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Will the Lubanga Verdict at the ICC Bring Justice for Child Soldiers?
Tomorrow the first trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will come to an official close with the rendering of a verdict in the case against former rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
March 13, 2012
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At Great Risk, Syrians Document Testimonies and Human Rights Abuse with Video
Since international media have been barred from entering Syria since mid 2011, news reports have relied heavily on activists in country who daily risk their own safety to film and share video and speak with reporters.
February 9, 2012
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10 Years of Guantanamo Bay: A Human Rights Nightmare
Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being brought to Guantánamo Bay in the Bush administration's "war on terror." Amnesty International is organizing a day of action to call for the detention center's closing.
January 10, 2012
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Thank You for Your Support of WITNESS in 2011
It's been an incredible year for human rights and video. Thanks for all of your support of WITNESS and our partners in 2011:
December 27, 2011
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Livestreaming From Your Mobile Phone: An Interview with Bambuser
As part of our focus on tools and tactics for #video4change activists, we're paying close attention to the emergence of livestreaming. One of the most popular tools to livestream from your mobile phone is Bambuser.
December 19, 2011
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Human Rights Day Series: Resources for #Video4Change Activists
This Saturday marks Human Rights Day, a day to pause and celebrate the rights we all share in common (even though they are not always respected or upheld). It also marks an opportunity for us to reach people who perhaps don't think about human rights daily- as the mainstream media usually gives a few minutes of coverage to the topic.
December 7, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street: A Day of Global (Video) Action, Nov. 17, 2011
If you are like many WITNESS staff, you are tuned into the events of today's global actions in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Despite the recent events in New York City, Oakland, CA, and other cities where "permanent" encampments were cleared away, protesters around the U.S. and the world are back in city centers protesting today.
November 17, 2011
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2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Featured in WITNESS Award-Winning Documentary
We were very happy to hear about the three newest recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize last Friday, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Tawakkul Karman, and Leymah Gbowee. We extend congratulations to them all.
October 9, 2011
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#Video4change Weekly Digest: Sept. 9, 2011
It's been an exciting week here at WITNESS. We released our "Cameras Everywhere" report and many of us have been sharing it and we're looking forward to discussion to come. The report surveys the current landscape of human rights, video and technology and makes recommendations to a variety of players in that landscape from technology companies to policy makers and civil society organizations.
September 9, 2011
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#Video4Change Weekly Digest: August 26, 2011
The weekly digest has been on an unintentional hiatus... I have been helping out on some exciting projects here including our forthcoming Video Advocacy Online Toolkit and planning some outreach for our soon-to-be published report on current challenges and opportunities for human rights video.
August 26, 2011
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Weekly Video-For-Change Digest: July 22, 2011
We're launching a couple of new series this week on the blog. (If you missed the first in our Video Advocacy Example series, you can read it here.)
July 22, 2011
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Amnesty Int’l iPhone App for Human Rights Action
Our colleagues at Amnesty International have just announced a new iPhone app called AiCandle which allows people to take action on human rights campaigns directly from their mobile device.
April 14, 2011
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The #Video4Change Community Honors Mohammed Nabbous
As many of you are aware, Mohammed Nabbous, or Mo, as he was known to many of those following his video stream and commentary on social media about events in Libya, was killed by sniper fire in Benghazi on Saturday, March 19th. If you're not yet familiar with Mohammed's work, I encourage you to read these remembrances of him on Global Voices Online and The Washington Post's BlogPost.
March 25, 2011
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YouTube and WITNESS Honor International Women’s Day
Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day- the centenary celebration in fact. In honor of this day WITNESS joined YouTube to curate four videos to spotlight on their homepage until noon ET.
March 8, 2011
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Breakthrough’s Video Contest About Diversity in the U.S.
To kick off 2011, I thought it would be useful to highlight a video for change project in process and to hear from its producers about the planning for, organization, and outreach of the project, in this case a contest, and what they hope to accomplish with it.
January 5, 2011