• from Mexico City… I marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights here in Mexico City, at the conference International Forum on Archives and Human Rights.  One of the people I met is Robin Kirk, Director of the Duke University Human Rights Center, whose  blog from the conference is here. I’ll write some thoughts of […] WITNESS December 12, 2008
  • Grace's First Skype Interview! Grace Lile, our Media Archive Manager, appeared on BoingBoing TV this week, performing her first Skype interview ever. She talks about the importance of the archive for human rights campaigning and the activities surrounding the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. You can watch the interview at http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/11/bbtv-xeni-interviews-1.html WITNESS December 11, 2008
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60: what image opened your eyes to human rights? On December 10th, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In commemoration WITNESS offers this short video featuring footage from the Media Archive. What image opened your eyes to human rights? Join the conversation by commenting or posting your own video response. WITNESS December 7, 2008