Who are we?
Bloodhound was born in Copenhagen during the spring of 2004 with the need to throw light on the situation in Darfur, western Sudan. Co-founder Phil Clarke had the idea of using remote sensing to identify and map the villages that had been burned during the reported scorched earth campaign that was being conducted in the rural areas of Darfur. He linked Amnesty International in the UK, Amnesty International in Denmark and Prins Engineering to conduct what was probably the first ever satellite survey by an NGO to detect evidence of systematic human rights abuses.
A few months later, when it became clear that the major human rights organisations would not be able to provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of what was happening in Darfur, Phil brought together a group of Danish researchers to compile all existing information on the attacks on villages, in order to carry out an analysis of this data. We believe that exposing the truth is necessary to ensure appropriate action from the international community to respond to mass crimes against humanity.
Only once we had started did we become aware of the enormity of the task before us, for to our surprise we discovered that vast amounts of information were actually available about what was happening in Darfur. All that was needed was for someone to piece this information together, like a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, to get the whole picture.
Our research was completed in November 2005. The report was then compiled in January 2006 and sent out to review among leading Sudan experts. The report The Scorched Earth of Darfur was finally released in April 2006.
A year later, in March 2007, co-founder Phil Clarke left his job to devote more time to Bloodhound. He comes with 13 years of experience as a humanitarian aid worker and nearly 20 years as a researcher in Eastern African biodiversity and ecology. Phil Clarke is working on a pro-bono basis for Bloodhound as far as possible until sufficient funds can be secured for running the organisation on a more stable basis. He is in charge of the day to day running of Bloodhound while completing the dossier of a new campaign that is to be launched in 2009.
Bloodhound is committed to apply thorough scientific research methods to compile as much information as possible to gain a comprehensive overview of what is happening in the world's trouble spots. All of our information sources are individually referenced and publicly available, enabling our findings to be independently verified.
Bloodhound abides by the humanitarian principles of humanity, independence, neutrality and impartiality.
Chairman: Andreas Höfer Petersen
Secretary: Lise-Lotte Tullin
Treasurer: Jesper Kjærsig
Director: Phil Clarke
Bloodhound is a registered society in Denmark with its own CVR number 29 48 34 42.
Legal Status
Bloodhound is formed as an association in Denmark under the right enshrined in Paragraph 78 of the Danish constitution, and has the unique company registration (CVR) number 29 48 34 42. Although the organisation has existed since 2004, Bloodhound was formally inaugurated during a founding General Assembly held in April 2006. The board was appointed at this time, coinciding with the launch of the website and the official registration with the Danish authorities.
Credits
Website original design by Nimrod-Vision. Updated through a pro-bono donation by web designer Morten Lorentzen. Many thanks to Morten for generously giving his time and expertise to help Bloodhound.
The first Bloodhound website was launched in April 2006, and the site has been static until now, due to resource constraints. But with new campaigns in the pipeline, it was decided to upgrade the website in readiness for the expected increase in activity during 2009.
Darfur pictures with thanks to Brian Steidle, courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum www.ushmm.org/conscience/alert/darfur/steidle/
Logo with thanks to Mauro
Darfur manuscript review by Dr. Jan Coebergh
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