Here’s a short video reflection on the work of WITNESS in 2021, and the impact that its supporters helped make possible.
With the help of WITNESS, indigenous land defenders in the Amazon are capturing proof of illegal land grabs to alert the world to destruction of the environment and win land rights cases; media activists in Yemen are archiving critical evidence of human rights crimes that will help bring accountability; and witnesses to police violence in the United States, Brazil, and Nigeria are exposing systemic abuse, galvanising social movements, and advocating for just policies and practices.
Supporting WITNESS helps shift power, shape policies, and demand systems-level change in the landscapes in which people use video – including social media platforms and mainstream media.
Despite the continuing pandemic and rising threats to human rights worldwide, with the help if its supporters WITNESS has been able to expand its collaborations and support to frontline defenders, their allies, and the growing global community of people who fight for human rights.