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This guest post was written by Xnet, an activist project working in the areas of digital rights and democracy. Their homepage is accessible in English y español. It is part of their series: Transparency for institutions, privacy for the people – Democratic regeneration vs. asymmetry
This worksheet is for U.S.-based advocates, legal teams, filmmakers and incarcerated individuals interested in using video to support calls for clemency, parole or sentencing mitigation.
Use this checklist to determine if video is the right tool to support your client in pre-sentencing, parole, clemency proceedings, or for any other legal strategy.
These tips are for advocates and lawyers using video to support incarcerated individuals seeking clemency and parole.
This workflow is for advocates, legal teams and filmmakers producing legal advocacy videos to consider before, during and after filming.
These presentation slides are for advocates, lawyers, filmmakers and anyone interested in using video as a storytelling tool for helping an incarcerated individual seek clemency, parole or sentencing mitigation.
These tips for advocates, filmmakers and legal teams can help simplify the legal video advocacy production process.
WITNESS’ Legal Video Advocacy Program offers trainings and resources for advocates, lawyers and incarcerated individuals interested in using video to help reduce client sentences, and advocate for decarceration through clemency and parole.
As part of our ongoing campaign around the Right to Record, our global team hosted a conversation about how this right is practiced around the world, and how it impacts people using their cameras to defend human rights. Watch on Facebook to and join