WITNESS Press Releases

  • WITNESS and Storyful launch new global channel for human rights video

    May 24, 2012 - More »
  • Youth Fight Effort to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit on Climate Change

    May 11, 2012 - More »
  • WITNESS Works With Syrian Activists To Use Video As A Tool For Human Rights Documentation

    May 10, 2012 - More »
  • WITNESS RECEIVES TRIBECA DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION AWARD FOR REVOLUTIONARY USE OF VIDEO THAT BROUGHT A WARLORD TO JUSTICE

    April 27, 2012 - More »
  • WITNESS RECEIVES TRIBECA DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION AWARD ON APRIL 27

    April 24, 2012 - More »
  • CAMBODIAN BUDDHIST MONK – NOMINATED BY WITNESS, FREEDOM HOUSE AND CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENDERS – IS A FINALIST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AWARD

    April 23, 2012 - More »
  • BUKENI WARUZI OF WITNESS RESPONDS TO GUILTY VERDICT OF FORMER REBEL LEADER THOMAS LUBANGA AT THE ICC

    March 14, 2012 - More »
  • BUKENI WARUZI OF WITNESS TO ATTEND VERDICT OF FORMER REBEL LEADER THOMAS LUBANGA AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ON MARCH 14

    March 9, 2012 - More »
  • WITNESS Attends South By Southwest Conference To Demo Latest Visual Privacy Mobile Application

    March 8, 2012 - More »
  • Letter To Prime Minister Of Cambodia On The Borei Keila Forced Eviction

    January 24, 2012 - More »
  • New Video Launches About the Lack of Adequate Child Sex Trafficking Laws in the U.S.

    January 11, 2012 - More »
  • PETER GABRIEL, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, DAVID CROSBY AND GRAHAM NASH ROCK ROSELAND AT THE WITNESS GALA CELEBRATING THE VIDEO-FOR-CHANGE REVOLUTION

    November 17, 2011 - More »
  • Youth Send Video Message: U.S. Government Is Risking OUR Future by Failing to Put a Stop to Climate Change

    September 26, 2011 - More »
  • Cameras Everywhere Report 2011 - Press Release

    September 6, 2011 - More »
  • Columbia University’s SIPA Honors WITNESS as Guardians of Human Rights

    April 23, 2011 - More »
  • 6th Annual Focus for Change benefit dinner and concert for WITNESS

    November 11, 2010 - More »
  • National Broadcast of Elder Abuse Film Announced for International Day of Older Persons

    September 28, 2010 - More »
  • WITNESS, Maggie Gyllenhaal announce campaign to use video to end violence against women and girls in conflict zones

    September 21, 2010 - More »
  • Elder Justice Now Wins 2010 National Mature Media Award

    August 11, 2010 - More »
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Promo Videos

  • November 10, 2011 | New York, NY - Bassem Samir of the Egyptian Democratic Academy and highlighted...
  • This one-minute video, "Never Underestimate Your Power," is an introduction to WITNESS,...
  • Peter Gabriel thanks the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University (...
  • WITNESS' 6th Annual Focus for Change Benefit Dinner & Concert was held on Thursday,...

Press Releases

  • Iowa Supreme Court Declines to Review Climate Case

    May 12, 2013 - More »
  • Texas Supports Youth in Climate Change Lawsuit

    May 10, 2013 - More »
  • Collective open letter to the Government of Odisha, India 15 February 2013

    February 20, 2013 - More »

Announcements

  • WITNESS Training at Civil Rights Defenders' Stockholm Conference

    April 2, 2013 -
  • Chris Michael Presents at Amnesty USA's Human Rights Conference

    March 22, 2013 -
  • WITNESS's Kelly Matheson Presents at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

    March 22, 2013 -

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WITNESS Ranked #52 of Top 100 NGOs

WITNESS shot up 31 spots to #52 on the Global Journal ranking. Organizations were considered based on three key criteria: impact, innovation, and sustainability.

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Human Rights Channel Supports Syrian Video Jounalists

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. 

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iMatter mini-doc features the voice of the children involved in climate change activism.

Co-director Kelly Matheson from WITNESS shares how youth activism to save the environment is both unprecedented and innovative.

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Awards

2004 - 2008 Social Capitalist Award

 
Fast Company named WITNESS one of 45 recipients of a Social Capitalist Award for five straight years....

2007 National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Humanitarian Award

 
The National Television Academy awarded its first-ever Humanitarian Award to WITNESS for its use of...

2007 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Award

 
The New York Times recognized WITNESS with its Excellence in Communication Award for its use of open...

2007 American Express Building Leadership Award

 
The American Express Building Leadership Award seeks non-profit organizations that place emphasis on...

2007 One World Media Award

 
The One World Broadcasting Trust recognized WITNESS with a New Media award for its work in launching...

2006 Webby Award Official Honoree

 
Established in 1997, the Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the...

2005 Schwab Social Entrepreneur

 
The Schwab Foundation searches for leading social entrepreneurs around the world. In 2005, Schwab named...

2004 - 2008 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship

 
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship supported WITNESS’s work in documenting human rights...

2003 Tech Museum Equality Award

 
The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors people and organizations from around the...

2011 SIPA Global Leadership Award

 
SIPA’s Global Leadership Award recognizes WITNESS for its work of empowering citizens to...

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