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WITNESS Africa uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations and empowers people to use video for justice.
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Videos are powerful tools in exposing injustice. But how do we ensure they’re trusted and not dismissed? Join us as we launch a Community-Based Approaches to Visual Verification Guide - a resource created for and with communities to verify human rights visual evidence and defend

Videos are powerful tools in exposing injustice. But how do we ensure they’re trusted and not dismissed?

Join us as we launch a Community-Based Approaches to Visual Verification Guide - a resource created for and with communities to verify human rights visual evidence and defend
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In the age of media manipulation and disinformation, verifying truth isn’t just a task—it’s a form of resistance. It’s how frontline communities assert what really happened—despite denial, dismissal, or manipulation. #TOMORROW, join us for the launch of our Community-Based

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When protesters livestreamed the Lekki Toll Gate shootings during the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, they were doing more than documenting. They were preserving the truth. But even then, their reality was met with denial. This is why community-based visual verification is urgent

When protesters livestreamed the Lekki Toll Gate shootings during the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, they were doing more than documenting. They were preserving the truth. But even then, their reality was met with denial.

This is why community-based visual verification is urgent
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They say "it didn’t happen." But communities were there. They filmed evidence of the injustice. They lived it. Now they’re learning to verify it—so no one can erase it. Join us as #TODAY, April 17, as we launch the Community-Based Approaches to Visual Verification Guide. ⏰

They say "it didn’t happen." But communities were there. They filmed evidence of the injustice. They lived it. Now they’re learning to verify it—so no one can erase it.

Join us as #TODAY, April 17, as we launch the Community-Based Approaches to Visual Verification Guide.

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⌛STARTING SOON : wit.to/VerificationGu… How can human rights videos withstand denial and erasure? With the power of community-based visual verification. Join us in T-minus 60 minutes.

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Communities documenting human rights violations do so at great risk. But what happens when their footage is dismissed as fake—or erased altogether? Our newly launched verification guide supports community-based approaches that turn witnessing into resilient, verifiable truth.

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When communities on the frontlines of human rights struggles risk everything to witness and document injustice, their truth is too often met with denial, distortion, and disinformation. But what if they held the power to verify what they have documented? 💡Last week, we

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Communities at the frontlines risk everything to document injustice. But that evidence is often met with doubt or distortion. This is why community-based visual verification is vital — to protect the truth, and anchor it in collective memory and justice. Learn more:

Communities at the frontlines risk everything to document injustice. But that evidence is often met with doubt or distortion. This is why community-based visual verification is vital — to protect the truth, and anchor it in collective memory and justice.

Learn more:
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During the launch of our Community-based Approaches to Visual Verification guide, Mike Yambo, Investigative Journalist at Daily Nation, reflected on the power of communities taking control of their own narratives: 🗣️ "It's how their truth is fortified. It's how they ensure that

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.Ope_Yemi🤍 reflects on how the WITNESS Community-based Approaches to Visual Verification Guide has supported her investigative reporting by strengthening her ability to verify the accuracy, reliability, and credibility of open-source visual content. For detailed

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Injustice doesn’t end when the camera stops rolling. It continues — through denial, distortion, and disinformation. A community-based approach to verification offers communities tools to push back — to verify their footage and protect their truth. Find out more:

Injustice doesn’t end when the camera stops rolling. It continues — through denial, distortion, and disinformation. A community-based approach to verification offers communities tools to push back — to verify their footage and protect their truth.

Find out more:
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🎙️ @ekowxi reflects on a moment in his investigative journalism when visual verification led him straight to the truth. By applying techniques from the WITNESS Community-Based Visual Verification Guide—including reverse image search—he and his team were able to identify the

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Watch Episode 15 of The FACTory as @ekowxi reviews WITNESS 's Community-Based Visual Verification Guide and how it supports community-based approaches that turn witnessing into resilient, verifiable truth. youtube.com/watch?v=gP1ykJ…

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As Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC (INEC Nigeria), establishes an Artificial Intelligence Division—a commendable step toward safeguarding the country’s electoral integrity—it must ensure that its work is rooted not only in technical innovation, but also in the social, political,

As Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC (<a href="/inecnigeria/">INEC Nigeria</a>), establishes an Artificial Intelligence Division—a commendable step toward safeguarding the country’s electoral integrity—it must ensure that its work is rooted not only in technical innovation, but also in the social, political,
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When communities bear witness to injustice, their footage holds power, memory and truth. But in a world that questions even the clearest evidence, verification becomes an essential act of fortifying their truth. Our community-based visual verification guide supports individuals,

When communities bear witness to injustice, their footage holds power, memory and truth. But in a world that questions even the clearest evidence, verification becomes an essential act of fortifying their truth.

Our community-based visual verification guide supports individuals,
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🇰🇪 Rising police brutality + poor governance have sparked nationwide demonstrations. As Kenyans courageously take to the streets to demand #justice + accountability, we stand with them ✊🏽 Check out our video guide grounded in lived experiences from the region to help you