eyeWitness supports #HRDs capture, preserve & use photos/videos of international atrocity crimes for accountability.
Initiated by @IBAnews / RT ≠ endorsement
eyeWitness welcomes the UN Special Rapporteurs’ communication to the Government of Nigeria following our 2025 Joint Urgent Appeal with ICON, we urge meaningful action to protect communities and address ongoing abuses.
https://t.co/7A31qIAHC3
Yazda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with eyeWitness to Atrocities @eyewitnessorg to strengthen the secure and ethical documentation of crimes committed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
📢 Join us for a discussion on how journalists and NGOs can turn war-time documentation into evidence for justice.
Moderated by Iryna Slavinska, with speakers including Dmytro Hladkyi from eyeWitness to Atrocities.
Register here: https://t.co/dzB01ieYKC
We are grateful to the immediate past IBA President Jaime Carey for his recognition of eyeWitness during his opening address at the 2025 IBA Annual Conference in Canada.
We were inspired to see recent reporting from @Zaporizhzhia National University highlighting the powerful training of future law enforcement professionals on the eyeWitness App conducted by @dmytrogladky.
https://t.co/sHYnrizhcn
Today marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We continue to support the courageous efforts of those fighting on the front lines and civilians across Ukraine as they try to continue their everyday lives amid strikes and blackouts.
What began as a #documentary became evidence in a genocide #trial.
When the Mountains Tremble captured #atrocities against Indigenous communities during Guatemala’s civil war. Decades later, that footage was used as evidence, proving the lasting power of documenting truth.
Civilians in #Ukraine are facing freezing temperatures made worse by targeted attacks on energy infrastructure. Power and heating outages are leaving families in the cold. These images offer a glimpse of the everyday reality on the ground behind the headlines.
A single bullet can tell an important story. Photographed correctly, it can help investigators identify the weapon used, link incidents across time and place, and support accountability for war crimes. Justice depends on evidence.
#HumanRights#Accountability
How do you best capture footage for courts?
Capturing digital evidence is essential, but how it’s captured matters. Clear visuals and context can help legal investigators and legal teams assess an incident.
Everyone has the right to protest safely and without discrimination, yet protests are too often met with excessive force. This by guide by the United Against Torture Consortium explains how to identify police weapons & document misuse.
Read more: https://t.co/EdB16cVS0q
We are #UnitedAgainstTorture!
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With 5 other organisations, we are working together to strengthen the global anti-torture movement, expose torture & other ill-treatment, provide redress to survivors, & prevent future #HumanRights violations.
Learn more: https://t.co/3GHfxgHfnm
Reuters reported that Ukraine's air force downed 72 out of 90 drones and two ballistic missiles launched by Russia in a country-wide attack overnight in late November. These images show the immediate aftermath.
#humanrights#ukraine#justice#Zaporizhzhia
For #HumanRightsDay, eyeWitness hosted a webinar on our Joint Urgent Appeal with ICON on attacks in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Thanks to Barbara Magaji, Isa Sanusi, @AmnestyNigeria, Hassan John, & ICON documenters.
Report: https://t.co/Ep3KDczyVZ
Oleksandr Zyuz of the OPG highlights a landmark case: the first time a perpetrator in a war crimes case was identified using digital evidence alone.
#Accountability
Full article: https://t.co/cQwFEM8smB
🔍 Join us for an online panel discussion on eyeWitness and ICON’s recent Joint Urgent Appeal - Patterns of attacks in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria with @AmnestyNigeria on Wednesday 10th December at 12:00 – 13:00 (GMT)
🎟️ Register now: https://t.co/VcJtBHBAoW
#Nigeria
Hospitals must be places of healing, not targets.
A new @radiosvoboda investigation reveals repeated attacks on doctors & medical facilities in Ukraine, a grave breach of international humanitarian law.
Read the full article here: https://t.co/zKRNxagIA3
eyeWitness will be hosting a webinar on this submission with @Amnesty Nigeria and @ICON .
When: 10th of December, in recognition of Human Rights Day
Where: Zoom
Link to register: https://t.co/K8qnxGc6nq
eyeWitness to Atrocities and partner International Committee of Nigeria (ICON) have submitted a Joint Urgent Appeal to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on patterns of attacks in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.
Click here for the full report: https://t.co/EWU4DRmgsr
“eyeWitness to Atrocities ensures that what is captured in the moment becomes more than just a record .” – IBA President Jaime Carey, explaining how digital evidence helps end impunity.
#digitalevidence#HumanRights#iba#RuleOfLaw#Accountability
Oрений так, щоб будь-хто міг легко й безпечно документувати воєнні злочини. Він простий у використанні, захищає дані користувачів, а контент, зроблений у ньому, гарантовано може бути в��користаний як доказ у суді. Розповідаємо, як користуватись додатком і робити це безпечно 👇