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WITNESS Press Releases
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Iowa Supreme Court Declines to Review Climate Case
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Texas Supports Youth in Climate Change Lawsuit
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Collective open letter to the Government of Odisha, India 15 February 2013
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WITNESS and THE GUARDIAN PROJECT NAMED WINNERS OF THE KNIGHT NEWS CHALLENGE MOBILE ROUND FOR INFORMACAM
January 16, 2013 - More » -
Oregan Youth Climate Change Lawsuit
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Special auction of works curated by artist Izhar Patkin
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Alaska Youth Pursue Climate Case
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Brooklyn-based human rights organization scoops prestigious Panda Award
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WITNESS Celebrates 20 Years Of Using Video For Human Rights At The Focus For Change Benefit
October 11, 2012 - More » -
Multimedia Cambodian Monk Wins International Human Rights Defenders Award
October 2, 2012 - More » -
Peter Gabriel and WITNESS Celebrate 20 Years of Collaborative Activism at Annual Focus For Change Benefit at Roseland Ballroom, NYC
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As Brazil receives Olympic flag, forced evictions taint the handover
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Pennsylvania Youth Petition Five State Agencies to Protect the Atmosphere for Future Generations
July 31, 2012 - More » -
New Mexico Atmospheric Trust Suit to Proceed on the Merits as Judge Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
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University of Texas Libraries and WITNESS Partner to Expand Human Rights Video Archives
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Request for a joint statement by UN Special Procedures Mandate Holders concerning the Boeung Kak Lake human rights defenders
June 27, 2012 - More » -
Request for Observers Be Sent to Appeal Trial of Boeung Kak Lake Human Rights Defenders
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Brazilian Human Rights Groups Gear Up To Send Message To RIO+20 Delegates
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WITNESS, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice and JUPEDEC’s new documentary exposes LRA’s gender-based crimes in the Central African Republic
May 30, 2012 - More » -
INGO Letter: Vacate convictions against BKL human rights defenders
May 29, 2012 - More »
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WITNESS Training at Civil Rights Defenders' Stockholm Conference
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Chris Michael Presents at Amnesty USA's Human Rights Conference
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WITNESS's Kelly Matheson Presents at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
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WITNESS Ranked #52 of Top 100 NGOs
January 22, 2013 - The Global Journal
WITNESS shot up 31 spots to #52 on the Global Journal ranking. Organizations were considered based on three key criteria: impact, innovation, and sustainability.
More »Human Rights Channel Supports Syrian Video Jounalists
April 24, 2013 - US News
YouTube introduced the new face-blurring tool permitting users to protect the identities of subjects. While staffers explain they simply cannot keep track of every video uploaded, they count on the viewers to direct them to any inappropriate content.
More »iMatter mini-doc features the voice of the children involved in climate change activism.
April 2, 2013 - Cronkite News
Co-director Kelly Matheson from WITNESS shares how youth activism to save the environment is both unprecedented and innovative.
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