- WITNESS Marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with New Guidance Cover photo: Zaina Erhaim is an award-winning journalist from Syria, who works to uphold freedom of expression and train frontline documenters from her country. Read this post in Spanish. WITNESS marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: From Awareness to Accountability this year with the launch of a new guide, which looks at how video […]
- International Women’s Day 2021: Visions of Change How can video and technology fight patriarchy and misogyny? Today, there are more answers to this question than ever before. Feminists have the ability to adapt the wisdoms of historical political struggles to central organizing tools of our time: camera phones, internet, and social media networks. Feminist stories told through video help nuance understandings of […]
- Fighting for Women’s Rights in Serbia, Sri Lanka and Mexico Co-written with the contribution of the Sri Lanka section by Meghana Bahar, WITNESS’ Social Media and Communications Consultant for Asia-Pacific and Laura Salas, WITNESS Program Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. In honor of the achievements of the women and human rights defenders who fought before us and those who fight alongside us now, WITNESS […]
- This Week on The Human Rights Channel – Afghanistan, Bahrain and Venezuela This week we look at protests videos from Afghanistan, Bahrain and Venezuela covering issues ranging from female representation to government accountability. We also feature eyewitness testimony from the Ukraine, as bombing victims recount their experiences.
- All Eyes on London: The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence In Conflict Bukeni will join hundreds of activists, NGO and government representatives and media to discuss concrete actions towards promoting justice for survivors of sexual violence.
- An Interview with Yemeni Blogger and Women’s Rights Advocate Noon Arabia An interview covering how she got started as a blogger, the issues that are most important to her, and a new crop Yemeni women bloggers.
- The Human Rights Video Weekly: Cambodia To See Another Wave of Mass Protests This week we're watching for major protests in Cambodia, creative protests in Saudi Arabia, and documentation of human rights violations in the Western Sahara and Brazil.
- Saudi Arabia: Videos Challenge a Ban on Women Driving and Gather Support for Change By driving, and agreeing to have this act film, Saudi women are resisting the restriction on women’s rights for one of the most basic and essential tasks of life—getting around.
- Angelina Jolie Agrees, Their Voices Matter What did Angelina Jolie notice in Our Voices Matter? Hint: It's why WITNESS is releasing a guide on ethical interviews with survivors of sexual violence.
- International Women’s Day Sees Sparse Progress in Ending Impunity On March 8th, the world celebrates International Women's Day. It's a somber celebration, though: despite progress in some areas, more must be done to end impunity for perpetrators of gender-based violence.
- One Million Men. One Million Promises. One Million Videos. Men are joining the movement against violence against women like never before. The One Million Men. One Million Promises campaign is unifying their voices, and using video to amplify them.
- #ImHere – THE CALL: A Choice No Mother Should Face Imagine dropping your child off at school every day, afraid that you won't be back at pick-up time. Imagine staying with a violent partner because calling the cops could tear you away from your kids. Imagine arranging for a neighbor to take care of your children in case you disappear — which could happen any time. Tough to imagine? This is reality for millions of immigrant women in the United States.
- “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.
- Video Advocacy Example: New Voices in Sex Workers’ Rights Activism As advances in technology democratize the media field, its makers are becoming more and more diverse, presenting a prime opportunity for traditional advocates to become facilitators and traditional “victims” to become actors in advocacy scenarios.
- Rural Women and Girls of Eastern Congo Seek Justice as World Celebrates International Women’s Day Today the world celebrates the 101st International Women’s Day (begun in 1911). This year’s theme, declared by the United Nations, is “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty,” as highlighted in this message from the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon.
