Campaigns Archives - Page 5 of 38

World Refugee Day 2019 June 20th marks World Refugee Day. But the work of protecting the rights of refugees happens every day of the year. At WITNESS, we help refugees document their stories—specifically human rights violations, through creating and archiving important media that can be used to bring awareness to their experiences and help advocate for change. Here are […] WITNESS June 19, 2019
How 21 Young People Keep Winning Against the US Gov for Climate Change In 2010, we began working with Our Children’s Trust and iMatter supported by climate scientists, constitutional law professors and faith-based communities to bring attention to a new movement of young people calling on state and federal governments to protect the atmosphere for future generations. WITNESS March 18, 2019
Help Us Secure Justice for Land Rights Activist Samir Flores Soberanes On February 20th, Samir Flores Soberanes, popular communicator and activist, was murdered outside his house in Amilcingo, a community located at Morelos state in the eastern center of Mexico. His murder took place the day after he publicly announced, once again, his opposition to the Morelos Integral Project (PIM in Spanish) at a federal government […] Laura Salas March 11, 2019
Combating Gender-Based Tech Violence: Groundviews, Sri Lanka Part 1 of 2 Exactly a year ago, on 5th March 2018, we watched as flames engulfed Digana, in the heart of Kandy. We saw quiet, multi-ethnic suburban localities swept up by a wave of anti-Muslim wrath. On 6th March 2018, the Sri Lankan government responded by blocking access to Facebook, Whatsapp and Viber, on […] Meghana Bahar March 8, 2019
How to Back Up WhatsApp By Yvonne Ng and Gabi Ivens Published on: 25 January 2019 The messaging platform WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users worldwide and is increasingly being used as a tool to organize, mobilize, as well as to share important human rights content. This tutorial, put together by WITNESS, helps you decide whether you should use WhatsApp’s built-in […] Yvonne Ng January 25, 2019
How to export content from WhatsApp By Yvonne Ng and Gabi Ivens Published on: 18 December 2018 The messaging platform WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users worldwide and is increasingly being used as a tool to organize, mobilize, as well as to share important human rights content. This tutorial, put together by WITNESS, walks you through how to download and export your […] WITNESS December 18, 2018
Occupying Dhaka Inspiring widespread activism on social media, a nation-wide youth-led movement for road safety emerged across Bangladesh and in cyberspace, as students in Dhaka drove the city to a standstill. Meghana Bahar October 22, 2018
You Are Power: The Women and Organizations Who Inspire Us In honor and in celebration of International Women's Day 2018, WITNESS' regional teams highlight the women and organizations who inspire us. WITNESS March 7, 2018
The Hunt for Digital Evidence of the Rohingya Genocide In documenting historical records of destruction or grievous danger to a peoples over time, digital trails are a human rights crusader’s best–sometimes most accurate–source of evidence. And yet at the same time, such data can fall into the wrong hands, putting the lives of the persecuted, and those fighting for their rights, at grave risk. […] Meghana Bahar November 29, 2017
Video Evidence and the Case for the Rohingya How eyewitness video and digital evidence verification work together to corroborate violence and destruction in Burma. Meghana Bahar October 5, 2017
Fighting for Women’s Rights in Serbia, Sri Lanka and Mexico Co-written with the contribution of the Sri Lanka section by Meghana Bahar, WITNESS’ Social Media and Communications Consultant for Asia-Pacific and Laura Salas, WITNESS Program Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. In honor of the achievements of the women and human rights defenders who fought before us and those who fight alongside us now, WITNESS […] Dalila Mujagic March 8, 2017
Recording Resistance We interviewed British filmmaker Max Stahl about his role in documenting and preserving footage of the Santa Cruz Massacre, and how his visual account helped propel Timor-Leste back into the world spotlight. Meghana Bahar November 11, 2016
Dispatch from Rio: Part 2 Week two of the Mutirão of Independent Media has been dramatic, productive and inspiring. See some of the highlights of our work covering the social impacts of the Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Jackie Zammuto August 20, 2016
Four Ways to Save Live Video Broadcasts You shouldn't necessarily rely on the platforms and apps you are using to live stream to save your content, whether you're broadcasting from Facebook or Periscope. We share tips for alternative saving methods. Yvonne Ng July 11, 2016
Access to the Internet is a Human Right WITNESS joins a coalition of groups to speak out against state-led internet shutdowns and to demand that governments around the world #KeepItOn. Morgan Hargrave June 27, 2016