Police Violence Tag

17 Dec Working With Journalists: Tips for Sharing Videos of Police Violence

Uncategorized | WITNESS

One of the most frequent questions we get from people is “What should I do after filming a video of police violence?” One strategy is to share your video with a journalist, but it’s not always clear how to do that. We spoke with journalist Nick Pinto, who writes about police misconduct, to get tips on what journalists look for in eyewitness videos and how to safely and effectively collaborate with media.

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10 Sep Police Body Cameras Won’t Solve Our Problems

Right to Record, United States | Jackie Zammuto

Following the police killings of Michael Brown Jr. and Eric Garner in 2014, many people advocated for the widespread adoption of police body cameras as a solution to ending systemic police abuse and increasing transparency. Yet, they haven’t been effective. Now, more than five years later, we look back at our initial predictions, take stock in what we’ve learned and offer recommendations for moving forward.

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01 Apr How Could States’ Wiretapping Laws Affect Your Right to Film Law Enforcement?

Right to Record, United States, Update | WITNESS

Wiretapping laws were intended to protect people’s privacy in the United States, but in some cases they’ve been used to challenge the right to record the police.

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02 Aug The Right to Record Recognized at the United Nations

Right to Record |

When WITNESS talks about the “Right to Record,” we are referring to the right to take out a camera or cell phone and film the military and law enforcement without fear of arrest, violence, or other retaliation. [1] Although the Right to Record is foundational

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18 Jun “Profiling the Police”: Using Eyewitness Video as Data About Police Abuse

Right to Record, United States, Update | matisse

The project is a collaboration with El Grito de Sunset Park that looks at how eyewitness video can be collected, curated, analyzed and used to expose systemic police violence.

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11 May Activists in Argentina use videos to denounce increasing institutional violence

Argentina | Dalila

Read the original post En Espanol.   Institutional violence is considered to be human rights violations initiated or endorsed by the government. Institutional violence ranges from excessive use of force against the public to abuse of power such as torture, forced disappearances or extrajudicial executions.

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17 Jun How to Film the Police in the U.S.

Right to Record, United States, Update | Jackie Zammuto

A new tipsheet prepares you to act as an eyewitness to police violence. Good witnessing can de-escalate a situation, help someone confronted by police, and provide valuable documentation for advocacy and justice.

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17 Sep LIVESTREAM – From Rio to NYC: Can eyewitness video end impunity for police abuse?

Uncategorized, Update | WITNESS

On September 14th, 2015 the WITNESS Media Lab hosted a panel on filming police violence at Civic Hall in Manhattan.

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08 Sep Caught on Camera: Police Abuse in the U.S.

Right to Record, United States, Update | WITNESS

A 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.

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04 Sep Dispatch from Brazil: If killed by police, guilty by default … unless there’s video?

Update | WITNESS

Every 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.

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