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Refuge?

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:02:05 -0700

Running Time: 8 Minutes.

REFUGE?, shot by WITNESS partner Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO), with music and narration by Philip Hamilton, documents the social and economic conditions of Mauritanian, Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees in Senegal. This video was screened at a briefing during the 2000 ExCom meeting of the UNHCR.

Help Witness Give Cameras to the World

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:19:30 -0700

Running Time: 1 minute.

HELP WITNESS GIVE CAMERAS TO THE WORLD (1997) is a PSA featuring music by Peter Gabriel and footage from WITNESS activists around the world. "You can say that a story is fabricated…help WITNESS give cameras to the world. "

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Chocolate and Child Labor PSA

LaborRights — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:52:29 -0700

Check out this PSA to find out more about child labor in the chocolate industry. For more information about how to stop child labor, check out www.laborrights.org.

This video was made by Amy Singh (www.amyschocolate.com).

The Price of Youth

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:32:57 -0700

Running Time: 9 Minutes.

The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers

UDHR Animated Swahili Version

Amnesty International — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:55:39 -0700

This animated film illustrating all the articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was produced in 1988 in conjunction with the Human Rights Now! Tour commemorating the 40th anniversary of the UDHR.
2008 is the 60th anniversary of this pioneering piece of human rights legislation.
The animation was directed by Stephen R. Johnson, produced by Prudence Fenton, it features work from a range of international animators and music by David Byrne, Mark Mothersbaugh, Laurie Anderson and others.

UDHR Animated Croatian Version

Amnesty International — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:26:16 -0700

Land Disputes Across Cambodia Lead Villagers to Phnom Penh

licadho — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:06:18 -0700

More than 70 villagers including women and children from several communities in Bavel and Koas Krolar districts of Battambang province. The villagers walked the 291 kms from Battambang province to the capital Phnom Penh in order to lodge complaints with the national government. It took them 6 days. They are from communities affected by two land disputes which district and provincial authorities have failed to resolve. This video was captured by local land activists supported by LICADHO on cameras supplied by WITNESS.

Badminton - Human Rights for China

amy43 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:03:01 -0700

'Torturing peaceful protestors is not an Olympic Value' says Amnesty International.

The second in a series of four films, 'Badminton' highlights human rights abuses linked to China’s hosting of the Olympic Games - in particular the risks of peaceful protest.

Amused and appalled? Embed the video on your blog or website and share it with your friends.

Head to www.amnesty.org.uk/china for more information

ASTRA's campaign "Naked Facts"

ASTRA_Beograd — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:49:16 -0700

NAKED FACTS
Women are not meat. Children are not slaves. People are not a commodity.

NAKED FACTS is the fifth anti-trafficking campaign which NGO ASTRA has conducted since the beginning of its work. The campaign seeks to remind both general public and government authorities that human trafficking problem is still present in our country, the fact often forgotten in a society increasingly tolerant to violence and human rights violation.

Campaign materials include two TV spots, three radio jingles, posters and leaflets, while 22 billboards were placed in towns throughout Serbia.

Walking For Dignity

shaila — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:20:45 -0700

Trabajadores y trabajadoras del Carrizalillo en Guerrero, México, defienden sus derechos laborales frente a la empresa minera Goldcorp.