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| Martus is a secure information management tool that allows you to create a searchable and encrypted database and back this data up remotely to your choice of publicly available servers. The Martus software is used by organizations around the world to protect sensitive information and shield the identity of victims or witnesses who provide testimony on human rights abuses. Martus is the Greek word for witness. Learn more about Martus software. |
| The Martus software can be downloaded free from this website. An open source software tool, Martus is used by human rights workers, attorneys, journalists and others who need to secure their information from eavesdropping, theft or equipment failure. Some organizations which use Martus to protect their data also use Analyzer, a software program developed by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group to organize human rights information for statistical analysis. Both Martus and Analyzer are supported by Benetech, a non-profit technology organization based in Palo Alto, California. |
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Articles on ABC News and This Day online feature Benetech Human Rights Program workJuly 2008 &mdash Benetech's international outreach and data analysis projects are discussed in articles on ABC News, and African webzine This Day online.  Frontline Airs Story on Guatemala National Police Archive ProjectMay 27, 2008, Palo Alto, CA — The PBS television series Frontline/World aired an investigative report on the Guatemala National Police Archive project which includes interviews with team members from Benetech's Martus and Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). Martus and HRDAG provide technology to collect, organize, secure and back up data collected from the archive which includes an estimated 80 million records. The largest known human rights archive in the Americas, the recovered police records could provide critical information about the estimated 200,000 people dead or missing during Guatemala's 36-year civil war and help bring perpetrators to justice. The archive segment aired on the East Coast on May 27th and will air in the San Francisco Bay area on KQED Channel 9 on Tuesday, June 10th at 9:00 PM PST. Martus Client 3.2 Released!This release includes display enhancements (e.g. ability to hide/unhide bulletin fields and sections, alternate grid views), new customization features (e.g. option to put fields next to each other on a row, required field validation, linking bulletin fields), and Search speed improvements. The full release notes and download of the new version are available here. Martus 3.2 is available in English, Spanish, and French, with "Language Packs" for other languages placed on the documentation page as they become available. The Human Rights Data Analysis Group Analyzes the Guatemalan National Police ArchiveJune 4, 2007 — Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) is analyzing the first collected data from the Guatemalan National Police Archive, the largest single cache of documents that has been made available to human rights investigators in Latin America. The estimated 80 million records in the archive contain critical information about police procedures during Guatemala's 36 years of internal armed conflict that resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances. HRDAG director, Dr. Patrick Ball, developed a plan to collect a multi-stage random sample of the documents and secure the data with Benetech's Martus information management tool. Benetech has created a photo essay about the project and its historical significance. More background material on HRDAG's past work in Guatemala can be found here. Martus Client 3.1 Released!The Martus Client 3.1 release includes a feature to notify HQs when there are new field bulletins to retrieve, and speed enhancements for accounts with large numbers of bulletins. The full release notes and download of the new version are available here. Martus 3.1 is available in English, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic, with "Language Packs" for other languages placed on the documentation page as they become available Article on open source technology in the fight for human rights features Martus and AnalyzerMarch 21, 2007 — Independent Online Technology, a South African webzine, features Benetech technologies Martus and Analyzer in its article, Open Source used in fight for human rights. Article features Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman’s projectMarch 4, 2007 — The San Francisco Chronicle featured the Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman’s efforts to preserve the data found in the National Police Archives using Martus in the following article. The Ombudsman's Office is using Martus to securely manage the data they are collecting for future analysis. The article, Guatemala struggles to find war crimes justice, discusses the relevance of the Ombudsman’s project to combating the impunity of the perpetrators and achieving justice for victims’ families. |
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| Download your own Martus software to use for recording and storing information concerning the abuse of human rights. The Martus download includes everything you need to enter Martus bulletins on your computer. English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Persian and Nepali language translations are available. Martus server software is also available, as well as source code files. It is compatible with Linux, Windows and Mac! View or Download Martus documentation Download the Martus summary in English. The Martus User Guide, Quick Start Guide, and information on new features in recent releases are available in English, Spanish, Russian, French, Arabic, Thai and Nepali. Ver o bajar la documentación de Martus Descargar el resumen de Martus en Español. El manual de usuario, la guía rápida e información sobre las nuevas características de la última versión de Martus están disponibles en inglés, español, ruso, francés, árabe, tailandés, y nepalés. Ir a la página de la documentación Afficher ou télécharger la documentation Martus Télécharger le sommaire Martus en français. Le Guide de l'Utilisateur Martus, le Guide de Démarrage Rapide et les informations relatives aux nouvelles fonctionnalités de la dernière version sont disponibles en anglais, en espagnol, en russe, en thaï, en français, en arabe, et en népalais. Клиент Martus: руководства пользователя Анонс программы Martus (русский). Руководство пользователя Martus, Экспресс-справка Martus, а также информация о дополнительных возможностях новейшей версии доступна на английском, испанском, французском, русском, арабском, тайском языках и непальский. Перейти на страницу документации. คู่มือใช้งานซอฟต์แวร์ Martus ดาวน์โหลดภาพรวมของ Martus ฉบับภาษาไทย คู่มือการใช้งาน Martus คู่มือใช้งานฉบับย่อ และข้อมูลคุณลักษณะใหม่ในรุ่นล่าสุด มีในภาษาอังกฤษ สเปน ผรั่งเศส รัสเซีย เนปาล อาหรับ และไทย قم بقراءة أو تحميل توثيق برنامج Martus قم بتحميل ملخص برنامج مارتوس باللغة العربية يتوافر الآن دليل مستخدم Martusو الدليل المختصر و معلومات عن الخصائص الجديدة بآخر إصدار من البرنامج بالإنجليزية و الأسبانية و الروسية و النيبالية و التايلندية و العربية و الفرنسية. मार्टस (Martus) कागजातहरूको दृश्य अथवा डाउनलोड नेपालीमा मार्टस सारांश डाउनलोड गर्नुहोस्। मार्टस (Martus) प्रयोगकर्ता मार्गदर्शक, शिघ्र सन्दर्भ कार्ड र सबैभन्दा नयाँ जारीमा नयाँ सुविधाको सूचना अंग्रेजी, स्पानिस, रसियन, फ्रेन्च, अरबिक र थाइल्यान्ड भाषामा उपलब्ध छ।  The Martus Human Rights Bulletin System is a project of the Benetech Initiative. Learn more.  Martus: The Benetech Initiative Note: If text in certain languages doesn't display correctly when viewing this page, you may need to install additional fonts on your computer. |
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