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Introduction to Mobil-Eyes Us
Mobil-Eyes Us is a project of WITNESS and the WITNESS Media Lab to explore potential new approaches to livestream storytelling for action. We look at technologies, tactics and storytelling strategies to use live video to connect viewers to frontline experiences of human rights issues they care about, so they become ‘distant witnesses’ who will take […]
November 7, 2018
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No Means No: the Yaquis Uphold the Right to Their Lands
Despite the unequivocal rejection by Loma de Bácum authorities of Sempra Energy’s proposed pipeline project, as well as a federal judicial decision barring pipeline construction on Yaqui territory in Bácum, Sempra Energy continued to build its pipeline through 9 miles of their farmland.
September 24, 2018
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4 tips to have co-present and active audiences in livestreams
By Clara Medeiros and Adriano Belisário Livestreams are one of the most engaging types of content on the Internet, and Mobil-Eyes-Us, a WITNESS initiative, builds up this content to help activists engage their audience deliberately so that they become more active, useful and “co-present” when they are needed. We had the chance to observe, test, […]
September 17, 2018
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Deadly, deadlier: Rio favela under fire by joint Police-Army forces
Last week in Brazil, military police joined lethal forces with the Brazilian Army for an operation in the Rio de Janeiro favela of Maré, leaving 7 dead. Residents using mobile phones captured the deadly use of helicopters and over one hundred bullets fired during the attack.
June 26, 2018
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Police Violence Against Local Teens is Caught on Camera in Rio de Janeiro
By Victor Ribeiro and Dalila Mujagic. A video containing footage of a brutal police incident went viral amongst social media users in Rio de Janeiro. The footage shows Lapa Presente officers — a unit of military police dedicated to tourist areas and funded by a group of business and economic interests called the Federation of […]
March 9, 2018
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Last Month in Video: Cameras got smarter. Will we?
From Florida teens using video as a powerful advocacy tool, to Pakistan's High Court ruling on network shutdowns, to the supercharged technology behind "smart" cameras and facial recognition: this is Last Month in Video, February 2018 edition.
March 6, 2018
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Last Month In Video: From Rio to Catalonia and beyond
From Facebook's recent algorithm change to eyewitnesses capturing footage of police helicopters shooting into neighborhoods in Rio, and Catalonia's Skype president, here is Last Month in Video, January 2018 edition.
February 16, 2018
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Rio’s favelas score victory against military police abuses
Rio favelas win victory over police abuses as two police commanders were denounced by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for crimes committed in the illegal invasions of private residences in favela Complexo do Alemão.
August 29, 2017
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Mobile Filming Tools
Our recommended apps and equipment for filming video of human rights abuse.
August 11, 2017
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Can video bring down impunity?
WITNESS joins TRIAL International for a training on fighting impunity by using video to prosecute international crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
June 8, 2017
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Activists in Argentina use videos to denounce increasing institutional violence
WITNESS hosts another training in Argentina and supports activists denouncing institutional violence.
May 11, 2017
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May Day 2017: Solidarity with Immigrants and Workers
WITNESS joins Rise Up NY! in support of immigrants and workers - plus more information on calls to action and rallies for May Day 2017 in NYC.
April 27, 2017
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Military police raids turn Samba Square into a war scene
Complexo de Alemao- Police Pacifying Unit (UPP) and Major Zuma called to answer for illegal invasions in Samba Square at a public hearing on April 24th.
April 24, 2017
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Fighting for Women’s Rights in Serbia, Sri Lanka and Mexico
Co-written with the contribution of the Sri Lanka section by Meghana Bahar, WITNESS’ Social Media and Communications Consultant for Asia-Pacific and Laura Salas, WITNESS Program Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. In honor of the achievements of the women and human rights defenders who fought before us and those who fight alongside us now, WITNESS […]
March 8, 2017
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The fight for the land continues one year after the assassination of Berta Cáceres, and so do the threats
By Laura Salas, Translation by Facundo Ercole Leer en español I’ve been a warrior because I’m from a town which is full of warriors. Berta Cáceres, founder of the Concejo Cívico Popular de Honduras (COPINH) [Honduras Popular Civic Council], has become an icon in the fight of hundreds communities across the Mesoamerica and the rest […]
March 3, 2017
