11 Nov Ethical Wednesdays: Minimizing Risks to those Filmed
Update | WITNESSThe first of our weekly blog series focusing on the ethics of using eyewitness videos in human rights reporting and advocacy.
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28 Oct Announcing WITNESS’ Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Footage in Human Rights
Update | WITNESSDeciding if and how to share human rights footage taken by eyewitnesses is rarely simple. A new resource offers guidance on applying ethical principles to this new form of documentation.
17 Sep LIVESTREAM – From Rio to NYC: Can eyewitness video end impunity for police abuse?
Uncategorized, Update | WITNESSOn September 14th, 2015 the WITNESS Media Lab hosted a panel on filming police violence at Civic Hall in Manhattan.
08 Sep Caught on Camera: Police Abuse in the U.S.
Right to Record, United States, Update | WITNESSA survey of four recent cases in the U.S.–and several around the world–challenge assumptions about the role of video in attaining accountability for abuse, and point to ways filmers, advocates, journalists, and the justice system can use video effectively for change.
04 Sep Dispatch from Brazil: If killed by police, guilty by default … unless there’s video?
Update | WITNESSEvery year thousands of people in Brazil are murdered by the police, yet only 0.8% of the cases are ever investigated or brought to justice.
13 Jul Film the Police? Not in Spain.
Spain | WITNESS By Morgan Hargrave Perhaps the best way to understand the anti-protest law that just went into effect in Spain comes in the form of a simple joke: Person 1: How are things going in Spain? Person 2: We can't complain Person 1: So all is fine?
10 Jul Bystander Videos of Police Misconduct in the U.S.
Update | WITNESSOscar Grant. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Walter Scott. The names of unarmed black men killed by police across the United States have etched their way into the public memory, becoming symbols of unjust policing. As bystander footage documenting those killings and other cases of police
24 Jun The WITNESS Media Lab: Outlining the Challenges Facing Eyewitness Videos for Human Rights
Update | WITNESSWhen WITNESS was founded in the early 1990s, we distributed cameras to activists around the world so they could direct their lenses–and international attention–on injustice in their communities. Our objective, like that of many human rights activists and organizations worldwide, was–and still is–to make an
19 Jun What WITNESS Learned in Our 3 Years Curating Human Rights Videos on YouTube
Update | WITNESSThe policies, practices, and technology that allow videos by average citizens to expose abuse and serve as a tool for justice are constantly evolving, and our strategies must keep up.
30 Mar Videos Capture Dissident Voices in Cuba
Update | WITNESSCritics of Castro’s government face a surge in targeted repression despite talks of normalized relations between Cuba and the US.