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Human Rights Video Weekly: Colombia, Egypt, and Syria This week we bring you video from five continents on issues ranging from police brutality to refugee issues and economic rights. WITNESS March 25, 2014
Defendiendo el Derecho a la Vivienda y a la Tierra Una nueva caja de herramientas publican por WITNESS y Amnistía Internacional Jackie Zammuto March 20, 2014
Human Rights Video Weekly: Crackdown on Journalists in South Sudan, Activist Arrested in Sri Lanka As refugees escape from South Sudan and Central African Republic, they crowd into neighboring countries, causing shortages. Since media outlets often cannot reach these conflict zones, we rely on citizen video to see what is happening. WITNESS March 20, 2014
Video Documents Aftermath of Drone Strike Which Hit Wedding Party in Yemen A Geneva-based human rights organization filmed interviews with villagers about a U.S. drone that hit a rural wedding procession in December 2013, killing at least 12 and injuring the bride. WITNESS March 19, 2014
Ethical Examples of Interviewing Sexual Violence Survivors in the DRC A series of interviews conducted by Lauren Wolfe, director of the Women's Media Center's Women Under Siege Project, provide examples of good practices we outline in our "Guide to Interviewing Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence." Matisse Bustos Hawkes March 13, 2014
Citizen Video Captures Targeted Violence Against Mozabite Algerians A new playlist on the Human Rights Channel captures targeted violence against Mozabite Algerians, a Berber minority group living in central Algeria. WITNESS March 6, 2014
Reporting on Sexual Violence: Personal and Professional Challenges for Journalists Covering sexual assault, including rape, can bring swift and unpredictable repercussions, leaving many journalists and others torn over how best to navigate the risks. A guest post from the Committee to Protect Journalists. WITNESS March 5, 2014
The Human Rights Video Weekly: Drones Strikes in Yemen, Slavery in India Rare video from Yemen where a drone attack killed members of a wedding party in December; a community correspondent in India helps free men and women from slave labor. WITNESS March 5, 2014
The Death of a Bahraini Prisoner The recent death of a Bahraini detainee puts spotlight on authorities' inhumane treatment of prisoners. WITNESS March 4, 2014
Human Rights Video Weekly: Venezuela & The Verification Challenge Just as citizen reporting and social media can illuminate human rights abuse, they can also facilitate the spread of misinformation, as we're seeing in videos circulated from Venezuela's protests recently. WITNESS February 25, 2014
Video Exposes Police Abuse in Venezuela (Or is it Mexico? Or Colombia?) One video's journey across Latin American protest movements underscores the challenge of monitoring activism online. WITNESS February 25, 2014
In Kiev, Abuse of Power Against Protesters, Medics, and Journalists While videos recent violence were the most dramatic we’ve seen from the Euromaidan protests, they are only the latest to document clashes in Kiev. In late January, several videos emerged exposing excess use of force by authorities. WITNESS February 19, 2014
Human Rights Video Weekly: Video Testimonies from North Korea, Bloggers Arrested in Vietnam Citizen footage quickly became one weapon in the political crossfire in Venezuela. In addition to the protests in Venezuela, we've got our eyes on Kiev, Sudan, Vietnam, and much more. WITNESS February 19, 2014
A Sahrawi Woman Dragged & Beaten by Moroccan Authorities Moroccan security forces crack down on Sahwari independence protesters in Western Sahara, including a human rights activist, Leila Lili. WITNESS February 18, 2014
WITNESS Joins One Billion Rising Against Gender-Based Violence This year for V-day the WITNESS staff is rising up to support the One Billion Rising campaign and to put an end to gender-based violence. Jackie Zammuto February 14, 2014