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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
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Live video, curation, and action at #Rio2016 Olympics
With our allies in Rio de Jainero, we're conducting pilot projects using live video, curation and action to highlight human rights violations that took place in the lead-up to and during the Olympic Games.
Sam Gregory
August 19, 2016
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Dispatch from Rio: An alternative look at the Olympics
WITNESS is working with activists in Rio to report on human rights issues and live stream coverage of how the Olympics affect the city’s communities.
Jackie Zammuto
August 12, 2016
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Response to New York Magazine on “disaster-free” Rio Olympics
An estimated 70,000 people have lost their homes and at least 2,500 people, mostly in favelas, have been killed by the Rio police since the city first learned it would host the Olympics in 2009.
Priscila Néri
August 12, 2016
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Immersive Witnessing: From Empathy and Outrage to Action
There are challenges and opportunities in virtual reality, live and immersive media for social good. New WITNESS projects aim to channel this empathy into meaningful action.
Sam Gregory
August 2, 2016
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Facing an Epidemic: An Interview with ‘Zika, the film’ Director Debora Diniz
WITNESS interviews documentarian, Debora Diniz, whose recent film Zika provides an intimate portrayal of women affected by the virus in Brazil.
WITNESS
July 13, 2016
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Brazil: Middle School Students take Government to Commission for Violence During Protests
Young Brazilian students used video to document police abuse during protests to keep their schools open. Recently, they took their videos and their case to the Interamerican Commission for Human Rights and scored a big win for students across the country.
Priscila Néri
April 20, 2016
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Video as evidence in Brazil: New study by Article 19 and WITNESS shows potential is huge but untapped
Videos as legal evidence help ensure justice in human rights cases, but the potential is still untapped in Brazil.
Priscila Néri
December 10, 2015
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Dispatch from Brazil: If killed by police, guilty by default … unless there’s video?
Every year thousands of people in Brazil are murdered by the police, yet only 0.8% of the cases are ever investigated or brought to justice.
Priscila Néri
September 4, 2015
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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.
WITNESS
March 6, 2015
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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.
WITNESS
January 9, 2015
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The Ties That Bind Us In the Fight to Expose Human Rights Abuse
In her monthly message, WITNESS' executive director looks back on human rights stories from October and reflects on how our work resonates as more and more of us fight to expose human rights abuses.
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
November 7, 2014
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WITNESS Weekly Picks – August 8 Edition
This week we feature articles on new innovations and practices in citizen journalism, data mapping and the protection of human rights.
Sarah Stein Kerr
August 8, 2014
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Human Rights Video from Brazil, Ukraine, Israel and Palestine
From the Human Rights Channel this week: a Brazilian activist seeks political asylum; the difficulty of verifying citizen video from the Israel/Palestine conflict; how social media is being used in the investigation of flight MH17’s downing.
WITNESS
July 23, 2014
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Media Roundup on Protests, Police Brutality and Brazil’s World Cup
Following the close of the World Cup, we pull together a list of select English-language news coverage on protests, police brutality and video in Brazil published during the tournament.
WITNESS
July 22, 2014
