IBA app shortlisted for ‘tech for good’ award
The International Bar Association-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) app and organisation have been shortlisted in the ‘tech for good’ category of the 2024 British tech awards.
For almost a decade eyeWitness has supported frontline documenters in capturing images of potential international crimes and human-rights violations to a standard required to be used as evidence in a court of law.
Created to address the verification issue around fake or tampered with images, the Android eyeWitness technology is free to download.
The app is designed to automatically collect and embed into file information, GPS coordinates, date and time, sensory and movement data, and surrounding objects such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks.
The user then uploads the images to a secure repository hosted by IBA partner LexisNexis.
Pursuit of accountability
IBA executive director Mark Ellis said: “The overriding mission of eyeWitness is to contribute to the pursuit of accountability for the gravest crimes in international law including war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
“This award category raises awareness of technology being used for good by assisting in the gathering of potential evidence to bring to justice perpetrators of international crimes.”
The ‘tech for good’ category highlights the non-financial benefits that technology can provide to society.