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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 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.
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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.
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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 Human Rights Watch report utilizes Security Force Monitor chain of command research
Image: Burkina Faso from OpenStreetMap (CC BY-SA 2.0) Today Human Rights Watch launched a new landmark report, supported by chain of command research by Security Force Monitor, on the conflict in Burkina Faso. The Burkina Faso military...
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Under Whose Command? Myanmar Army Chain of Command and Allegations of Abuse
Today we launched a new report “Under Whose Command?” which reveals for the first time, the chain of command of the Myanmar Army over twelve years and the connections from senior army commanders to hundreds...
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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.