- Youth Speak Truth: Reclaiming the story of Mike Brown, Jr. “He said he was going to change the world, he was going to shake the world and the whole world was going to know his name. And now they do.” – Triniya Walker, younger sister of Mike Brown, Jr. Today marks three years since Mike Brown, Jr., known affectionately to his family as “Mike Mike”, […]
- Getting the Truth Out: Restorative Justice for Victims of Police Violence in the United States March 24th is the international day for ‘The Right to The Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and For The Dignity of Victims,’ a day to remember victims of systemic human rights violations and stress the importance of the right to truth and justice. To mark this day we corresponded with Dave Ragland, Co-founder and […]
- Can Video Help End Police Brutality? Does more video actually lead to justice for victims of police brutality? Will the presence of more cameras lead to less police brutality in the future?
- Music Monday – Top Summer Playlists and More It's the end summer and before the season starts to chill, we're taking a look back at our Music Monday top summer playlists.
- 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.
- Ensuring That More Videos Mean More Rights WITNESS Executive Director Yvette Alberdingk-Thijm reflects on current events and the importance of video as a tool to document human rights abuses and advocate for justice.
- Music Monday – Ferguson Edition This week's Music Monday - Ferguson Edition features songs about and dedicated to the events happening in Ferguson, Missouri.
- Live From Ferguson: Videos, Detentions & Attempts at Defining the Press Citizens and professional reporters have been thrown in jail while documenting protests and the police response, raising the question once again--Who IS a reporter anyways?
- WITNESS Resources for Filming Protests and Police Conduct in Ferguson, MO As protests continue, citizen media is flowing out of Ferguson, Missouri. These WITNESS resources can help citizen witnesses film more safely, ethically and effectively.
