WITNESS has partnered with the citizen news innovator Storyful to create the YouTube Human Rights Channel—a central hub for citizen footage of human rights issues. From the Arab Spring to the repression of a Russian punk band the Human Rights Channel amplifies the videos that document human rights violations and struggles for justice.
Examples of playlists on the Human Rights Channel include:
- Apparent war crimes in Syria
- Oil extraction and accountability in Nigeria
- Resistance to forced evictions by betel farmers in eastern India
Citizens around the world often risk their lives to document the issues of their communities. By curating and contextualizing their videos, the Human Rights Channel works to see that those efforts are not in vain, and that citizen witnesses can play an important role in human rights advocacy.
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May 6, 2013 - By Madeleine Bair
The West Bank and Gaza challenge the most seasoned reporters. But B'Tselem and its citizen reporters use meticulous context and unwavering integrity to make human rights into headlines.
April 22, 2013 - By Guest Blogger
In one week, eyewitness’ videos exposed police brutality in four different countries: South Africa, Brazil, Australia, and Fiji. One month later, we check in to see how those videos made a difference.
April 15, 2013 - By Guest Blogger
What a video doesn't show is sometimes the heart of the story. Liam Stack, who curates citizen video at the New York Times, explains how he finds videos and tells the stories of the unknowns.
Human Rights Channel Supports Syrian Video Jounalists
Source: US News | April 24, 2013
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 »Madeleine Bair presents the Human Rights Channel project on WBEZ's Worldview
Source: WBEZ 91.5 | March 5, 2013
The proliferation of citizen videos documenting human rights abuse can easily get lost in our digital world and never make it to the mainstream media. Madeleine Blair explains how The Human Rights Channel has made the space for those testimonies to be seen and contextualized.
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