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  • Strengthening Collective Capacity to Respond to the War on Gaza Read WITNESS’ Statement. This post is also available in Arabic. A communications blackout plunged millions of Gazans, including civilians, journalists, paramedic teams and aid agencies, in an information vacuum from October 27 to midday October 29 when connectivity was partially restored. Today, we stand in a moment fraught with the gravest of risks for further […] WITNESS November 3, 2023
  • Using Video to Protect Human Rights During Covid-19 On January 24, Chen Qiushi stood in Wuhan, the center of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, and spoke into his camera: “This epidemic happened because the State covered up the truth and facts”, reported the human rights lawyer and activist.  “Through my camera, I want to deliver the voices of Wuhan to the world. If […] Priscila Néri April 13, 2020
  • WITNESS Endorses International Principles on Human Rights & Surveillance We join 150+ organizations from 40+ countries supporting these 13 principles that explain how international human rights law applies to the current digital environment. WITNESS August 22, 2013
  • What You (and Others) Can Know About a Video Without Even Watching It Why human rights activists need to be aware of how metadata can be used- both for their benefit and against them. Yvonne Ng July 9, 2013
  • Crowd-Sourcing Surveillance: When Does Little Brother Get Too Big? On June 16, riots swept downtown Vancouver after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Final of the NHL’s Stanley Cup. The online response to the riots—a public campaign to name and shame rioters followed by a heated discussion regarding whether naming and shaming constitutes vigilantism or community policing—still rages. WITNESS July 5, 2011
  • Take Action For Internet Access and Digital Rights at the e-G8! Tomorrow, the French Presidency will host a meeting - the e-G8 Forum - focusing exclusively on shaping the agenda of the forthcoming G8 Summit around key global Internet policy issues. This will be the first time that the Internet's role in society and the economy is explicitly on the G8 agenda. Sam Gregory May 23, 2011

 

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