06 May WITNESS’ “Profiling the Police” Project Wins Shorty Award
News and Events | WITNESSWITNESS’ “Profiling the Police” project won a 2019 Shorty Awards Audience Honor and was a Finalist in the Social activism category.
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15 Mar Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament Ready To Vote
News and Events | WITNESSNext week, the Civil Liberties [LIBE] Committee of the European Parliament is set to vote on the proposed “Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online” that WITNESS and other civil society organizations have been strongly opposing for months.
12 Mar Help Us Secure Justice for Indigenous Land Rights Activist Samir Flores Soberanes
News and Events | WITNESSOn February 20th, Samir Flores Soberanes, popular communicator and activist, was murdered outside his house in Mexico. It is urgent that the Mexican government thoroughly investigate the case. It is impunity that enables killings of leaders from indigenous communities to continue. Read more.
20 Aug WITNESS joins EIUC to train Young Professionals about Human Rights and Film
News and Events, Tech and Advocacy | WITNESSOur Senior Attorney and Program Manager Kelly Matheson will conduct a few sessions on how to use video for change, advocacy and evidence for human rights.
14 Aug WITNESS to Co-Host Special Screening of HULU Documentary
News and Events | WITNESSCrime and Punishment tells the story of the NYPD12, a group of officers suing the department over instituting arrest and summons quotas that target black and brown communities.
13 Aug WITNESS Named Recipient of Proof of Heart Campaign from Mainframe
News and Events, Press | WITNESSWe are honored and humbled by this generous gift from Mainframe!
13 Aug WITNESS Discusses Video and Justice with The Atlantic
News and Events, Press | WITNESSIn the video titled, “How Video Can Create a Just Society,” our executive director spoke about the importance of filming injustice and knowing how to handle video and use it for justice.
13 Aug Cast Your Vote for WITNESS at SXSW 2019!
News and Events, Tech and Advocacy | WITNESSVote for our panel on deepfakes and synthetic media, how they can be used maliciously, and how we can detect and stop them!
09 Aug WITNESS featured in Harvard Business Review
News and Events, Press, Tech and Advocacy | WITNESSIn the article, our program director spoke about the reality of deep fakes and how WITNESS is working with companies to inform them of the potential of deep fakes to influence people and on dealing with synthetic media.
02 Jul WITNESS LEADS CONVENING ON PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MAL-USES OF DEEPFAKES AND OTHER AI-GENERATED SYNTHETIC MEDIA
News and Events | WITNESSWITNESS along with 30 leading technologists, machine learning specialists, academic researchers, human rights researchers, and journalists came together to discuss ways to mitigate threats involving deepfakes and AI.