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#EarthJustice
CW: References of injuries inflicted on human rights defenders.
In 2016, conflict between #Indigenous Water Protectors & law enforcement escalated at #StandingRock camp center in North Dakota, USA.
Officers pointed water cannons, teargas, rubber bullets & other…
#VideoAsEvidence
Generally, while only trained medical examiners can take visual documentation of physical injuries, community-based documenters need to consider following some fundamental guidelines, starting with #InformedConsent .
Download our #Environmental Defense Guide for…
#Video4Earth
#InformedConsent is a key legal & ethical obligation of #HumanRights defenders to protect the safety, security + dignity of their interviewees.
Take photographs to document individual injuries relevant to your #HumanRights work only after the person is removed from…
#Video4Earth
If possible to safely & ethically record, use video to document situations that are likely to result in mass injuries during & in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
The same steps used to document injuries to community members can be used to document harm to…
