ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Eric Sottas Bert Verstappen Substantial contributions to the conceptual framework of this revision were made at a meeting of database design experts, held from 25 to 29 July 1994 in Washington. This resulted in the publication of A Definition of Database Design Standards for Human Rights Agencies. 2 Continuing inputs from Patrick Ball, the main author of the work, is greatly appreciated. The meeting participants were: Patrick Ball Ricardo Cifuentes Judith Dueck Romilly Gregory Daniel Salcedo Carlos Saldarriaga The original standard formats as well as their computerised implementation, Evsys, were reviewed during the International Conference on Computerised Documentation of Human Rights Events, held in Mexico City, from 11 to 13 November 1997. 3 The Conference participants were: Gabriela Aspuru, Dirección de Estudios sobre Derechos Humanos, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico) Ricardo Cifuentes (Chile) Judith Dueck, HURIDOCS (Canada) Rosana García Mora, Area Juridica, Centro de Derechos Humanos “Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez”, A.C. (Mexico) Nejib Ghali, HURIDOCS Romilly Gregory, OXFAM / Amnesty International (United Kingdom) Manuel Guzman, HURIDOCS Stephen Hansen, Science and Human Rights Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science (United States) Nelly Herrera Roman, Comisión Ecumenica de Derechos Humanos (Ecuador) Kofi Kumado, HURIDOCS / International Commission of Jurists (Ghana) Janek Kuczkiewicz, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (Belgium) Marija Laszlo, University of Zagreb (Croatia) James Lawson, Human Rights Information Centre, Council of Europe (France) Lydia Levin, Infonation CC (South Africa) Kathleen Maltzahn, Coalition against Trafficking in Women - Asia-Pacific (Australia) Aída María Noval, HURIDOCS (Mexico) Agnethe Olesen, Danish Centre for Human Rights (Denmark) Carlos Perez González, Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal (Mexico) Henrik Ragn-Hansen (Denmark) Bert Verstappen, HURIDOCS 2 Ball, Patrick, et al. A Definition of Database Design Standards for Human Rights Agencies. Washington D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1994. 3 See Guzman, Manuel and Bert Verstappen. "International Conference on Computerised Documentation of Human Rights Events: Mexico City, 11-13 November." HURIDOCS News 22 (1998) 11-17. vii