- Seeds of Justice: Sierra Leoneans Reflect on the Impact of their Special Court A new multimedia series draws on the voices of five Sierra Leoneans to discuss the impact of the court on their lives and the future of the country.
- “Half the Sky,” or Half the Story? I was disturbed by PBS’s new film, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women. The two-part series is inspired by the 2010 book of the same name written by New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. Accompanied by high profile celebrities, Kristof takes viewers on a tour of the dangers that women face in the developing world.
- Can Video Stir the Debate on Peace and Justice? The International Center for Transitional Justice’s “Peace versus Justice: A False Dilemma” video explores the relationship between peace and justice and the raging debate that often excludes one at the expense of the other.
- March Video Sale: Support Women’s Rights Last week, I highlighted two videos that are part of our ongoing celebration of the International Women’s Day Centenary and Women’s History Month. Throughout March we are looking back at WITNESS’ past work with grassroots partners on women’s rights by spotlighting five videos, available in our Web Store (DVD) and on ReFrame (video-on-demand).
- Gender-Based Violence in the Context of Armed Conflict and Political Repression WITNESS recently made a decision to focus a concentrated level of support to networks of human rights defenders working to challenge gender-based violence that occurs during and after armed conflict and under political repression (for more detail on this, see our previous blog post on the new network campaign strategy).
- Gavin's Diary – Screening TRC video in Sierra Leone “Witness to Truth” Project – Sierra Leone On the Road with CDHR in the Northern Region Monday 29 August 2005 6.45 a. m. – Makeni, Bombali District It’s the height of the torrential rainy season here in Sierra Leone and the weather is, well, seasonal. Sounds are all around me in the dawn of the […]
- Angie's Letter to the President Hi Everyone – Sorry to be so long in posting. I have been busy with a lot of other stuff but moving the Sierra Leone project along with Gavin’s capable assistance in the meantime. This letter from Angie was delivered to the President yesterday in Sierra Leone, along with a message that we would like […]
- The TRC report is in Sierra Leone! Hey everyone Gavin returned from Ghana with thousands of copies of the TRC report on Sunday and it has surely already been delivered to the President! I am strategizing next steps, since as I mentioned the White Paper was not what we were hoping for and Angie and I wont go to Washington DC or […]
- Civil Society Response to the White Paper Here is the Civil Society response to the White Paper.
- The "White Paper" from the Govt of Sierra Leone OK, as promised, the White Paper from the Government of Sierra Leone. We have a long way to go to get this in shape!
- Govt Issues the White Paper So in a surprise turn of events, following commitments from the Chairperson of the TRC who went to Ghana with Gavin to get the printers rolling that the TRC report would be in his hands in July, the government issued a document they are calling a White Paper. The response from the TRC working group […]
- Meeting with Angie Hey everyone Angie and I met recently when she was in New York and I updated her on the TRC project. She is still willing and interested to return in Sierra Leone with us in late July or early August to help herald the published White Paper from the President! She is checking to see […]
- Our partners in Sierra Leone Ok, these are the guys that are screening our video version of the TRC report around Sierra Leone. For those of you interested in seeing the video, go to the home page at www.witness.org for an excerpt. You can also order it at the store section of our website. Paul James-Allen from the National […]
- Airports Hey there – Many hours layover in Brussels but its given me the chance to hatch a scheme with a former TRC researcher also passing thru to get the final printed report to the President so he will issue the legislative recommendations to his cabinet and from there to Parliament. Step by step! We got […]
- Photos of team at work! OK, here are some new shots of Angelina and I from the event yesterday before the press conference and then of Angie, Gavin and I from last night, working away to get the latest press release out after the meeting with the Pres….
