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Human Rights Video From Israel and Palestine, Brazil, Syria
An American teen describes being beaten in Jerusalem, Brazilian activists question police conduct, and an update on police abuse in South Africa.
WITNESS
July 9, 2014
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Real-time Reports of Sri Lanka’s Sectarian Violence
Recently, the city of Aluthgama in Sri Lanka erupted in the worst sectarian violence the country has seen in years. We review the videos and other citizen reports that provided critical documentation of the story.
WITNESS
July 8, 2014
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World Cup Futebol and Freedom of Expression in Brazil: An Update
Videos curated by the Human Rights Channel highlight the reality of discontent surrounding the World Cup, and the ongoing threats to civil and economic rights during the large-scale sporting event.
WITNESS
July 3, 2014
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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?
WITNESS
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.
WITNESS
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.
WITNESS
June 25, 2014
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Stopping Bulldozers: Fighting Forced Evictions with Video
From citizen journalists in India to audiovisual artists in Colombia, people are using WITNESS resources to strengthen their grassroots work in the fight against forced evictions and to empower more to get involved.
WITNESS
June 20, 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.
WITNESS
June 17, 2014
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Access to Transportation Denied in Many of Brazil’s World Cup Cities
While the country invested large amounts of money into the mega sporting event, critics say it did not do the same for the nation's transportation infrastructure.
WITNESS
June 9, 2014
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All Eyes on London: The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence In Conflict
Bukeni will join hundreds of activists, NGO and government representatives and media to discuss concrete actions towards promoting justice for survivors of sexual violence.
WITNESS
June 7, 2014
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Everything Needs to Change, So Everything Can Stay the Same: Challenges to Keeping Online Video Accessible
Keeping a website online and continuously accessible to the public, whether its a human rights archive or a piece of art, is not merely a question of keeping the power switch on. Our senior archivist discusses some ways to prepare for the inevitable challenge of tech obsolescence.
Yvonne Ng
June 5, 2014
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3 Years After a Forced Eviction, Only Empty Promises and Rubble Where Homes Once Stood
In addition to the Santos family, 93 others are evicted from a community in Rio de Janeiro for an infrastructure project ahead of the 2014 World Cup, however three years after the eviction the project remains unrealized.
WITNESS
June 4, 2014
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Groups in Colombia Use Video to Fight Evictions
Interviews from Medellín's housing and land rights activists and community leaders about the forced evictions taking place in and around the city and how they are using video to preserve the memory of places that are disappearing and to document human rights violations.
Laura Salas
June 3, 2014
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Grupos en Colombia usan video frente a desplazamientos
Entrevistas con activistas de derechos a la vivienda y líderes comunitarios de Medellín sobre los desalojos forzosos que están ocurriendo y cómo usan el video para preservar la memoria de lugares que desaparecerán y documentan violaciones a los derechos humanos.
Laura Salas
June 3, 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.
WITNESS
May 20, 2014
