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Announcing WITNESS’ Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Footage in Human Rights
Deciding if and how to share human rights footage taken by eyewitnesses is rarely simple. A new resource offers guidance on applying ethical principles to this new form of documentation.
WITNESS
October 28, 2015
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Music Monday – 2015 New Year Edition, Beginnings
Our first Music Monday - 2015 New Year edition, Beginnings is a song list to inspire activists' daily work because every day is a new beginning.
WITNESS
January 12, 2015
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The Power of Citizen Witnesses – and How WITNESS is Strengthening Their Impact
From creation, sharing, management of your video, to preservation and usage, and with an eye to the ethical questions, WITNESS is thinking holistically about how best to support the millions of citizen witnesses to human rights abuse.
Sam Gregory
September 23, 2014
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Images of Horror: Whose Roles and What Responsibilities?
Recent examples of graphic images circulating online point to critical questions for commercial social media platforms, news outlets and citizens.
Sam Gregory
September 18, 2014
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Reporting Ethically on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
We share tips for journalists who may be reporting on the issues of domestic violence and gender-based violence for the first time.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
September 11, 2014
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What We’re Reading: July 25 Edition
Every week we publish a list of our favorite articles on human rights, video, and advocacy. This week features the promotion of LGBT rights in India, the use of social media to uncover the mystery behind the downed Malaysia Flight MH17 and much more.
WITNESS
July 25, 2014
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Citizen Videos Used as Propaganda Tools in Israel-Palestine Conflict
The use of citizen video as a propaganda tool by both sides in the conflict leaves viewers manipulated and confused.
WITNESS
July 22, 2014
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What We’re Reading: July 11 Edition
This week we feature commentary on another side of the war in Syria, President Obama’s call for additional funds to curtail the flow of children from Latin America attempting to enter the US, and articles about video verification, safety for journalists and predicting the impact of advocacy media on social change.
WITNESS
July 11, 2014
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Consent, Privacy, and A Video of Sexual Assault
In Part 2 of our series on the Ethics of Curating Citizen Video, we discuss a video documenting sexual assault in Egypt.
WITNESS
June 25, 2014
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Building Bridges Between Activists and the Tech and Media Communities
WITNESS Executive Director, Yvette Alberdingk-Thijm and Program Director, Sam Gregory speak on media, technology and social change at Internet Week New York 2014.
WITNESS
June 6, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Turkey, South Korea, Nigeria, and South Africa
In Turkey, South Korea, and Nigeria citizens are taking to the streets demanding more government action on safety issues- from workplace safety to disaster relief.
WITNESS
May 20, 2014
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What We’re Reading, May 16, 2014
From Afghanistan to Brazil, from trends in journalism to digital security and privacy, see what WITNESS staff are reading about this week.
WITNESS
May 16, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Chemical Attack in Syria, Algerian Elections, Saudi Online Activists Arrested
Venezuelan developers respond to verification issues with a camera app while Syria suffers another chemical weapon attack. Next week's elections cause Algerian media suppression, and Saudi online activists threatened with arrest.
WITNESS
April 16, 2014
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WITNESS at SXSW 2014: Talking Media, Mobile, Technology and Human Rights
Details for the two panels WITNESS is participating in and our suggestions a few more to check out at this year's conference.
Sam Gregory
March 7, 2014
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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
