WITNESS' 20TH ANNIVERSARY
See it. Film it. Change it.
"WITNESS started with a mission to give cameras to the world. Over time, we have evolved to provide training on filming and storytelling to our partners to ensure their videos would have impact in defending human rights. Now that we live in a “cameras everywhere” world, our dream has expanded: the safe and effective use of video by the millions of citizens around the world who are documenting and sharing their stories with the world." - Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, Executive Director
June 22, 2012 - By Yvonne Ng
The challenge: Make a video that encapsulates WITNESS and its work empowering human rights defenders to use video since 1992, set against a backdrop of global events from the last 20 years. This...
June 1, 2012 - By Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
It is hard to believe it has been 20 years since WITNESS was born in the aftermath of the Rodney King incident. It was during that moment in 1992 when our founders realized the undeniable power of...
May 24, 2012 - By Sam Gregory
WITNESS is pleased to announce The Human Rights Channel, a new channel on YouTube. In collaboration with Storyful, the channel is a platform to tell breaking stories through the lenses of...
