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Conflict Observatory

Conflict Observatory is an American non-governmental organization whose stated purpose is “to capture and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine.”1)

It operates as a collaboration between Esri, Alcis, Quiet Professionals, Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI), PlanetScape Ai, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office.2) 3)

History

The United States Department of State announced the launch of Conflict Observatory on May 17, 2022.4) 5)

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Psaledakis, D. (2022, May 17). U.S. launches program to capture, analyze evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Reuters. http://archive.today/2022.05.18-180003/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-launches-new-program-collect-evidence-russian-war-crimes-ukraine-2022-05-17/
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Office of Corporate Communications. (2022, July 11). NGA contributes to State Department-supported effort to document potential war crimes, other atrocities in Ukraine. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162759/https://www.nga.mil/news/NGA_contributes_to_State_Departments_effort_to_doc.html
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Office of the Spokesperson. (2022, May 17). Promoting Accountability for War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine. United States Department of State. http://archive.today/2022.05.17-205552/https://www.state.gov/promoting-accountability-for-war-crimes-and-other-atrocities-in-ukraine/
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