WITNESS + Storyful Launch Human Rights Channel on YouTube

It will be the preeminent source for collecting and sharing citizen video relevant to human rights

How To Film Protests

Video Tip Series for Activists at Occupy Wall Street, in Syria and Beyond

TRUST COLORADO: 11 Year-old Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Xiuhtezcatl takes you through Colorado's mountains to show you why our government should care about climate change

Cambodian Monk and Human Rights Activist Detained

Cambodian Government Attempts to Silence the Resistance to Forced Evictions

Video Helps Convict DRC Warlord Of Using Child Solidiers

Bukeni Waruzi Comments On Verdict And It's Meaning

 

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Monitoring Human Rights in the U.S.

In Pursuit of Justice for America’s Elders

Protecting Sexually-Exploited Children from...

Taking on Discrimintation of Women in Yemen

Violence Against Women in Zimbabwe

Forced Evictions in Cambodia

Supporting waste recyclers' rights in...

Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and...

Promoting the Inclusion of Roma into Bulgarian...

Promoting the Rights of Sex Workers

 

Announcements

  • WITNESS Organizes Workshop on Video + Human Rights at Google's Internet at Liberty Conference

    May 23, 2012 -
  • Sam Gregory Speaks at TEDxEast

    May 11, 2012 -
  • Media, Human Rights, Mental Health and Well-Being Panel Featuring Raja Althaibani

    May 10, 2012 -

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WITNESS and Storyful Announce New YouTube Channel For Human Rights

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Cambodian Monk and Advocate for Human Rights is Detained, May Be Defrocked

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ObscuraCam Covered in The New York Times

The "ArtsBeat" blog details activities by the collective Activist Archivists to build capacity in the Occupy Wall Street movement and train activists to use ObscuraCam.

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Teen Perserveres After Her Petition to Iowa's Environmental Protection Agency is Rejected

Glori Dei Filippone, the 13-year-old from Des Moines, is part of the iMatter movement to hold U.S. state and federal governments accountable for implementing plans to restore a clean environment.

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ObscuraCam and Other WITNESS Tools Featured in GenderIT

The blog which looks at internet policies and technology from a feminist perspective reviews some of ObscuraCam's features and that of other WITNESS tools on effective and safe filming.

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WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.

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