22 May Voces De Mujeres | Voices of Women
News and Events | Jackie ZammutoThe project Voices of Women, Stories that Transform is an audiovisual lab that will strengthen the communications efforts of Mexican women. The workshop kicks off May 22.
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05 May Team WITNESS Bikes the Five Boros in Style
News and Events |Team WITNESS brought their A-game to the 2015 TD Five Boro Bike Tour. Led by our Executive Director Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, the team blazed through New York City– proudly supporting human rights defenders around the world.
01 May Meet the New Faces of the WITNESS Board!
News and Events | WITNESSA big welcome to Nicole Wong, Jim Salzano, Harvey Anderson and Lekha Singh.
22 Apr VOTE NOW: Brazilian Partners Papo Reto nominated for The Bobs award
News and Events |Brazilian partners, Papo Reto, nominated for an Internet award, The Bobs, for documentation of systemic police violence. Please vote for them in the Best of Online Activism: People’s Choice!
16 Apr WITNESS is making headlines
News and Events |With growing interest in how video-enabled mobile phones can be better used to expose human rights abuses, WITNESS has been receiving an increasing number of media inquires.
15 Apr WITNESS Around the World
News and Events | WITNESSWITNESS staff has been on the move the last several weeks, traveling around the world to conduct trainings and participating in international human rights events.
25 Mar April 1-2: WITNESS Visits The University of Texas
News and Events | Sarah KerrWITNESS is headed to Texas! April 1-2, engagement coordinator Jackie Zammuto will be conducting a workshop and participating in a panel at the University of Texas at Austin.
23 Mar WITNESS training in Ukraine: Video as Evidence
News and Events |Senior Attorney and Program Manager, Kelly Matheson, is in Ukraine this week to lead a three day training on Video as Evidence for Human Rights defenders in Kyiv.
20 Mar WITNESS hosts panel at United Nations: Women & Technology
News and Events |WITNESS hosted a panel on Women and Technology at the United Nations to discuss how technology is being used to protect and advocate for women’s rights.
17 Mar WITNESS’ Human Rights Channel Named Finalist in 2015 Shorty Awards
News and Events | matisseWITNESS is excited to announce that our Human Rights Channel was named one of only two finalists in the 7th Annual Shorty Awards for the ‘Best in News’ category.