As founder and managing director of Mnemonic, Hadi Al Khatib develops systems that collect and preserve citizen-generated digital media documenting human rights abuses. By verifying this open-source material as credible evidence, his work enables communities in Syria, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond to pursue justice and protect democracy.
Hadi Al Khatib is the founder of the Syrian Archive and the managing director of Mnemonic, a leading NGO dedicated to forensically collecting, preserving, and verifying open-source digital documentation. Mnemonic investigates human rights violations and international crimes, supporting a wide range of accountability actors. Mnemonic hosts the Syrian, Yemeni, Ukrainian, Iranian, and Sudanese Archives, and it provides rapid response support in other contexts.