Video sebagai Bukti: Pedang Bermata Dua dan Kekuatan Suara Komunitas di Papua
Read the English version here. Blog ini ditulis oleh Yerry Niko Borang, dengan kontribusi dari tim WITNESS Asia-Pasifik. Pada 17 Oktober 2024, sekelompok pembuat film, dan aktivis pembela hak asasi...
View ArticleVideo as Evidence in West Papua: A Double-Edged Sword and Why Community...
Baca versi Bahasa Indonesia di sini. This blog post was written by our consultant, Yerry Niko Borang, with contributions from the WITNESS Asia-Pacific team. On October 17, 2024, filmmakers and human...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Dangers of Gendered Disinformation in African Elections
Co-authored by Temiloluwa Alalade One of the targets of SDG 5 is to “ensure women’s full and effective participation, and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in...
View ArticleFact from Fiction: Curbing Mis/disinformation in African Elections
Co-authored by Temiloluwa Alalade During election season, voters are inundated with campaign materials intended to sway their votes. To engage with information meaningfully voters should have a basic...
View ArticleHow Gendered Disinformation in Nigeria Precludes Justice for Survivors of SGBV
This blogpost is part two of a two part series. Part one here. Co-authored by Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi The rise of technology, currently in its fourth revolution, has precipitated image-based abuse...
View ArticleTruth, lies and social media accountability in 2021
In 2021, critical issues at the intersection of social media, accountability, and human rights are finally at the center of global public discussion. It took the attempted insurrection at the US...
View ArticleCamera Justitia: Bringing Human Rights, Law and Film Together
Every spring a large gathering of human rights defenders and filmmakers come together for the Movies that Matters Film Festival. While this year’s festival had to move online, the celebration of the...
View ArticleIndependent Media: Maintaining the Pressure for Justice in Ayotzinapa
By Sarah Stein Kerr and Laura Salas September 26th marks the the year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 student teachers from the Mexican state of Guerrero. In July 2015, WITNESS representatives...
View ArticleWITNESS Weekly Picks – August 8 Edition
Every Friday we do a round-up of our favorite articles shared amongst WITNESS staff during the past week. This week we feature articles on new innovations and practices in citizen journalism, data...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: July 19 Edition
By Seth Herschkowitz Every week we publish a list of favorite human rights, video and advocacy articles that have been shared internally by WITNESS staff. This week features the future of cinema, the...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: July 11 Edition
By Fabienne Tarrant Every week we publish a list of our favorite articles on human rights, video and advocacy shared by WITNESS staff in the office and on social media. This week we feature commentary...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading, May 9 Edition
By Sylvie Doppelt And we’re back for our second installment of WWR to keep you updated on the news and stories WITNESS folks are talking about around the water cooler. News From Around the World Syria:...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading, May 2 Edition
By Sylvie Doppelt Here at WITNESS we share links with each other throughout the week about breaking news, deep thoughts, entertaining cat videos and inspiring stories. Now we want to share some of them...
View ArticleWITNESS Gains Accreditation with the UN Economic and Social Council
Image by UN Photo/Marie Gandois/2006. WITNESS Senior Program Manager, Bukeni Beck Waruzi, addresses the UN Security Council during a debate on children in armed conflict. We are excited to announce...
View ArticleWe Must Act: Obama Announces Climate Action Plan, Citing Health of Future...
Image courtesy Climatestate By Jaime Kaiser Yesterday President Obama gave a national speech at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. outlining clear, bold goals on carbon emissions reduction,...
View ArticleIn Focus: Iran’s 2013 Presidential Election
Iranians are at the polls today to cast their ballot for president for the first time since the 2009 “Green Revolution.” The Human Rights Channel will be monitoring the election and its aftermath...
View ArticleAs Brazil Marks One-Year Countdown to 2014 World Cup, Thousands Cope with...
Today, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter will officially mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the 2014 World Cup. Meanwhile, thousands of Brazil’s residents...
View ArticleTurkey for the People, Filmed by the People
Image used courtesy of Eser Karadağ, under Creative Commons licensing. As the #OccupyGezi protests have surged, Turkish mainstream media has foundered. Citizen journalists–“sivil gazeteci,” in...
View Article16 Days Series: Rape as Weapon in Political, Ethnic & Religious Conflict in...
This post is part of our 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence series. By Karen Kirk This year’s 16 Days of Gender Activism is focused around three themes: violence perpetrated by state actors,...
View ArticlePresident Obama Travels To Burma and Southeast Asia Amid Rising Tensions
President Obama leaves tomorrow to make a historic visit to Southeast Asia, specifically to Burma (also known as Myanmar), where he will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country....
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