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Sahrawi Human Rights Activists Receiving WITNESS Training at FiSahara Film Festival
WITNESS and other organizations will provide training to activists ahead of the Western Sahara International Film Festival (FiSahara), which takes place April 29-May 4 in the Sahrawi refugee camps in a remote corner of Southwestern Algeria, deep in the Sahara Desert.
WITNESS
April 17, 2014
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Because of You, WITNESS’ YouTube Channels Are Nominated for Webby Awards
Thank you for your efforts to document human rights violations and to call for change. The Webby Awards have taken notice. Help us all win a Webby!
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
April 10, 2014
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Behind-the-Scenes of WITNESS’ New Intro Video
A glimpse into how we produced our new video, featuring five activists, with the help of some of the film industry's creative leaders.
WITNESS
March 7, 2014
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WITNESS at SXSW 2014: Talking Media, Mobile, Technology and Human Rights
Details for the two panels WITNESS is participating in and our suggestions a few more to check out at this year's conference.
Sam Gregory
March 7, 2014
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Activists Gather in Cape Town, South Africa for First Video-for-Change Convening in Sub-Saharan Africa
Activists from 13 different Sub-Saharan African countries are meeting today in Cape Town, South Africa to learn from one another during the first Video-for-Change Convening in Sub-Saharan Africa.
WITNESS
March 3, 2014
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WITNESS Joins One Billion Rising Against Gender-Based Violence
This year for V-day the WITNESS staff is rising up to support the One Billion Rising campaign and to put an end to gender-based violence.
Jackie Zammuto
February 14, 2014
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Four Ways InformaCam Powers Mobile Media Verification
Our partners at the Guardian Project posted today about how our joint project InformaCam provides mobile media (photos/video) verification. We share the overview here.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
January 6, 2014
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2013 in Human Rights Citizen Video
In 2013, the Human Rights Channel curated nearly 2300 videos from 100 countries. Collectively, they reveal not only *what* citizen journalists filmed this year, but *how* that video was seen and used.
WITNESS
December 23, 2013
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Activist Kidnapped in Syria, Live Streaming Indigenous Community’s Standoff with Police in Brazil
Our last weekly update from the Human Rights Channel for 2013 features citizen video from Syria, Brazil, and Ukraine.
WITNESS
December 16, 2013
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Colombia’s Rural Farmers Take Media Into Their Own Hands
In rural areas of Colombia where mainstream press dares not go, citizens have formed their own news agency, Prensa Rural, to report on human rights issues
WITNESS
July 11, 2013
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On World Refugee Day, Displaced People Share Their Own Stories
Over 40 million people are displaced worldwide due to conflict, persecution and natural or man-made disasters, but refugees are making their voices heard.
WITNESS
June 20, 2013
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From Syria to Burma: 2012 in Citizen Human Rights Video
Only six words accompany the video. But they are just enough background needed for the one minute and seven seconds it depicts: “ROHINGYA MUSLIM VILLAGE IN ANDI VILLAGE 2.”
WITNESS
December 28, 2012
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20 Powerful Moments in Human Rights Video
Every year on December 10th, human rights organizations mark International Human Rights Day. To highlight our 20th anniversary and Human Rights Day, we're sharing 20 significant human rights video moments. Compiled by the entire WITNESS team and presented in chronological order, the list reflects instances where video (or film) made a difference: as evidence in a court or tribunal, galvanized mass mobilization or outrage, marked a turning point, a new use of technology for human rights, and more.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
December 10, 2012
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Forced Evictions Activist To Be Honored by U.S. Secretary of State Clinton
The Global Leadership Awards honor and celebrate women leaders around the world who are the unsung heroines working to strengthen democracy, increase economic opportunity, and protect human rights. The awards were established by the organization Vital Voices Global Partnership, which Secretary Clinton co-founded in 1997. Tep Vanny joins a very distinguished group of internationally recognized women. The award ceremony will take place in April 2013 in Washington, D.C.
WITNESS
November 5, 2012
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Anatomy of a Bombing in Syria
For many people outside Syria’s borders, shelling and bombings are concepts. They’re terrible and tragic, to be sure, but they remain hard to fathom as long as they remain unseen. That's why the Anatomy of a Bombing, our most recent playlist on the Human Rights Channel, is particularly arresting.
WITNESS
October 3, 2012