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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.
WITNESS
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
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Corporal Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
Rarely does documentation surface of the prevalent and tacitly acknowledged abuse migrant workers experience in Saudi Arabia, making this video circulating the internet particularly significant.
WITNESS
November 20, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Cairo’s Tahrir Square Monument
In the past week, citizen journalists have taken us from Cairo's Tahrir Square to garment worker protests in Cambodia and the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka.
WITNESS
November 19, 2013
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No Fire Zone: A Documentary with Serious Impact
After watching the documentary "No Fire Zone" ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Sri Lanka this year, David Cameron released a tweet demonstrating just a fraction of the impact this important film has had.
WITNESS
November 18, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Police Officers on Trial in South Africa
In South Africa citizen video may help bring about justice for one case in the country's alarming pattern of police brutality. Cuba lobbies for a seat at the Human Rights Council and Sri Lanka attempts to stave off controversy ahead of an international summit.
WITNESS
November 12, 2013
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Media Advisory: Peter Gabriel and Isha Sesay Host 2013 Focus For Change Benefit for WITNESS
WITNESS' annual benefit takes place Thursday December 5, 2013. Interested members of the press need to RSVP to cover the event. Details in the advisory.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
November 10, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: YouTube Reality TV Show from the Gaza Strip
This week we bring you a YouTube reality show from the Gaza Strip, interviews with displaced campesinos in Honduras, and a march against sexual violence in Kenya.
WITNESS
November 5, 2013
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Political Dissidents Speak Out Against the Regime in Cuba
Rare video documentation of a political protest in Cuba is a glimpse into the country with the lowest cell phone penetration rate in Latin America and severe restrictions to political content uploading onto the web.
WITNESS
November 4, 2013
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Targeted Killings in the Bajo Aguán Valley of Honduras
Citizen video tells the story of the exhumation of one campesino in Honduras in a region where dozens of campesinos have gone missing or been killed in the past three years.
WITNESS
October 31, 2013
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Documentation of Bombing Campaign in Nuba Mountains of Sudan
This week we feature videos from the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the home of a political activist in Cuba, the fields of rural France, and the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
WITNESS
October 29, 2013
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Killing of a Protester in the Disputed Western Sahara
This video documents the latest attack against Sahrawi protesters calling on Morocco to recognize the sovereignty of Western Sahara, during which a young man was shot and killed.
WITNESS
October 24, 2013
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Don’t Miss This Video: FIFA Never Thought it’d have to Go on a PR Tour to Sell Football… in Brazil
FIFA must do more than send PR representatives to Brazil for damage control ahead of the 2014 World Cup. They must show they are serious about stopping forced evictions.
Priscila Néri
October 24, 2013
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Cambodia To See Another Wave of Mass Protests
This week we're watching for major protests in Cambodia, creative protests in Saudi Arabia, and documentation of human rights violations in the Western Sahara and Brazil.
WITNESS
October 22, 2013
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Saudi Arabia: Videos Challenge a Ban on Women Driving and Gather Support for Change
By driving, and agreeing to have this act film, Saudi women are resisting the restriction on women’s rights for one of the most basic and essential tasks of life—getting around.
WITNESS
October 21, 2013