State governor João Dória originally defended the police’s actions, but the images captured by eyewitnesses have since forced him to change his story.
Trust is more important now than ever before. This spring, WITNESS is taking a stand for trust, truth, and transparency, and we want you to be a part of it.
WITNESS’ “Profiling the Police” project won a 2019 Shorty Awards Audience Honor and was a Finalist in the Social activism category.
We joined Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) and over 100 organizations and family members of people killed by the police in New York to call for a full repeal of law 50-a.
Crime 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.
Our U.S. Program Manager Jackie Zammuto spoke to the publication about how the intersection of policing and technology can be problematic.
Our project investigates how video and open source data gathered by local groups can help corroborate incidents of abuse and help communities tell their own stories.
Join us on June 6 at 8 p.m. ET to help us test out Mobil-Eyes-Us, an app that connects frontline human rights defenders with distant supporters in real time
WITNESS 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
On World Day of Audiovisual Heritage 2017, WITNESS launched the Activists’ Guide to Archiving in Portuguese at Brazil’s National Archives.
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