- Videos Critique (Un)Democratic Election and Educate Voters in Yemen Earlier this month, I spent some time in Yemen's capital, Sana'a. Last year I spent four months covering the pro-democracy movement that has forced the three decade old despot, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to hand over power to his deputy and current vice president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
- Educator, Filmmaker, and Activist Nuala Cabral Takes On Street Harrassment A few weeks ago I was fortunate to sit in a dark room with the inspirational and multifaceted collection of voices that make up the Media that Matters Film Festival. Showcasing its 11th premiere this year, Arts Engine’s annual screening curates diverse independent films and shorts which jump start thought, conversation, and action – a celebration of video for change in its many shapes and sizes.
- Linking Women’s Personal Stories of Abuse to Policy Education in Nepal In commemoration of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we are highlighting activists and organizations who are using the power of video in their campaigns to address gender-based violence through a series of guest posts. Read previous posts in this series.
- A Hidden Truth: Gender-Based Violence in Zambia In commemoration of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we are highlighting activists and organizations who are using the power of video in their campaigns to address gender-based violence through a series of guest posts. Read previous posts in this series.
- Raising Our Voices to End Violence Against Women: The 16 Days Campaign In commemoration of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we are highlighting activists and organizations who are using the power of video in their campaigns to address gender-based violence through a series of guest posts. To kick it off and introduce the 16 Days Campaign, our first post is by Julie Ann Salthouse.
- 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Featured in WITNESS Award-Winning Documentary We were very happy to hear about the three newest recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize last Friday, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Tawakkul Karman, and Leymah Gbowee. We extend congratulations to them all.
- Celebrate Women’s History Month and Support our Partners This month, we’ve been looking back at WITNESS’ past work with grassroots partners on women’s rights as part of our ongoing celebration of the International Women’s Day Centenary and Women’s History Month.
- YouTube and WITNESS Honor International Women’s Day Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day- the centenary celebration in fact. In honor of this day WITNESS joined YouTube to curate four videos to spotlight on their homepage until noon ET.
- Using Video to Strengthen Northern Uganda’s Recovery Plan We are incredibly excited to be working with the Greater North Women's Voices for Peace Network (GNWVPN) as part of our new partnership with the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice. In December, my colleagues Bukeni Waruzi, Ryan Kautz and I traveled to Kampala, Uganda to train 7 women from the GNWVPN. Read more about that training here.
- Women Gather for Historic March and Speak Against Violence in War Torn Eastern Congo As a Congolese human rights advocate from South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), and WITNESS staff member, I traveled to Bukavu, a province in the eastern DRC, to participate at in a historic women-led march where women were demanding peace and justice.
- WITNESS Announces Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence Update: Watch the LIVE announcement of our commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative via the livestream on our website. We're very pleased that actress and activist Maggie Gyllenhaal will be joining us for this important event.
- Video Report on Reproductive Rights in the Philippines The Center for Reproductive Rights released a powerful video to accompany its report Forsaken Lives: The Harmful Impact of the Philippine Criminal Abortion Ban.
- Gender-Based Violence in the Context of Armed Conflict and Political Repression WITNESS recently made a decision to focus a concentrated level of support to networks of human rights defenders working to challenge gender-based violence that occurs during and after armed conflict and under political repression (for more detail on this, see our previous blog post on the new network campaign strategy).
- Egypt: Cairo's women speak out against violence [via GV/WITNESS] [Originally published here as part of WITNESS‘s collaboration with Global Voices Online] In the run-up to the annual global campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Egypt’s First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, addressing a meeting of the Arab Women’s Organisation, issued a heartfelt plea: What shall we do to face challenges of discrimination, extremism […]
