Human Rights Archives - Page 2 of 18

Last Month in Video: August When WITNESS was founded in 1992, we wanted to get cameras in people’s hands. This wasn’t an easy task- at the time, cameras weren’t in every household, they weren’t cheap, and it wasn’t instinctive for people to reach for their camera. Now, video is everywhere, and it’s being made by everyone with a cell phone. […] Dia Kayyali September 8, 2017
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 […] Dalila Mujagic March 8, 2017
Recording Resistance We interviewed British filmmaker Max Stahl about his role in documenting and preserving footage of the Santa Cruz Massacre, and how his visual account helped propel Timor-Leste back into the world spotlight. Meghana Bahar November 11, 2016
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
On Human Rights Crimes and Hope We remain committed to our partners and peers whose deep belief in dignity, in human rights, and in a just society give us hope and faith in humanity during terrifying moments like the recent attacks suffered by citizens of France, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and beyond. Yvette Alberdingk Thijm November 19, 2015
The 2014 Human Rights Citizen Video – Year in Review Police brutality, forced evictions, political protests and migrant abuse. A look back at 2014's human rights struggles through citizen footage. What videos did we watch, and what impact did they have? WITNESS December 10, 2014
Data and Storytelling: Crisis Mapping For Human Rights Solutions WITNESS' Alexandra Zaretsky learns that maps are not merely a way to freeze objects, people, and places at a specific moment in time. Rather, in the hands of this visionary community working on maps to enable social good, they can be so much more. WITNESS December 2, 2014
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. Kelly Matheson November 19, 2014
Video as Evidence: Filming The Aftermath of a Human Rights Incident Film the aftermath of a human rights incident can be vitally important to investigations. This is the second installment in the "Video as Evidence" blog series from WITNESS. Kelly Matheson October 24, 2014
Music Monday – Marathon for Human Rights Edition The Music Monday - Marathon for Human Rights Edition are song picks from the WITNESS marathon team of runners and why they ran for human rights. WITNESS August 4, 2014
What We’re Reading: July 19 Edition The future of cinema, passwords and digital security, the implementation of police cameras in law enforcement agencies across the nation and much more. WITNESS July 19, 2014
Video Advocacy Training for HIV/AIDS Activists and Sex Workers at #AIDS2014 WITNESS will train activists serving those living with with HIV/AIDS, sex workers and sexual violence survivors how to conduct safe and effective video interviews for advocacy at the international AIDS conference. WITNESS July 18, 2014
Music Monday – LGBT Pride Edition Happy LGBT Pride! This week's Music Monday playlist combines some new, some old, and well known artists to help bring 'pride' to your work day music listening. WITNESS June 23, 2014
What We’re Reading: 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Crackdown June 4th marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most discussed events of recent Chinese history: the massacre at Tiananmen Square in Beijing of pro-democracy protesters. Matisse Bustos Hawkes May 30, 2014
Video, Storytelling and Human Rights in Rwanda, 20 Years After the Genocide How video is being used increasingly in Rwanda to discuss human rights issues. WITNESS May 9, 2014