Is It All About Creating Impact?

by Egbert Wits | Dec 23, 2015

Today, audiovisual recording devices are everywhere. But does picking one up and hitting record necessarily mean creating an impact? Are people generally concerned, or even aware, of the impact a video can have? Today, audiovisual recording devices are everywhere. But...

Round Up of our 2015 Focus For Change Benefit

by Admin | Dec 21, 2015

On November 12, 2015, WITNESS celebrated the power of video to bring about justice at our annual Focus for Change Benefit in New York City. Co-hosted by the amazing Femi Oke and Peter Gabriel (via BeamPro robot), the night was a huge success! With the generous help of...

Drop Charges against Lena Hendry over Human Rights Documentary Screening

by Admin | Dec 15, 2015

Lena Hendry, our colleague and a staff of KOMAS, is currently undergoing trial in the criminal court for allegedly breaking the law by screening NO FIRE ZONE: THE KILLING FIELDS OF SRI LANKA, a human rights documentary film about war crimes committed during the civil...

Archives and Our Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Videos

by Admin | Dec 3, 2015

Social media surrounding instances of human rights abuse can come from all sides and perspectives. How can we contextualize, describe, and present this in an ethical way? How do we deal with dehumanizing and abusive content, such as perpetrator footage? What is the...