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Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protest Restrictions in Egypt and #16Days of Activism
In Egypt, protesters have taken to the streets to oppose a new law restricting freedom of association. Meanwhile contenders in Honduras' presidential election are both claiming victory, and WITNESS releases new video resources for the #16Days campaign.
WITNESS
November 26, 2013
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Human Rights Tech and the 10-year Anniversary of Martus!
Program Director Sam Gregory discusses human rights tech, InformaCam and the 10 year anniversary of human rights documentation tool, Martus.
WITNESS
November 26, 2013
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Saudi Arabia: A Crackdown on Undocumented Foreign Workers
The night of November 9, clashes broke out between Saudi authorities, civilians, and immigrants—predominantly Ethiopian—in Riyadh and carried on for several days resulting in hundreds of arrests, dozens of injuries, and reported deaths.
WITNESS
November 25, 2013
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New Video Series for How To Conduct Interviews with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
A new video series includes first-hand experience from trainees, experts, leading activists and survivors of GBV expanding on considerations for filming, creating appropriate questions, safety & security, interviewing techniques and the effects of trauma on survivors.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
November 25, 2013
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Activists in Kenya Integrate Video Advocacy to Prevent Gender-Based Violence
Reflections from a recent session WITNESS helped organize in Kenya that focused on how video advocacy tools can be used to mobilize action around GBV awareness and advocacy.
WITNESS
November 22, 2013
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Citizens Evacuate from One of Syria’s Most Targeted Towns
In a region wrought with conflict, it is hard to believe any one place could be called the “city of death,” but the Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh has become just that.
WITNESS
November 22, 2013
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Corporal Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
Rarely does documentation surface of the prevalent and tacitly acknowledged abuse migrant workers experience in Saudi Arabia, making this video circulating the internet particularly significant.
WITNESS
November 20, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Cairo’s Tahrir Square Monument
In the past week, citizen journalists have taken us from Cairo's Tahrir Square to garment worker protests in Cambodia and the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka.
WITNESS
November 19, 2013
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No Fire Zone: A Documentary with Serious Impact
After watching the documentary "No Fire Zone" ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Sri Lanka this year, David Cameron released a tweet demonstrating just a fraction of the impact this important film has had.
WITNESS
November 18, 2013
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The WITNESS Guide to Cheap Digital Cameras for Activists
A review of six cameras (and suggested accessories) for under US $300 for video activists on a budget.
WITNESS
November 18, 2013
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Video Testimony of a “Sudan Revolts” Police Abuse Victim
Sixty-one-year-old Salah Dawoud did not actively take part in the wave of protests that swept across Sudan in late September. But, as he explains in this video testimony, he is a victim of the Sudanese government’s excess use of force.
WITNESS
November 14, 2013
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WITNESS Stands With Youth Fighting Legal Battle for Climate Justice
WITNESS joined other organizations and advocates in filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to support young people suing the federal government for not acting to reverse climate change.
WITNESS
November 13, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Police Officers on Trial in South Africa
In South Africa citizen video may help bring about justice for one case in the country's alarming pattern of police brutality. Cuba lobbies for a seat at the Human Rights Council and Sri Lanka attempts to stave off controversy ahead of an international summit.
WITNESS
November 12, 2013
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How You Can Support Immigrant Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence in the U.S. face additional barriers to support in the form of language differences, a lack of culturally relevant services, and navigating complicated legal systems.
WITNESS
November 11, 2013
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Media Advisory: Peter Gabriel and Isha Sesay Host 2013 Focus For Change Benefit for WITNESS
WITNESS' annual benefit takes place Thursday December 5, 2013. Interested members of the press need to RSVP to cover the event. Details in the advisory.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
November 10, 2013