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Ethical Wednesdays: Archives and Our Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Videos As archives start to collect, provide access to, and present social media collections, many ethical issues arise that need to be addressed. Yvonne Ng November 18, 2015
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
Seeing Aylan Kurdi, Adam Ward and Alison Parker Program Director Sam Gregory reflects on discussions around the treatment of images of horror, such as recent images of deceased refugee children on a Turkish beach and the on-camera shooting spree in Virginia, in the fight for human rights. Sam Gregory September 3, 2015
Film the Police? Not in Spain. Spain's Ley Mordaza - or "Gag Law" went into effect July 1st 2015 severely limiting the rights of citizens to openly protest and to film police officers. Morgan Hargrave July 13, 2015
Video as Evidence: Creating a Plan to Collect Video Evidence In the newest section of the Video as Evidence Field Guide we cover how to create a Collection Plan to ensure the video footage you collect supports justice and accountability instead of being irrelevant or duplicative. WITNESS April 6, 2015
Video as Evidence Case Study: Filming Long After A Crime in Croatia We look at a case study where video was used in criminal proceedings against a Serbo-Croatian politician at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). WITNESS February 5, 2015
Video as Evidence: Adding Detailed Information to Your Video Adding information about who, what, when, where to your video makes it easier to verify the content, therefore giving it a better chance to secure justice for human rights abuse. WITNESS November 19, 2014
Video as Evidence: Turning Citizen Video into Justice Citizen video rarely meets the high bar set for video as evidence. A new guide from WITNESS aims to help. WITNESS October 2, 2014
Human Rights Video and the Open Internet – September 2014 Tech News Digest This post is the beginning of a monthly series on technology and human rights in the news, written by our technology advocacy team. This month, we look at net neutrality and the work of the Global Net Neutrality Coalition. Morgan Hargrave September 29, 2014
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
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
Now in Arabic: WITNESS Guide to Interviewing Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence Now available in Arabic, our guide for ethically interviewing survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. WITNESS September 12, 2014
دليل المقابلات مع الناجين من العنف الجنسي والعنف القائم على نوع الجنس دليل المقابلات مع الناجين من العنف الجنسي والعنف القائم على نوع الجنس WITNESS September 11, 2014
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
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