- 2013 in Human Rights Citizen Video In 2013, the Human Rights Channel curated nearly 2300 videos from 100 countries. Collectively, they reveal not only *what* citizen journalists filmed this year, but *how* that video was seen and used.
- CineMaralita Uses Film to Illuminate Issues Facing Urban Poor in the Philippines CineMaralita, a film festival in the Philippines supported by the Urban Poor Resource Center (UPRCP), has recently used the videos included in our forced eviction toolkit as vehicles to spark conversation around land and housing rights issues.
- The Human Rights Video Weekly: Activist Kidnapped in Syria, Live Streaming Indigenous Community’s Standoff with Police in Brazil Our last weekly update from the Human Rights Channel for 2013 features citizen video from Syria, Brazil, and Ukraine.
- In Honduras, Murder on the Eve of Presidential Elections As violence and intimidation surrounded the Honduran elections, two activists from the leftist LIBRE party were killed.
- WITNESS and Amnesty International Release a New Toolkit for Housing & Land Rights Activists With 15 million people at risk of forced evictions annually around the world, we have released a multimedia resource kit for activists, social movements and communities fighting evictions.
- 16 Highlights from the #16Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign A list of 16 actions and stories we came across during this year's campaign to end gender-based violence. We invite you to share projects, videos, and more to this list.
- WITNESS Remembers Nelson Mandela’s Legacy on Human Rights Day A video message from our executive director Yvette Alberdingk Thijm on Human Rights Day 2013
- 20 Citizen Journalists We Follow Who Covered Human Rights in 2013 On Human Rights Day, we've compiled a global list of citizen journalists we follow who cover human rights and share video. Please share the list and add to it!
- Police Violence Filmed as Thousands Protest over EU Agreement in Ukraine Numerous accounts of police brutality have been caught on film documenting the violent protests that have been raging in the Ukraine since November 21st.
- Nueva Guía sobre como entrevistar a Sobrevivientes de la Violencia basada en Género o Sexual Hoy estamos orgullosos de anunciar un nuevo recurso de capacitación: Llevando a cabo entrevistas seguras, efectivas y éticas con sobrevivientes de la violencia basada en género o sexual.
- Nouveau guide pratique pour interviewer les survivants de violence sexuelle et sexiste Notre nouveau guide de formation comprend des réflexions et des recommandations pour toutes les personnes qui veulent interviewer des victimes de violence à caractère sexuel et sexiste.
- Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protests in Ukraine and Thailand This week protests in the Ukraine and Thailand threaten the stability of those two governments, while the next government of Honduras is up in the air following last month's contested elections. Drone footage, protest videos, and international observers bring us images of those and other human rights stories.
- Breakthrough Tells Men to #BeThatGuy How a human rights organization blends video and social media to engage men to help end gender-based violence.
- Front Page News: Why We Can All Benefit from Tools to Verify Video What if our devices could capture and store more information in our media? What if we could help media makers make their material trustworthy? WITNESS is excited to announce that we are very close to launching a beta version of InformaCam for testing!
- A Domestic Abuse Survivor’s Story: What It Took to Share and Tips for Advocates and Survivors Author, Leslie Morgan Steiner shared her personal story of survival after being in “Crazy Love” with her first husband who continuously beat her and threatened her life. In her book and a TED talk, which now has over a million views, she shared her story and the misconceptions of being a domestic violence victim.
