Important Update About The Hub

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The Hub has now shifted to an archive of human rights-related media uploaded to the site since its launch in December, 2007. All content on the Hub will remain accessible, but the uploading and commenting functionality have been turned off.

 

2 years of the Hub - a look back

Regions: Global

Tags: campaigns, issues, most covered, most viewed, retrospective, videos

December 2009 marks the Hub's official two-year anniversary and we're looking back at the most popular videos, issues, campaigns, and blog posts since our launch. There's a lot to cover - the Hub is now home to 3,000 videos on a range of human rights issues from all around the world. Since 2007, more than 9,700 people have created accounts on the Hub, 177 organizations have created group pages, and Hub content has been viewed more than 8 million times

We have learned so much from all of you in the past two years and we've been continuously inspired by how people and groups are using video and online technologies to tell their own stories, circumvent government oppression, and defend the basic rights with which all humans are born.


Digital Media and Iran's Green Movement: A Look Back with Cameran Ashraf

Regions: Iran

Issues: Elections, Freedom of opinion & expression

Tags: ahmadinejad, censorship, digital media, Elections, gerdab, Green Movement, mousavi, Protests, safety, security, social media, twitter, video, web 2.0

December 7 was Student Day in Iran, a day when students traditionally commemorate the deaths of three Iranian students who were protesting the Shah in 1953. This year, the Student Day protests were especially poignant because they demonstrated that Iran's Green Movement is still very much alive. And, like the post-election protests in June, news about the demonstrations was delivered to the world via tools like Twitter and YouTube.


Macedonia: Stop the Violence Against Sex Workers

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December 17 is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers and our featured video comes to you from Macedonia, where local NGO Healthy Options Projects Skopje (HOPS) partnered with WITNESS this year on a campaign to end violence, marginalization, and criminalization of sex workers.

What Can Civil Society Learn from Evgeny Morozov’s Critique of Web 2.0?

Regions: Global

Tags: ethics, new media, online, risks, safety, security, video authenticity, web 2.0

It's easy to get excited about the potential power of the internet to fight government impunity, curb human rights abuses, and induce democratic reforms in authoritarian states. New Media experts like Clay Shirky see enormous potential in social media.


What Image Opened Your Eyes To Human Rights?

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One year ago, WITNESS staff recorded this video talking about human rights images that had inspired them, shocked them, remained with them.

Have You Made Your Pledge to Prevent Genocide?

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Genocide Prevention Task Force Report, which provides the US Government with a comprehensive blueprint to best prevent genocide and mass atrocities.  WITNESS partner STAND, the student-led division of Genocide Intervention Network, has joined with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to invite thousands to take a pledge to prevent genocide, by signing and joining the movement at IPledge2Protect.org.  Please sign on if you haven't already, and watch this WITNESS-STAND video that was

Bhopal - End 25 Years of Injustice

Every Woman Has a Story...

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November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and our featured video brings you a glimpse of the different campaigns WITNESS has collaborated on to protect the human rights of women around the world.