Earth Observation for the Protection of Human Rights during the Armed Aggression

Abstract

Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has raised a wide range of issues concerning the use of remote sensing data for the protection of human rights and freedoms during armed conflicts. This article looked at how satellite images help prevent violations, reduce violations, and establish evidence to be held responsible. In addition, significant attention is paid to sources of such data from Ukraine, since it does not have its own grouping of satellites for these purposes. The article describes the legal and organizational aspects of data obtained from international institutions, businesses, and other open sources.

Keywords

• earth observation data
• russian aggression against ukraine
• osint