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After Abuses, Liberians Demand Action from U.S. Government
A new video and report by the Accountability Counsel were recently submitted as part of a formal complaint filed by hundreds of Liberians demanding accountability for a U.S. federal agency's funding of a biomass project that caused serious human rights, labor and environmental abuses, including sexual abuse by company employees of local women.
WITNESS
January 31, 2014
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Sahrawi Fish Deal Protests Brutally Beaten Down
Despite Moroccan authorities’ attempts to silence political protests by Western Saharan activists, their videos give voice to widespread anger regarding a recent trade deal.
WITNESS
January 24, 2014
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Two Great Reasons Face Time at Film Festivals Will Benefit Your Nonprofit
Sundance isn't the only film festival where NGOs and nonprofits stand to gain some momentum for their missions.
WITNESS
January 19, 2014
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Voices from Syrian Prisons
A new initiative turns the experiences, fears, and dreams of Syrian prisoners into audio and video clips narrated in first person and uploaded to be shared with the world.
WITNESS
January 17, 2014
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Documentary Films I’d Bet On To Get An Oscar Nomination
Based on social buzz, colleagues’ input, reviews, watching the shortlist films, and media/PR coverage below are my picks to get an Oscar nod (views are my own, not WITNESS').
WITNESS
January 15, 2014
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Verifying Citizen Video: A Case Study from Aleppo – Part 3, Geo-Locating a Video
In the final part of three-part series, we discuss how to use tools like Google Maps to corroborate location in videos through geo-location mapping, verifying critical facts of time and place.
WITNESS
January 9, 2014
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It’s That Time of Year for Predictions
As the social media manager at the nonprofit, WITNESS, here are my comments on some of the social media predictions for 2014.
WITNESS
January 9, 2014
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Verifying Citizen Video: A Case Study from Aleppo – Part 2, Creating a Panoramic Image
In part two of our three-part series, we cover how to create a panoramic image from video stills to reveal signifiers unique to the site and event depicted in the video.
WITNESS
January 8, 2014
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Verifying Citizen Video: A Case Study of Destruction from Aleppo
The first in a three-part series investigates how to identify a citizen video for verification. The case study uses a citizen video example taken in Aleppo, Syria.
WITNESS
January 7, 2014
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Four Ways InformaCam Powers Mobile Media Verification
Our partners at the Guardian Project posted today about how our joint project InformaCam provides mobile media (photos/video) verification. We share the overview here.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
January 6, 2014
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WITNESS Remembers Nelson Mandela’s Legacy on Human Rights Day
A video message from our executive director Yvette Alberdingk Thijm on Human Rights Day 2013
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
December 10, 2013
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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
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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
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Front Page News: Why We Can All Benefit from Tools to Verify Video
What if our devices could capture and store more information in our media? What if we could help media makers make their material trustworthy? WITNESS is excited to announce that we are very close to launching a beta version of InformaCam for testing!
WITNESS
December 3, 2013
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Human Rights Tech and the 10-year Anniversary of Martus!
Program Director Sam Gregory discusses human rights tech, InformaCam and the 10 year anniversary of human rights documentation tool, Martus.
WITNESS
November 26, 2013
