WITNESS is an international human rights organization that provides training and support to local groups to use video in their human rights advocacy campaigns. Beyond providing video cameras and editing equipment, WITNESS is committed to facilitating exposure for our partners' issues on a global scale. We help broker relationships with international media outlets, government officials, policymakers, activists, and the general public so that once a video is made, it can be used as a tool to advocate for change.

WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations.  WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. 

WITNESS has worked in over 70 countries to advance human rights through the use of video for change. Today, WITNESS has a staff of 28 and a $5 million budget.

The Hub:
The Hub is a participatory media site dedicated to human rights media. Anyone with a valid email address can be part of the community - you can upload footage, or simply watch what's on the site. You can create groups and mobilize action around human rights abuses. The Hub provides people with the tools and the platform to use their video footage, photographs or audio recordings to campaign against human rights abuses.

Rights Alert:
Rights Alerts are urgent calls to action for human rights campaigns in which our Core Partners are engaged. Each Rights Alert includes a short video, along with background on the issue, opportunities to take action, and links to relevant organizations.  They are broadcast at a critical moment in a campaign to raise awareness of human rights abuses and call for change.