WITNESS 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...
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What 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 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:...
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What 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...
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What 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...
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WITNESS 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...
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Independent 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 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...
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Truth, 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...
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How 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...
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Fact 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...
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Understanding 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...
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