Stephaney's Post #2: New technology used to record violence in Burma

In the wake of the violent protests in Myanmar (also known as Burma), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) released that they had successfully retrieved satellite images corroborating the fact that the current government is violating the human rights of those in the country. This September 28, 2007 news release was generated by the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program which is a “non-profit, non-partisan” (retrieved from AAAS website) organization that is dedicated to using scientific measures to mitigate global human rights issues. What makes this release most significant is the fact that due to the international support for those protesting against the Myanmar regime, the government has flagrantly cut off all international journalist coverage, internet capabilities and satellite communications within the country; thereby, not allowing the international community to be kept abreast of the situation in the politically torn nation. Subsequently, due to the Burmese government’s actions, there was a massive outcry from multiple global citizen agencies that spurned a vigorous response from the United Nations and has therefore received a lot of visual and compelling news coverage.

The following articles are in response to the aforementioned AAAS press release: