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Amnesty International Japan feature and video on the killing of the Dhanusa 5 in Nepal. For the English version go here. </object>
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Following on from Channel 4′s documentary on alleged war crimes committed by both sides in Sri Lanka during the end phase of the civil war, the Sri Lankan government has upped its propaganda offensive. The BBC’s James Haviland reports that the government is now analysing the footage shown by C4 (as well as the UN [...]
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Meat and potatoes video from Amnesty International, but no less powerful for it. This timely video comes in the week the UN panel investigating allegations of human rights abuses and war crimes in the last days of the Sri Lankan civil war published its report. However, it has yet to be made public. Whether it [...]
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More on South Korea. This time not so good.
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Well, it is fair to say that I haven’t been as active a blogger this year as last. Returning to full time work is the main reason. However, I have also been working on a photo book in my spare time. Although a rather modest project I am rather pleased with it. Basically, I went [...]
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On the International Day of the Disappeared here are a few initiatives using visual media to highlight the issue and those living in the uncertainty of having lost a loved one in this way. ‘Missing Lives’ – book and photo exhibition giving voice to victims and paying tribute to families from the recent conflicts in [...]
Filed under: Campaigning, Multi-media, Photography | Tagged: Asia, Bosnia, Croatia, disappearances, Eastern Europe, Europe, human rights, Kosovo, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, South Amesrica, South Asia | 2 Comments »
During the conflict in Nepal (1996-2006) many people were subjected to enforced disappearances by state security forces or abductions and unlawful killings by members of the Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist (CPN-M). When the peace process began both sides committed to addressing these past abuses. There was much expectation that those responsible for these [...]
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These look tastier than cheese on toast with HP Sauce! The Magnum Foundation and the Department of Photography & Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of Arts are offering four courses in photography and human rights. Not sure how much it costs though? But some lucky pups are going to have a great summer [...]
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WITNESS remains one of the stand out organisations working with and empowering people to use video for social activism. It seems only yesterday, but is apparently two years, since they launched their excellent Hub. Here, WITNESS staff and interns nominate the videos from 2009 that made the most impact with them. Included are ‘Choose a [...]
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Below I am re-posting in full an article from a new website called ‘A Developing Story‘ Benjamin Chesterton (of duckrabbit fame) and John Bennett (master of all things Web). The article lays out the aims of the site and makes a call for contributions. On that note, I have agreed to be a contributing editor [...]
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