Yale public health researchers use social media posts and satellite images to corroborate human rights atrocities in Sudan

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Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) is using satellite images and social media posts to corroborate human rights violations in Sudan, particularly in West Darfur. A recent report confirms mass graves and atrocities targeting the Masalit and Burgo tribes, largely attributed to ethnic violence by the Rapid Support Forces.

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