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Consent, Privacy, and A Video of Sexual Assault
In Part 2 of our series on the Ethics of Curating Citizen Video, we discuss a video documenting sexual assault in Egypt.
June 25, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Brazil, Kenya and Sri Lanka
This week, in addition to videos documenting crack downs on the World Cup protests, we bring you footage from local media reports on violence in Kenya and Sri Lanka. Finally, we bring you an update on the rising tensions between Israel and Palestine instigated by a massive search for three missing seminary students.
June 17, 2014
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WITNESS Joins the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival to Recognize Young Filmmakers
Calling all young filmmakers! WITNESS will present awards to two of our favorite entrees in this year’s PLURAL + Youth Video Festival.
June 10, 2014
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All Eyes on London: The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence In Conflict
Bukeni will join hundreds of activists, NGO and government representatives and media to discuss concrete actions towards promoting justice for survivors of sexual violence.
June 7, 2014
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Building Bridges Between Activists and the Tech and Media Communities
WITNESS Executive Director, Yvette Alberdingk-Thijm and Program Director, Sam Gregory speak on media, technology and social change at Internet Week New York 2014.
June 6, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Turkey, South Korea, Nigeria, and South Africa
In Turkey, South Korea, and Nigeria citizens are taking to the streets demanding more government action on safety issues- from workplace safety to disaster relief.
May 20, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Vietnam, Syria, and Kenya
This week we bring you videos documenting the forced evictions of farmers in Vietnam, an update on a barrel bomb attack in Syria, and documentation of the continued roundup of Somali and other immigrants in Kenya.
May 14, 2014
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The Ethics of Curating Citizen Video
When professionals are not the ones behind the cameras, how can we apply ethical standards to using video documenting human rights abuse? Our Human Rights Channel Curator weighs in on the current debate on the ethics of utilizing citizen media.
May 13, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Police Operations in Brazil, Detention of Refugees in Kenya, Protests in Western Sahara
This week we bring you the first in a series of dispatches from Brazil, as well as footage from Kenya and Western Sahara, and the latest from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
May 6, 2014
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Police Occupation of Brazil’s Favelas
The controversial death of a young Brazilian dancer sparked protests in one of Rio's favelas, bringing attention to police violence faced by favela residents.
May 6, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Ukrainian activists attacked by pro-Russian mobs, Colombian community shelled, Ethiopian bloggers detained
Police dogs used to attack a man in Papua New Guinea, Ethiopian internet activists arrested, and Saudi Arabian regulation of YouTube videos.
April 30, 2014
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WITNESS to Attend Media for Social Change UnConference
WITNESS’ Raja Althaibani will take part in the Media for Social Change UnConference, an exciting event that will bring together activists, academics and citizen journalists to discuss media for social change in the Middle East and North Africa. WITNESS interviewed conference organizer, Dima Saber, to learn more about the themes and goals of the UnConference.
April 29, 2014
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Unlock Iran Invites You To Experience Life as an Iranian Political Prisoner
Unlock Iran is a new innovative visual storytelling platform featuring the stories of Iranian “prisoners of rights,” or individuals who are detained for political, religious or other personal beliefs deemed a threat by the Iranian government.
April 23, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Sudan, South Sudan, South Africa, Kenya and Algeria
A UN representative captures the aftermath of an atrocity in South Sudan, South African school children suggest ways to use taxpayer funds, video prompts an investigation in Algeria, and more.
April 22, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Chemical Attack in Syria, Algerian Elections, Saudi Online Activists Arrested
Venezuelan developers respond to verification issues with a camera app while Syria suffers another chemical weapon attack. Next week's elections cause Algerian media suppression, and Saudi online activists threatened with arrest.
April 16, 2014
