- WITNESS Gains Accreditation with the UN Economic and Social Council Good news! WITNESS has been granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Read on to find out on how this accreditation will strengthen our work.
- Video Tips for Activists and Citizens Documenting Zimbabwe’s Election Videos circulating ahead of Zimbabwe's election on Wed depict a concern among civil society that Mugabe's ZANU-PF party will obstruct the process of free and fair elections. We share a tips for documenting elections safely and effectively for activists and citizen journalists.
- Comment Filmer les Manifestations: Une Guide Ces vidéos chacune adressent cinq points très importants à considerer, que ça soit en filmant une protestation, un ressemblement politique, ou bien un incident illustrant la brutalité de la police
- Key for a Key: Unlocking a Video Advocacy Training in Brazil What's it like to be in a WITNESS video training? This post brings you inside the classroom in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where two dozen activists are working to save their communities from forced evictions.
- An Open Source Approach to Translation The fact that 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute is astonishing. And the immense amounts of footage shot and uploaded by citizens in places like Syria, Egypt and Chile reminds us that video is increasingly being used to expose human rights abuses. As more activists turn towards video for advocacy and evidentiary purposes, there is a critical need for accessible training resources that teach how to create and share videos safely, effectively and ethically.
- Colombian Filmmaker Flees After Video of Violent Eviction Goes Viral A video depicting the violent forced eviction of nearly 600 people on the banks of Colombia’s Magdalena River has gone viral, eliciting a huge response from viewers around the world, including the President of Colombia (who was obliged to respond to the video publicly and defend the actions of the police force).