- Using Video to Protect Human Rights During Covid-19 On January 24, Chen Qiushi stood in Wuhan, the center of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, and spoke into his camera: “This epidemic happened because the State covered up the truth and facts”, reported the human rights lawyer and activist. “Through my camera, I want to deliver the voices of Wuhan to the world. If […]
- Digitizing WITNESS Videotapes Through a Community Partnership Digitizing videotape collections can be a lot of work, but it can be made more manageable by selecting and prioritizing, doing what you can in-house, and collaborating and sharing resources within a community.
- Community-Based Approaches to Archives From the Black Lives Matter Movement Archivist Yvonne Ng discusses new initiatives out of Ferguson, Baltimore and Cleveland to collect and preserve records of police abuse and protest movements.
- The (Unexpected) Emotional Impact of Archiving Should more be done to prepare archivists for the unexpected emotional impact of working with human rights media?
- WITNESS Talks to Patrick Otim of the Refugee Law Project about Video Archiving The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is a human rights organization in Uganda that recently undertook a video archiving project with the help of the Activist’s Guide to Archiving Video. Patrick Otim talks to WITNESS about RLP's experience with archiving, the difficulties RLP faced, and why it is such an important project.
- The WITNESS Blog: A Look Back at 2014 and Look Ahead to 2015 In 2014 we contextualized dozens of citizen videos on human rights; shared resources for using video for change, archiving video and interviewing survivors of sexual violence; interviewed filmmakers, activists and journalists; advocated for better use of technology to aid those using video for change; celebrated stories of courage, and much more.
- Preserving Videos from Ferguson for Justice and Accountability Basic tips that activists can take towards properly preserving the authenticity and context of human rights videos, strengthening the likelihood that the videos could someday be used as evidence in the fight for justice and accountability.
- Highlights from our Video Archiving Q&A Earlier this month, we hosted a lively online Q&A on all aspects of human rights video archiving and preservation. Activists and archivists from around the world participated, sharing their practical ideas and knowledge on how to safeguard video collections.
- WITNESS Archiving Guide Receives Award from Society of American Archivists The Activists' Guide to Archiving Video wins the Preservation Publication Award from the Society of American Archivists.
- What We’re Reading, May 2 Edition From YouTube clampdowns to a new verification app to human rights in Western Sahara and Algeria, here's what we're reading.
- Why Time is Running Out For Your Videotapes How can individuals and organizations with limited resources deal with preserving all the videos recorded on tapes years ago?
- Atención, Activistas de Derechos Humanos: Aprende a archivar tu video con nuestra nueva guía! Activists Guide to Archiving Video now available in Spanish!
- انتباه لكل ناشطي حقوق الإنسان: تعلم كيفية أرشفة الفيديوهات الخاصة بك مع دليلنا الجديد! Our Activists' Guide to Archiving Video is now available in Arabic
- Attention Human Rights Activists: Learn How to Archive Your Video with our New Guide Our new how-to guide for managing, storing, sharing and preserving digital video.
- How To Make a Trustworthy Video Video activists risk everything to film human rights violations. But unverified footage can't stand in newsrooms or courtrooms, so their efforts may be in vain. How can activists prevent that? Archivist Yvonne Ng explains a few simple steps they can take.
