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Analysis of Eyewitness Video Data Shows Climate of Hatred Toward Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People
The WITNESS Media Lab shares initial findings from a new project focused on curating and analyzing data from videos of violent acts against transgender and gender nonconforming people that have been captured and shared for entertainment.
June 28, 2016
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New Interactive Documentary, “The Deeper They Bury Me” Explores the Human Impact of Solitary Confinement
Activist and prisoner Herman Wallace spent 41 years in solitary confinement. Now a new doc takes viewers on an interactive journey into Wallace's world.
December 18, 2015
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Documenting Violations in Burkina Faso During the 2015 Coup
Following the September coup in Burkina Faso, WITNESS worked with Burkinabe movements to distribute resources on documenting human rights violations.
October 30, 2015
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Independent Media: Maintaining the Pressure for Justice in Ayotzinapa
Sept. 26th marks the 1 year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Mexican student teachers. We look at the role video has played in demanding justice.
September 25, 2015
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The (Unexpected) Emotional Impact of Archiving
Should more be done to prepare archivists for the unexpected emotional impact of working with human rights media?
August 6, 2015
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WITNESS Talks to Patrick Otim of the Refugee Law Project about Video Archiving
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is a human rights organization in Uganda that recently undertook a video archiving project with the help of the Activist’s Guide to Archiving Video. Patrick Otim talks to WITNESS about RLP's experience with archiving, the difficulties RLP faced, and why it is such an important project.
July 14, 2015
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The International Criminal Court’s Quest for Scientific Evidence
By focusing on collecting scientific evidence, including better video evidence, the ICC hopes to build stronger cases.
April 20, 2015
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Ella Baker Center Continues the Fight for “Books Not Bars”
WITNESS caught up with our friends at the Ella Baker Center for an update on the 2001 campaign "Books Not Bars", a youth-led movement that targeted the juvenile prison system in the California and pushed to end to the prison industrial complex in the U.S.
April 9, 2015
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El barrio de la Cascada dice no a los desalojos
La Cascada es un barrios donde actualmente los habitantes se encuentran resistiendo a los desalojos y exigiendo la intervención del gobierno para solucionar de forma integral el problema de deterioro de las viviendas.
March 25, 2015
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Yemeni Blogger Reflects on Experience at Video for Change Workshop
Rooj Alwazir, a participant at WITNESS' recent video for change convening in Istanbul, shares experiences from the gathering of 20 filmmakers, educators and human rights defenders.
March 9, 2015
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This Week on the Human Rights Channel – Cuba, Fiji, West Papua and South Africa
This week citizen video captures testimonials following the arrest of 69 pro-democracy protesters in Cuba. We also check-in on videos previously featured from Fiji and South Africa and look at video advocacy storytelling project in West Papua.
February 18, 2015
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Music Monday – 2015 New Year Edition, Beginnings
Our first Music Monday - 2015 New Year edition, Beginnings is a song list to inspire activists' daily work because every day is a new beginning.
January 12, 2015
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Documenting Rio’s Resistance: Interview with ‘State of Exception’ Director Jason O’Hara
In his new film Canadian documentary filmmaker Jason O’Hara takes on forced evictions and mega-events, working collaboratively with Rio’s communities to tell stories of resistance and document human rights abuses since 2010.
January 9, 2015
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Video Evidence from Sri Lanka’s No Fire Zones Spurs UN Investigation
Filmmaker Callum Macrae discusses his documentary looking into and calling for a UN investigation of human rights abuses committed toward the end of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war.
December 18, 2014
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The Blackfish Effect – How Film Can Impact Big Business
Interview with Britdoc Impact Award winner, filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite, about the social change influence her documentary, "Blackfish," has had on big business and in legal courtrooms.
December 11, 2014
