After it was announced earlier this year that the military will be in charge of policing Rio, favelas are already starting to experience the gruesome effects of the military’s presence in their communities.
Two founding members of our partner group, Coletivo Papo Reto visit New York to talk about their use of video combatting police violence and counter mainstream narratives about favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The U.S. ban on trans soldiers is symptomatic of widespread transphobia, as analyzed in WITNESS Media Lab’s Capturing Hate report.
WITNESS’ Asia-Pacific team adapted a new video from our Filming Hate tips – a primer for using video to document human rights abuses.
Last week a federal court ruled the Mexican state has a constitutional obligation to respect indigenous land rights and consult indigenous communities.
WITNESS supports an internet-wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality on July 12th.
WITNESS is named a Flex Fund 2017 grantee supported by Skoll Foundation, Ford Foundation and BRITDOC for the Mobil-Eyes Us project.
From Rodney King to Eric Garner, WITNESS founder Peter Gabriel reflects back on 25 years of video for human rights, and where the fight for justice and accountability will go from here.
WITNESS joins a CheckCon panel and workshop speaking on experiences from the field- using video for change in the MENA on April 22, 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon.