- Fighting for Women’s Rights in Serbia, Sri Lanka and Mexico Co-written with the contribution of the Sri Lanka section by Meghana Bahar, WITNESS’ Social Media and Communications Consultant for Asia-Pacific and Laura Salas, WITNESS Program Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. In honor of the achievements of the women and human rights defenders who fought before us and those who fight alongside us now, WITNESS […]
- Mujeres usando el video para revertir violencia de género en América Latina En estos días que se celebra el día internacional de la mujer, vale la pena resaltar las historias de personas comprometidas con la equidad de género que han utilizado el video de distintas maneras para lograr un cambio social.
- Women Counter Gender-Based Violence with Video in Latin America As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we highlight the stories of those using video in creative ways to combat gender-based violence in Latin America.
- 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.
- Top 7 Takeaways from WITNESS’ Guide to Filming Sexual Violence Survivors The Syria Justice and Accountability Center shares key guidance from a WITNESS guide designed to help effectively document sexual and gender based violence in Syria.
- Music Monday: 16 Liberating Voices For Women’s Rights These women artists sing about obstacles to social justice while also affirming and celebrating their invaluable role in bringing about change.
- Music Monday – Nina Simone Inspires Activism This Monday we feature Nina Simone, not only because she was a brilliant singer/songwriter, a Juilliard-trained pianist, but also because of her pivotal role on the Civil Rights Movement and the liberation struggle.
- Reporting on Sexual Assault: 16 Tips for #16Days In light of the disheartening media coverage around sexual assault this year, WITNESS is dedicating this 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence to helping activists and journalists report on sexual violence more safely and ethically.
- Using Mobile Apps and Film to Prevent Gender-Based Violence Nancy Schwartzman talks to WITNESS about her film work and development of tech tools, including mobile apps, to end sexual violence.
- Rallies in Iran Against Acid Attacks on Women Online footage offers a rare peek into Iranian civil society and anger over gender-based violence, sparked by recent acid attacks on women in the northern city of Isfahan.
- Students Combat Sexual Assault Using Video As 76 higher education institutions come under investigation for mishandling sexual assault cases, students at the University of Kansas are using video to share survivors' stories and express their demands.
- Activists Documenting Gender-Based Violence in South Africa Face Challenges A WITNESS training shares approaches to ethical filming of survivors of gender-based violence and discusses challenges faced by activists in South Africa.
- 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.
- دليل المقابلات مع الناجين من العنف الجنسي والعنف القائم على نوع الجنس دليل المقابلات مع الناجين من العنف الجنسي والعنف القائم على نوع الجنس
- 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.
