ABOUT US
With growing threats to human rights and its defenders, along with the proliferation of manipulated media, how can we ensure that critical voices are heard, amplified, and protected? How do we establish the authenticity of video when the truth is constantly in question? And how can we proactively adapt to the transformative shifts in communication brought by AI?
WITNESS is a global organization that helps people everywhere harness the power of video and audiovisual technology to tell their stories, document the truth, and defend human rights – today and in a future increasingly shaped by AI.
We work across five continents to equip activists, journalists, fact-checkers, and other human rights defenders with the tools, skills, and strategies needed to navigate this shifting landscape.
OUR APPROACH
WITNESS helps people use video and technology to protect and defend human rights. We identify critical situations and teach those affected by them the basics of video production, safe and ethical filming techniques, and advocacy strategies.
We develop award-winning tools and apps to keep people safer.
We advocate to technology companies to create change at the systems level.
We help draw attention to citizen footage of under-reported stories.
OUR TEAM
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OUR IMPACT
570
ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERED
11,350
PEOPLE TRAINED
135
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
1
MILLION PEOPLE ACCESSED OUR RESOURCES IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE
To learn more about us, check out Our Story.
You can also view our financials and annual reports.