Patrick Ball

Patrick Ball (born June 26, 1965) is an American scientist specializing in quantitative analysis of large-scale human rights abuses. He has carried out work for truth commissions, non-governmental organizations, and international criminal tribunals as well as United Nations missions in El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, South Africa, Chad, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Liberia, Peru, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Syria. As Director of Research at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, he carries out statistical and scientific analyses to assist human rights defenders in documenting and understanding patterns of abuse. Provided by Wikipedia