations occurring in specific regions of Nigeria. To identify and determine the precise nature of what was occurring on the ground, Amnesty sought expertise from the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program’s Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project. Eyes on Nigeria uses high- and moderate-resolution satellite technology as well as traditional cartographic techniques and geolocated photography and video.

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