This blog was written by our partner, Shoeb Abdullah, with contributions from the WITNESS team. বাংলা সংস্করণটি এখানে পড়ুন। On August 5, 2024, a monumental shift occurred in Bangladesh’s political landscape when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country for over 15 years, was forced to flee with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, […] The post Filming The Uprising: Revisiting How Bangladeshi Youth Used the Right to Record to Overthr...| WITNESS Blog
Our project investigates how video and open source data gathered and preserved by local groups can help corroborate incidents of abuse and help communities tell their own stories. The post WITNESS and El Grito Launch “Profiling the Police” appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
Our new video "Archive!", shows you how you can preserve and archive video evidence that can help expose and verify human rights abuses. The post WITNESS Launches New Activists’ Guide to Archiving Site and Video appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
You shouldn't necessarily rely on the platforms and apps you are using to live video stream to save your content, whether you're broadcasting from Facebook or Periscope. We share tips for alternative saving methods. The post Four Ways to Save Live Video Broadcasts appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
Digitizing videotape collections can be a lot of work, but it can be made more manageable by selecting and prioritizing, doing what you can in-house, and collaborating and sharing resources within a community. The post Digitizing WITNESS Videotapes Through a Community Partnership appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
As archives start to collect, provide access to, and present social media collections, many ethical issues arise that need to be addressed. The post Ethical Wednesdays: Archives and Our Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Videos appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
Archivist Yvonne Ng discusses new initiatives out of Ferguson, Baltimore and Cleveland to collect and preserve records of police abuse and protest movements. The post Community-Based Approaches to Archives From the Black Lives Matter Movement appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
Should more be done to prepare archivists for the unexpected emotional impact of working with human rights media? The post The (Unexpected) Emotional Impact of Archiving appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is a human rights organization in Uganda that recently undertook a video archiving project with the help of the Activist’s Guide to Archiving Video. Patrick Otim talks to WITNESS about RLP's experience with archiving, the difficulties RLP faced, and why it is such an important project. The post WITNESS Talks to Patrick Otim of the Refugee Law Project about Video Archiving appeared first on WITNESS Archiving.| WITNESS Archiving
A new video from WITNESS explains the basics of how video metadata is created, why it’s valuable, and what risks/benefits activists might need to balance.| WITNESS Archiving
This blog was written by our partner, Yokbeth Felle, with contributions from the WITNESS team. Baca versi Bahasa Indonesia di sini. Across West Papua, the struggle for justice is ongoing—and often silenced. In the face of repression, community-led documentation efforts have become a lifeline for truth, memory and resistance. From hidden archives to grassroots films, […] The post Bearing Witness: The Power of Community-Led Documentation in West Papua appeared first on WITNESS Blog.| WITNESS Blog
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 manusia, mayoritas dari Papua, yang beragam berkumpul secara daring untuk mengikuti webinar yang diselenggarakan oleh WITNESS berjudul “Pengarsipan Video Hak Asasi Manusia: Paradoks Bukti dan […] The post Video sebagai Bukti: Pedang Bermata Dua dan Kekuatan Suara Komunitas di Papua appeared f...| WITNESS Blog
Highlights from our webinar on "Human Rights Video Archiving in West Papua: Paradox and Impunity" which explored the challenges of using video evidence in the fight for justice.| WITNESS Blog
Written by Ines Aisengart Menezes and Yvonne Ng At WITNESS, one common question we hear from partners and community-based human rights video practitioners that we support on archiving is “What database tool should I use to manage my videos?”. It’s a tricky question, because there isn’t one single correct answer. Usually, our reply is, “It […] The post Cataloging Tools for Human Rights Video Archiving appeared first on WITNESS Blog.| WITNESS Blog
This blog post shares the findings from WITNESS's 2022-2023 archiving survey for activists and community-based human rights practitioners.| WITNESS Blog
WITNESS launches the #ArchiveLife global campaign which recenters video archiving as a valuable action that preserves community memory.| WITNESS Blog
This blog post remembers the millions of murdered and displaced Rohingyas, and calls for the rightful preservation of their histories.| WITNESS Blog
