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Video Advocacy
  • Fighting impunity for attacks at women’s marches From Ukraine to Malaysia, demonstrators at International Women's Day marches continue to face attacks without accountability. This is Last Month in Video, March 2018 edition—with updates from the Alton Sterling police shooting, police collusion in Sri Lanka, and border patrol abuse in California. WITNESS April 11, 2018
  • You Are Power: The Women and Organizations Who Inspire Us In honor and in celebration of International Women's Day 2018, WITNESS' regional teams highlight the women and organizations who inspire us. WITNESS March 7, 2018
  • Last Month in Video: Cameras got smarter. Will we? From Florida teens using video as a powerful advocacy tool, to Pakistan's High Court ruling on network shutdowns, to the supercharged technology behind "smart" cameras and facial recognition: this is Last Month in Video, February 2018 edition. Dalila Mujagic March 6, 2018
  • Last Month In Video: From Rio to Catalonia and beyond From Facebook's recent algorithm change to eyewitnesses capturing footage of police helicopters shooting into neighborhoods in Rio, and Catalonia's Skype president, here is Last Month in Video, January 2018 edition. Dalila Mujagic February 16, 2018
  • Keep fighting; keep filming This month marks three years since Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD. This month, Black Lives Matter turned four years old. And this month marked four years since a jury of almost all white women acquitted the man who killed Trayvon Martin of second-degree murder.  Racism in the United States has been forced out […] Dia Kayyali July 25, 2017
  • Using Video to Document “Gasolinazo” Protests in Mexico Activists are documenting protests and direct actions to send a message to the administration that they do not accept "Gasolinazo", a massive increase in the cost of gasoline and consumer goods. WITNESS February 2, 2017
  • Video, tech and Internet for social good: Panels to pick at SXSW 2016 WITNESS' top picks for SXSW 2016 panels. Sam Gregory August 19, 2015
  • Video as Evidence: Adding Detailed Information to Your Video Adding information about who, what, when, where to your video makes it easier to verify the content, therefore giving it a better chance to secure justice for human rights abuse. Kelly Matheson November 19, 2014
  • Video as Evidence: Filming The Aftermath of a Human Rights Incident Film the aftermath of a human rights incident can be vitally important to investigations. This is the second installment in the "Video as Evidence" blog series from WITNESS. Kelly Matheson October 24, 2014
  • Rami Jarrah’s Remarks at WITNESS’ 2014 Focus For Change Benefit British-Syrian citizen journalist Rami Jarrah shares his thoughts on the power of witnessing and our responsibility to support activists, who sometimes risk their lives to bring stories of courage to audiences. Raja Althaibani October 22, 2014
  • Footage from the Melilla Border Shines a Spotlight on Spain’s Treatment of Migrants The European Council and United Nations condemn Spain's treatment of migrants after a Melilla-based migrant rights group documents border guards striking border crossers on the fence and carrying them back to Morocco. WITNESS October 21, 2014
  • Video as Evidence: Turning Citizen Video into Justice Citizen video rarely meets the high bar set for video as evidence. A new guide from WITNESS aims to help. Kelly Matheson October 2, 2014
  • Activists Documenting Gender-Based Violence in South Africa Face Challenges A WITNESS training shares approaches to ethical filming of survivors of gender-based violence and discusses challenges faced by activists in South Africa. Sara Federlein September 12, 2014
  • Video Advocacy Example: Waking in Oak Creek Waking in Oak Creek profiles the powerful community and law enforcement response to the 2012 hate crime shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. The film is part of the Not in Our Town Campaign which aims to end hate crimes and build safe and inclusive communities for all. Sarah Stein Kerr September 3, 2014
  • AIDS2014 Conference: Despite Progress, Stigma and Discrimination Still Persist Bukeni Waruzi conducted several trainings with sex workers and LGBTI activists to use video to document and prevent abuses. WITNESS September 2, 2014

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