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Cambodian Migrants Leave Thailand in Droves
More than 250,000 Cambodian migrant workers have fled Thailand--but why did they choose to cross borders in the first place?
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July 2, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Cambodia, Colombia, Kenya and Egypt
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrants flee Thailand, victims of Columbia's ongoing conflict share their stories and Kenyan activists are jailed for speaking out.
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June 25, 2014
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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.
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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.
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June 17, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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April 30, 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.
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April 22, 2014
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Kenyan Authorities Target Somali Refugees in Terror Sweep
Following recent terrorist attacks, Kenyan police have rounded up thousands of Somali refugees.
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April 21, 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.
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April 16, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Remembering Father Frans, Ukraine Clashes, Ethnic Violence in Myanmar
Dutch priest Father Frans is murdered in Homs, Syria on Monday, dynamics change in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, and ethnic violence escalates in Myanmar, affecting international aid workers.
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April 8, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Brazil, Papua New Guinea, and Mexico
From the Papua New Guinean police force, to the heart of Mexico's cartel territory, to the occupied favelas of Rio de Janeiro, we share recent citizen videos from these locations and more.
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April 1, 2014