In an AI-shaped world, when truth is under attack, how can those documenting human rights violations be heard and trusted?
That’s where WITNESS comes in.
We are a global organization that helps people everywhere harness the power of video and technology to defend human rights.
Through training, practical guidance, and smart advocacy, WITNESS works to fortify the truth – so that real evidence of human rights violations can’t be ignored, discredited, or faked.
Latest updates
September 2026
WITNESS releases report on five lessons from the Nepal floods for verifying what’s real
Following a devastating glacial collapse and flood in Nepal, this report examines how artificial intelligence affects the reliability of information during climate disasters.
September 2026
In 2026, WITNESS supported 30 young Indigenous people in Brazil through REVIDE (Video School for the Defense of Territories), a training program in audiovisual and digital technologies for Indigenous communities in the North and Northeast of the country.
July 2026
WITNESS on the Enforcement of EU’s New AI Transparency Rules: Progress but Key Gaps Remain
The EU’s new AI transparency rules take effect on 2 August. WITNESS, which contributed to the working groups that drafted the Code of Practice behind the EU’s new transparency rules, welcomes this important step.