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Behind-the-Scenes of WITNESS’ New Intro Video
A glimpse into how we produced our new video, featuring five activists, with the help of some of the film industry's creative leaders.
WITNESS
March 7, 2014
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Drones Strikes in Yemen, Slavery in India
Rare video from Yemen where a drone attack killed members of a wedding party in December; a community correspondent in India helps free men and women from slave labor.
WITNESS
March 5, 2014
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The Death of a Bahraini Prisoner
The recent death of a Bahraini detainee puts spotlight on authorities' inhumane treatment of prisoners.
WITNESS
March 4, 2014
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Why WITNESS Is Going to RightsCon 2014
Sam Gregory, program director at WITNESS discusses what sets this conference apart and what we hope to accomplish there.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
February 28, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Venezuela & The Verification Challenge
Just as citizen reporting and social media can illuminate human rights abuse, they can also facilitate the spread of misinformation, as we're seeing in videos circulated from Venezuela's protests recently.
WITNESS
February 25, 2014
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In Kiev, Abuse of Power Against Protesters, Medics, and Journalists
While videos recent violence were the most dramatic we’ve seen from the Euromaidan protests, they are only the latest to document clashes in Kiev. In late January, several videos emerged exposing excess use of force by authorities.
WITNESS
February 19, 2014
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After Abuses, Liberians Demand Action from U.S. Government
A new video and report by the Accountability Counsel were recently submitted as part of a formal complaint filed by hundreds of Liberians demanding accountability for a U.S. federal agency's funding of a biomass project that caused serious human rights, labor and environmental abuses, including sexual abuse by company employees of local women.
WITNESS
January 31, 2014
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CineMaralita Uses Film to Illuminate Issues Facing Urban Poor in the Philippines
CineMaralita, a film festival in the Philippines supported by the Urban Poor Resource Center (UPRCP), has recently used the videos included in our forced eviction toolkit as vehicles to spark conversation around land and housing rights issues.
WITNESS
December 19, 2013
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Activist Kidnapped in Syria, Live Streaming Indigenous Community’s Standoff with Police in Brazil
Our last weekly update from the Human Rights Channel for 2013 features citizen video from Syria, Brazil, and Ukraine.
WITNESS
December 16, 2013
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20 Citizen Journalists We Follow Who Covered Human Rights in 2013
On Human Rights Day, we've compiled a global list of citizen journalists we follow who cover human rights and share video. Please share the list and add to it!
WITNESS
December 10, 2013
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Police Violence Filmed as Thousands Protest over EU Agreement in Ukraine
Numerous accounts of police brutality have been caught on film documenting the violent protests that have been raging in the Ukraine since November 21st.
WITNESS
December 6, 2013
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Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protests in Ukraine and Thailand
This week protests in the Ukraine and Thailand threaten the stability of those two governments, while the next government of Honduras is up in the air following last month's contested elections. Drone footage, protest videos, and international observers bring us images of those and other human rights stories.
WITNESS
December 4, 2013
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Front Page News: Why We Can All Benefit from Tools to Verify Video
What if our devices could capture and store more information in our media? What if we could help media makers make their material trustworthy? WITNESS is excited to announce that we are very close to launching a beta version of InformaCam for testing!
Sarah Stein Kerr
December 3, 2013
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Human Rights Tech and the 10-year Anniversary of Martus!
Program Director Sam Gregory discusses human rights tech, InformaCam and the 10 year anniversary of human rights documentation tool, Martus.
Sarah Stein Kerr
November 26, 2013
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Citizens Evacuate from One of Syria’s Most Targeted Towns
In a region wrought with conflict, it is hard to believe any one place could be called the “city of death,” but the Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh has become just that.
WITNESS
November 22, 2013
