06 Sep WITNESS joins Human Rights Organizations from around the World to Oppose Egypt Media Laws
News and Events, Press, Tech and Advocacy |We strongly believe that filming for human rights and posting it online must not be criminalized.
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28 Aug WITNESS AND 13 ORGANIZATIONS JOIN HANDS TO TELL GOOGLE TO CANCEL CHINA CENSORSHIP PLAN
News and Events, Press, Tech and Advocacy |We joined other leading human rights organizations to ask Google how the censorship plan in China upholds international human rights.
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.
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.
01 Aug WITNESS & BDS Join Hands to Empower Immigrant Communities
News and Events |The evening featured a screening of “We Have Rights,” a series of powerful animated short films followed by a conversation and impromptu training by our U.S. team.
23 Jul WITNESS’ immigrants’ rights work featured in New York Magazine
News and Events, Press |In the article and accompanying video, we share practical tips for those who may be most vulnerable to these increased ICE raids and arrests, as well as practical considerations for any of us who may be witnesses to these events.
05 Jun WITNESS FEATURED BY THE THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
News and Events, Press, Tech and Advocacy |Our Tech+Advocacy Program Manager Dia Kayyali spoke to Nick Glicher, director of TrustLaw at the Thomson Reuters Foundation about data privacy and its importance to human rights.
03 Apr Delete Facebook? Not just yet.
News and Events, Tech and Advocacy | WITNESSIt’s time for Facebook to be more transparent, to provide more due process, and give users more control.
23 Mar #MariellePresente: In Solidarity
News and Events | matisseWITNESS joins the global outpouring of grief and solidarity in the pursuit of justice for Marielle Franco, Anderson and our allies in communities that live with and work to expose impunity of state violence daily