Activists in Rio de Janeiro have been fighting to defend their homes for years, and they urgently need your support and solidarity. Join our livestream tomorrow to show these brave community leaders, and government officials, that the world is watching and demanding change. This Thursday,
Around the world, activists, journalists, and human rights investigators are using citizen reports to monitor human rights violations. If you have created or used a platform tracking open-source reports of a particular human rights issue, we want to hear from you!
The U.S. ban on trans soldiers is symptomatic of widespread transphobia, as analyzed in WITNESS Media Lab’s Capturing Hate report.
WITNESS is excited to have a meet up proposal in the running for South by Southwest 2018! Help our meet up, Citizen Journalists and Activists for Human Rights, get in by voting and sharing!
WITNESS’ Asia-Pacific team adapted a new video from our Filming Hate tips – a primer for using video to document human rights abuses.
Last week a federal court ruled the Mexican state has a constitutional obligation to respect indigenous land rights and consult indigenous communities.
WITNESS supports an internet-wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality on July 12th.
Join us to learn how community groups on the ground are fighting back against ICE, challenging mainstream narratives, and documenting abuses.
WITNESS is named a Flex Fund 2017 grantee supported by Skoll Foundation, Ford Foundation and BRITDOC for the Mobil-Eyes Us project.
WITNESS is excited to be attending the Allied Media Conference in Detroit this year! AMC takes place from June 15-18 at Wayne State University.