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Police Violence Filmed as Thousands Protest over EU Agreement in Ukraine Numerous accounts of police brutality have been caught on film documenting the violent protests that have been raging in the Ukraine since November 21st. WITNESS December 6, 2013
Nueva Guía sobre como entrevistar a Sobrevivientes de la Violencia basada en Género o Sexual Hoy estamos orgullosos de anunciar un nuevo recurso de capacitación: Llevando a cabo entrevistas seguras, efectivas y éticas con sobrevivientes de la violencia basada en género o sexual. WITNESS December 6, 2013
Nouveau guide pratique pour interviewer les survivants de violence sexuelle et sexiste Notre nouveau guide de formation comprend des réflexions et des recommandations pour toutes les personnes qui veulent interviewer des victimes de violence à caractère sexuel et sexiste. WITNESS December 4, 2013
Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protests in Ukraine and Thailand This week protests in the Ukraine and Thailand threaten the stability of those two governments, while the next government of Honduras is up in the air following last month's contested elections. Drone footage, protest videos, and international observers bring us images of those and other human rights stories. WITNESS December 4, 2013
Breakthrough Tells Men to #BeThatGuy How a human rights organization blends video and social media to engage men to help end gender-based violence. WITNESS December 3, 2013
A Domestic Abuse Survivor’s Story: What It Took to Share and Tips for Advocates and Survivors Author, Leslie Morgan Steiner shared her personal story of survival after being in “Crazy Love” with her first husband who continuously beat her and threatened her life. In her book and a TED talk, which now has over a million views, she shared her story and the misconceptions of being a domestic violence victim. WITNESS November 27, 2013
Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protest Restrictions in Egypt and #16Days of Activism In Egypt, protesters have taken to the streets to oppose a new law restricting freedom of association. Meanwhile contenders in Honduras' presidential election are both claiming victory, and WITNESS releases new video resources for the #16Days campaign. WITNESS November 26, 2013
Saudi Arabia: A Crackdown on Undocumented Foreign Workers The night of November 9, clashes broke out between Saudi authorities, civilians, and immigrants—predominantly Ethiopian—in Riyadh and carried on for several days resulting in hundreds of arrests, dozens of injuries, and reported deaths. WITNESS November 25, 2013
New Video Series for How To Conduct Interviews with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence A new video series includes first-hand experience from trainees, experts, leading activists and survivors of GBV expanding on considerations for filming, creating appropriate questions, safety & security, interviewing techniques and the effects of trauma on survivors. Matisse Bustos Hawkes November 25, 2013
Activists in Kenya Integrate Video Advocacy to Prevent Gender-Based Violence Reflections from a recent session WITNESS helped organize in Kenya that focused on how video advocacy tools can be used to mobilize action around GBV awareness and advocacy. WITNESS November 22, 2013
Citizens Evacuate from One of Syria’s Most Targeted Towns In a region wrought with conflict, it is hard to believe any one place could be called the “city of death,” but the Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh has become just that. WITNESS November 22, 2013
Corporal Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia Rarely does documentation surface of the prevalent and tacitly acknowledged abuse migrant workers experience in Saudi Arabia, making this video circulating the internet particularly significant. WITNESS November 20, 2013
Human Rights Video Weekly: Cairo’s Tahrir Square Monument In the past week, citizen journalists have taken us from Cairo's Tahrir Square to garment worker protests in Cambodia and the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka. WITNESS November 19, 2013
Video Testimony of a “Sudan Revolts” Police Abuse Victim Sixty-one-year-old Salah Dawoud did not actively take part in the wave of protests that swept across Sudan in late September. But, as he explains in this video testimony, he is a victim of the Sudanese government’s excess use of force. WITNESS November 14, 2013
WITNESS Stands With Youth Fighting Legal Battle for Climate Justice WITNESS joined other organizations and advocates in filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to support young people suing the federal government for not acting to reverse climate change. WITNESS November 13, 2013