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Justice Urgently Needed for Victims of Violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt

Professor Leila Nadya Sadat Joins eyeWitness to Atrocities Board of Trustees

2024 eyeWitness Outcome Report - Justice Captured: Authentic Evidence in a Digital Age

Securing Justice Through Technology: A Ten Year Milestone

eyeWitness footage used in four cases in Ukraine

eyeWitness to Atrocities shortlisted for 2024 UK ‘tech for good’ award

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General discusses unprecedented war crimes investigations amidst ongoing conflict at IBA’s Annual Conference in Mexico

Palestine: eyeWitness submitted authenticated photo and video footage to UN Special Rapporteurs of reported attacks on homes, refugee camps, and food and water systems

2023 eyeWitness Outcome Report - Challenging impunity for atrocity crimes with authenticated photos and videos

Online Webinar | eyeWitness to Atrocities & PILPG co-host knowledge sharing session for civilians conducting atrocity crime documentation in Ethiopia

Two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Documenting international crimes for accountability

eyeWitness to Atrocities welcomes three international legal experts: Fatou Bensouda as Board Trustee, and David Scheffer and David Tolbert as Counsellors to the Board

Ukraine's health care system under Russian occupation

Russia: Joint submission for the fourth Universal Periodic Review, November 2023

Nigeria: Joint submission for the fourth Universal Periodic Review, January-February 2024

eyeWitness to Atrocities announces appointment of new Director

Eight-year contribution to the fight against impunity and a farewell message

New Resource: Practical guide on when to use the eyeWitness to Atrocities app

2022 in review: The role of eyeWitness in bringing perpetrators of atrocity crimes to justice

Report launch: eyeWitness and human rights investigators showcase new ground-breaking data on destruction and devastation of Ukraine’s healthcare infrastructure following Russia's invasion

Ukraine: 5AM Coalition and Ukraine groups partner with eyeWitness to capture reliable footage of war crimes

How eyeWitness helps citizen and independent journalists report international atrocity crimes

Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, endorses eyeWitness to Atrocities app

eyeWitness submitted evidence of human rights violations committed in Chernihiv to UN

eyeWitness shortlisted at 2022 UK tech awards

eyeWitness and its staff fight for justice | International Justice Day 2022

Property damage in Ukraine: capture verifiable photos before potential evidence is removed

eyeWitness and partners file urgent appeal to UN regarding extrajudicial killings in Nigeria

eyeWitness celebrates 7 years of fighting for justice

eyeWitness has verifiable footage related to Bucha mass grave

eyeWitness to Atrocities helps documenters in Ukraine capture reliable evidence for investigations

Ukraine crisis: The cost of war on civilians

Behind the scenes: photographing alleged war crimes in Ukraine

Using digital technology for war crimes documentation and accountability (an ICC ASP virtual side event)

JCB found to be in violation of its human rights responsibilities

How pro bono lawyers contribute to justice with eyeWitness to Atrocities

Journalist captures verifiable images to document attacks on Nigerian civilians and villages

The eyeWitness to Atrocities app is now available in Burmese for documenters in Myanmar

New video series “eyeWitness in Action” highlights human rights documentation efforts

How an app can help end impunity - RightsCon 2021

Watch WITNESS’ latest video for human rights documenters, featuring eyeWitness

Connecting human rights documenters around the world with European investigators

Contributing to international criminal justice for alleged war crimes in Palestine

Using verifiable footage to fight for adequate housing in Ukraine

Technology is not enough to secure justice: Why we still need the human touch

Using digital evidence in human rights cases: lessons learned from capture to courtroom

UK Government body confirms that eyeWitness partners’ complaint against JCB is “material and substantiated”

Why ‘The’ video or photo does not end in conviction

Making public interest technology safer for human rights defenders

5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years

Choosing a secure camera app to document and monitor human rights abuses and atrocities

Combining our technology with satellite imagery to uncover environmental crimes in The Gambia

Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights uses verified footage to lodge OECD Guidelines complaint

eyeWitness to Atrocities Releases App Version 2.0

Fighting misinformation and supporting human rights advocacy in Ukraine

UN Commission uses eyeWitness photos to identify locations of major incidents in Palestine

Bringing historical crimes to a domestic court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)