Africa: Drones, Data and Digital Tools Lauded As New Ways to Fight Human Rights Abuses

London — From "citizen science" identifying slavery to drones mapping degraded land, technology and data can help create a "search bar for the planet" and detect and fight all manner of human rights abuses, experts told a conference on Thursday.

Geospatial data and satellite images give analysts and authorities news ways to tackle issues ranging from human trafficking to deforestation, said Andrew Zolli, head of social initiatives at Planet Labs, a U.S.-based space and AI company.

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