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WhoWasInCommand.com is our free to use, public database of security force units and organizational structures, command personnel and areas of operation.
Security Force Monitor supports human rights researchers, litigators and investigative journalists working to make state security forces more accountable.
We are a non-profit research group that analyzes thousands of public records to create a simple searchable database of the commanders and the command structures, locations, and areas of operations of security force units and investigate their potential connections to alleged human rights violations.
How we work
Open Source research & data
We conduct open source research and publish detailed information about the command structures of the police, military and other branches of state controlled security forces around the world.
Supporting your investigations
We provide research, technical and data analysis support to human rights researchers, litigators and investigative journalists.
Latest news from Security Force Monitor
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New research paper from Security Force Monitor: using Natural Language Processing to extract knowledge graphs about police and army units and their commanders
Security Force Monitor has published a technical working paper on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and our research into abuses by police and armies. It shows how a NLP system can be deployed to extract information from sources on security force units and their related personnel. This is a practical contribution into the ongoing conversation about the tactical use of AI in human rights work.
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Security Force Monitor data used in damning Global Witness report into Myanmar military control of billion dollar ruby trade
Security Force Monitor provided pro-bono support to Global Witness conducting forensic analysis of public sources to help their investigators pinpoint the military units on the ground that directly control and benefit from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone mining business.
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Three excellent reasons you should apply to join Security Force Monitor as our Senior Developer
We're looking for a creative and curious Senior Developer to work with us to expose military and police forces implicated in human rights abuses. Read on to find out more.
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WhoWasInCommand is now available in Arabic
WhoWasInCommand.com can now be used in Arabic, as well as English, French and Spanish.