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AIDS2014 Conference: Despite Progress, Stigma and Discrimination Still Persist
Bukeni Waruzi conducted several trainings with sex workers and LGBTI activists to use video to document and prevent abuses.
WITNESS
September 2, 2014
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Highlights from our Video Archiving Q&A
Earlier this month, we hosted a lively online Q&A on all aspects of human rights video archiving and preservation. Activists and archivists from around the world participated, sharing their practical ideas and knowledge on how to safeguard video collections.
Yvonne Ng
August 27, 2014
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Forced Evictions, Live Ammunition, and Video Documentation in Cape Town
Videos have helped document the violence and abuse that has characterized a recent series of forced evictions in Cape Town. The raids on informal residential communities are raising serious questions about police conduct and the government’s protection of constitutional rights to housing.
WITNESS
August 27, 2014
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Live From Ferguson: Videos, Detentions & Attempts at Defining the Press
Citizens and professional reporters have been thrown in jail while documenting protests and the police response, raising the question once again--Who IS a reporter anyways?
WITNESS
August 20, 2014
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List of Free or Low-cost Tools and Resources for Video Activists
This list of free or low-cost tools and resources for video activists is curated from participants who joined our Live Video Archive #AskMeAnything event on our Facebook page.
WITNESS
August 14, 2014
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Abuse of Syrian Child on Video Sparks Outcry and Arrests
We explore the video's widespread media coverage, the online campaign it sparked, and the surrounding discussion about discrimination against Syrian refugees.
WITNESS
August 13, 2014
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WITNESS Archiving Guide Receives Award from Society of American Archivists
The Activists' Guide to Archiving Video wins the Preservation Publication Award from the Society of American Archivists.
Yvonne Ng
August 7, 2014
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This Week on the Human Rights Channel: Kenya, Colombia, South Africa, and Nigeria
This week we focus on anti-terrorism crackdowns in Kenya, and attempts by campesinos in Colombia to escape local violence between paramilitaries and government forces. We're keeping our eyes on retribution for forced evictions in South Africa, as well as the recent reports of war crimes in Nigeria.
WITNESS
August 6, 2014
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Human Rights Videos from Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Stories from Syrian Migrants
Tamil women’s groups express outrage about the rape of children by Sri Lanka’s military, Syrians face dramatic challenges migrating to Europe, and Nigerians report on the threat of Boko Haram’s attacks.
WITNESS
July 30, 2014
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Human Rights Video from Brazil, Ukraine, Israel and Palestine
From the Human Rights Channel this week: a Brazilian activist seeks political asylum; the difficulty of verifying citizen video from the Israel/Palestine conflict; how social media is being used in the investigation of flight MH17’s downing.
WITNESS
July 23, 2014
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Citizen Videos Used as Propaganda Tools in Israel-Palestine Conflict
The use of citizen video as a propaganda tool by both sides in the conflict leaves viewers manipulated and confused.
WITNESS
July 22, 2014
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#AIDS2014 Live Twitter Recap
This week will be following our Senior Program Manager Bukeni Waruzi via our #AIDS2014 Live Twitter Recap blog post. Stay tuned for live updates.
WITNESS
July 21, 2014
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Video Advocacy Training for HIV/AIDS Activists and Sex Workers at #AIDS2014
WITNESS will train activists serving those living with with HIV/AIDS, sex workers and sexual violence survivors how to conduct safe and effective video interviews for advocacy at the international AIDS conference.
WITNESS
July 18, 2014
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Human Rights Video from Gaza, Costa Rica and Kenya
False images circulate surrounding the documentation of violence in Israel and Gaza. Additionally, while all eyes were on the World Cup this weekend, indigenous persons in Costa Rica were attacked by armed farmers, and IDPs in Kenya demanded recognition.
WITNESS
July 16, 2014
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Brazil’s Urban Occupations Demand Their Government Recognize Housing as a Human Right
Activists in Brazil have been occupying land and abandoned buildings for more than 20 years. They use multiple tactics including legal action to try to win legal deeds to land and property and pressing the government to recognize the right to housing for all.
WITNESS
July 12, 2014
