- Use This App to Film the Police… Or Not What do you need to have and know to be ready to film police safely and effectively, with or without a dedicated mobile app?
- Does Filming Police Violence Make a Difference? A Survey of Recent Cases From Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro, the West Bank, and Kingston, violent interactions between security forces and civilians are caught on camera. But many factors are at play when it comes to if, when, and how this footage is used in efforts for justice and accountability.
- 24 Years After Rodney King: Will More Video Result in More Justice? Since the 1991 beating of Rodney King, video has become ubiquitous and alleged crimes committed by police are much harder to sweep under the carpet. But the amount of footage of an incident and the amount of justice served in these cases do not yet correlate.
- Documenting Rio’s Resistance: Interview with ‘State of Exception’ Director Jason O’Hara In his new film Canadian documentary filmmaker Jason O’Hara takes on forced evictions and mega-events, working collaboratively with Rio’s communities to tell stories of resistance and document human rights abuses since 2010.
- Filming Resources for Protests Honoring Missing Students of Ayotzinapa With additional marches for the missing students of Ayotzinapa scheduled for December 1 (#1dicMx), it's more important than ever to document these events with video and photos. Use these resources to prepare for today's protest and those to follow.
- Todxs Grabamos: Nuevas Protestas por los Estudiantes de Ayotzinapa Con más marchas organizadas para el 1 de Diciembre (#1dicMx), hoy más que nunca se hace necesaria la documentación a través de video, fotografías. Usan estas recursos para preparar para esta marcha y las que siguen para justicia para los estudiantes de Ayotzinapa.
- Can Video Help End Police Brutality? Does more video actually lead to justice for victims of police brutality? Will the presence of more cameras lead to less police brutality in the future?
- Citizen Videos Capturing Police Violence at Protests in Brazil Used as Evidence Citizen video has become a critical resource in the struggle to ensure rights and in cases to prosecute police violence in Brazilian cities.
- To Protect or Punish: New Anti-Terrorism Law Proposed in Brazil Could Curb Right To Protest A proposed anti-terrorism law in Brazil could criminalize the actions of social movements and public protests.
- What We’re Reading: World Cup 2014 Editon The country may love the beautiful game but hosting the World Cup has activists protesting human rights abuse and inequalities in Brazil.
- Call for Videos on Police Violence During World Cup Protests As protestors in Brazil take to the streets during the World Cup, WITNESS has created a collaborative database to track ongoing police violence.
- Ignored by Brazilian Government, Activists Take Police Violence to Inter-American Commission The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hosts a public hearing on police violence used by Brazilian authorities during popular protests ongoing in the country since June 2013.