JSM 2011 Online Program

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594 * ! Thu, 8/4/2011, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-C219
Safety and Informed Consent in Human Rights Field Research: Challenges, Experiences, and Lessons Learned — Invited Papers
Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights , Committee on Professional Ethics , Section on Risk Analysis , Social Statistics Section , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee , Committee of Representatives to AAAS , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Romesh Silva, University of California at Berkeley
Chair(s): Douglas A. Samuelson, InfoLogix, Inc.
8:35 AM Threats to Respondents and Survey Staff Involved in Human Rights Field Research: An Overview Jana Asher, StatAid ; Cathy Furlong, StatAid
9:05 AM Collecting Sensitive Human Rights Data in the Field: A Case Study from Amritsar, India Romesh Silva, University of California at Berkeley ; Jasmine Marwaha, Ensaaf
9:35 AM Ethical Challenges in Human Rights Research Shana Swiss, Women's Rights International
Discussant: William Seltzer, Fordham University
10:05 AM Floor Discussion



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