28 Jul Use This App to Film the Police… Or Not
Update | Morgan HargraveWhat do you need to have and know to be ready to film police safely and effectively, with or without a dedicated mobile app?
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 | Madeleine BairOscar 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 | Madeleine BairWhen 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 | Madeleine BairThe 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.
18 Jun Introducing the WITNESS Media Lab
Update | matisseWe are pleased to announce our newest initiative: the WITNESS Media Lab, dedicated to unleashing the potential of eyewitness video as a powerful tool to report, monitor, and advocate for human rights.
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.
10 Dec The 2014 Human Rights Citizen Video – Year in Review
Update | WITNESSOver the past year, WITNESS’ Human Rights Channel curated over 800 citizen videos documenting human rights. Today we release our 2014 Year in Review.
20 Nov Will the Syrian Hero Boy Make Us Question Everything We See? (and why don’t we do that already?)
Uncategorized | WITNESSThe instinct to believe what we see has made video a driving force in news coverage, and a powerful tool for manipulation.
21 Oct Footage from the Melilla Border Shines a Spotlight on Spain’s Treatment of Migrants
Update | WITNESSThe chain link fence separating Morocco from the Spanish-controlled city of Melilla has come to symbolize fears and concerns about international migration and migrant rights within the European Union.