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US axes website for reporting human rights abuses by US-armed foreign forces

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763 points tartoran | 4 comments | 23 Oct 25 14:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nla ◴[23 Oct 25 15:30 UTC] No.45683007[source]▶
The Leahy Law requires the U.S. government to facilitate receipt of information about alleged abuses by U.S. supported forces.

The State Department confirms it no longer operates the HRG, but says it is still receiving reports through other direct channels.

I couldn't find any requirement in the law that requires a public website.

NGOs can still submit information through established contacts or by email.

I would think email is a lot easier than a webform.

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rco8786 ◴[23 Oct 25 15:47 UTC] No.45683231[source]▶
> I would think email is a lot easier than a webform.

why

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1. jmole ◴[23 Oct 25 17:12 UTC] No.45684309[source]▶
Not sure about you, but when I submit a “contact us” form, I am about 10% sure someone will actually read it.

When I send an email that isn’t bounced back, or better yet, get an auto reply with a ticket number, I’m a lot more certain it’s going to get read.

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2. estearum ◴[23 Oct 25 17:14 UTC] No.45684326[source]▶
Sounds like a characteristic of the responder system more so than the input system.

Whereas what’s clearly a distinct advantage of a web form is that you can find it on the web.

3. slg ◴[23 Oct 25 17:46 UTC] No.45684664[source]▶
>When I send an email that isn’t bounced back, or better yet, get an auto reply with a ticket number, I’m a lot more certain it’s going to get read.

An "auto reply with a ticket number" is not a feature of email, it is something that someone built that could just as easily be attached to a webform. Plenty of webforms work that way, I have personally built some in my career.

4. rco8786 ◴[23 Oct 25 21:03 UTC] No.45687111[source]▶
The assertion is that one is easier than the other. But regardless I’m never confident about sending an email to some generic email inbox.