2022 Press room

Here is a collection of press coverage of the Human Rights Data Analysis Group.

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A look at the top contenders for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

Paul Schemm - The Washington Post - 6 October 2022

The Washington Post’s Paul Schemm recognized HRDAG’s work in Syria, in the category of research and activism. “HRDAG gained renown at the start of the war, when it was one of the few organizations that tried to put a number on the war’s enormous toll in Syrian lives.”

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PRIO Director Henrik Urdal’s 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Shortlist

Henrik Urdal - PRIO - 30 September 2022

Henrik Urdal has released his final Nobel Shortlist for 2022, and HRDAG is included on it, alongside Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Alexei Navalny, and others. The list highlights pro-democracy efforts, multilateral cooperation, combating religious extremism and intolerance, and the value that research and knowledge can have for promoting peace.

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UN Human Rights Office estimates more than 306,000 civilians were killed over 10 years in Syria conflict

- UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - 28 June 2022
This new report by the United Nations Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights builds on three prior analyses and new statistical analysis by HRDAG on killings in Syria.
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