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Thoughts and Reactions on The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Report on Funding Trends in Human Rights and International Justice Many of our donors and peers have been asking for the WITNESS take on the report, “Human Rights and International Justice: Opportunities and Challenges at an Inflection Point,” commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies and written by Jonathan Fanton and Zachary Katznelson. Sara Federlein March 29, 2012
WITNESS Enters Knight’s #NewsChallenge With SecureSmartCam App We’ve entered the Knight Foundation News Challenge with the SecureSmartCam (SSC), our collaboration with The Guardian Project. WITNESS March 22, 2012
Rural Women and Girls of Eastern Congo Seek Justice as World Celebrates International Women’s Day Today the world celebrates the 101st International Women’s Day (begun in 1911). This year’s theme, declared by the United Nations, is “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty,” as highlighted in this message from the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon. WITNESS March 8, 2012
The Ethics of Face Recognition Technology At SXSW next week, WITNESS is running a workshop on the ethics of facial recognition. It’s an issue we've talked about before – most recently in the Cameras Everywhere report, and with the ObscuraCam Android app. WITNESS March 7, 2012
NYTimes Reports on Forced Evictions in Rio, But Serious Questions Remain In December, we brought you a Video the Government of Rio de Janeiro Didn't Want You To See and showed you how our partner activists in Rio were confronting Olympics organizers on the forced evictions of poor communities in Rio ahead of the 2016 Olympics. Priscila Néri March 5, 2012
Reckoning With Torture: A Call for Citizen Video Participation Last week, director Doug Liman—whose blockbuster features include The Bourne Identity, Fair Game, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Swingers—sent out this call for citizen-shot footage for his next movie, Reckoning With Torture: WITNESS February 21, 2012
Introducing InformaCam, The Next Release of the SecureSmartCam Project Recently my colleague at The Guardian Project, Harlo Holmes wrote about the InformCam, the latest release from the joint collaboration between The Guardian Project and WITNESS, the SecureSmartCamera (SSC). This is an important development in the project as it incorporates all of the key themes in the WITNESS Leadership Initiative. WITNESS February 13, 2012
At Great Risk, Syrians Document Testimonies and Human Rights Abuse with Video Since international media have been barred from entering Syria since mid 2011, news reports have relied heavily on activists in country who daily risk their own safety to film and share video and speak with reporters. Matisse Bustos Hawkes February 9, 2012
TRUST Arizona: Asking Our Leaders to Lead on Climate Justice Congress and the White House are violating U.S. law. Most all our State Governments are breaking their own state laws too. So our youth are utilizing the last branch of our democracy that may be open to them and asking our judges to listen to their stories, hear their legal argument and make a considered and lawful decision. WITNESS February 6, 2012
Amy Robbins: Join Me In Supporting WITNESS For the Next 20 Years As WITNESS celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, I wanted to write a brief note to describe why I support this outstanding, and vital organization. I know many of you reading this share my view because you, too, strongly support WITNESS’s efforts. WITNESS January 31, 2012
Archiving Human Rights on the Web The web has given human rights organizations unprecedented access to global audiences. However a website will last only as long as funds are available for maintenance and hosting. WITNESS January 27, 2012
Judges in Five States Will Hear Climate Change Cases Filed by Youth Over the course of the last year WITNESS has partnered with Our Children’s Trust (OCT) and the iMatter Campaign to elevate the voices of youth from across the country who are defending their right to a healthy atmosphere and sustainable future. The youth are taking their case to judges across the country and asking that the courts order the adoption and implementation of scientifically sound Climate Recovery Plans. WITNESS January 20, 2012
Should I Be Imprisoned To Protect Me From My Rapist? While at the convening of the U.S. Human Rights Network last December I did a pre-release screening of a new documentary co-produced by ECPAT-USA and WITNESS. The video, What I Have Been Through is Not Who I Am, tells the story of Katrina, a formerly sexually exploited teen who was arrested, when she should have been protected. WITNESS January 13, 2012
New Year Brings Broken Promises in Cambodia WITNESS partner LICADHO has been documenting with video forced evictions and land grabbing throughout Cambodia. LICADHO is also a part of WITNESS' global campaign on forced evictions. WITNESS January 12, 2012
The Year of Making Video A More Effective Human Rights Tool Here's to 2012 as a meaningful, impactful year and to video becoming an even better human rights tool! I want to thank you for 2011. Thank You! For the difference that you made, and for inspiring others to do the same. Each one of you helped WITNESS accomplish so much in the past year. Yvette Alberdingk Thijm January 3, 2012