Rockets from Gaza
Since November 2008, rocket attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups have killed three Israeli civilians and seriously injured dozens of others, damaged property and forced residents to leave their homes.
To Protect and Serve: Police Brutality in India
"For decades, successive governments in India have failed to deliver on promises to hold the police accountable for human rights violations including arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and extrajudicial killings.
Testimony: Sexual Violence in DRC
Sexual violence has been widespread and systematic in Congo over the last 15 years, with over a dozen armed groups using rape to terrorize, punish, and control civilians. The Congolese army, because of its sheer size and geographical spread across the country, is the single largest perpetrator of sexual violence.
Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold
Tim Hetherington is a documentary photographer, filmmaker and broadcast journalist who covered the Liberian civil war, its aftermath, and its impact on the people of Liberia. After the war, he spent a year working as an investigator for the United Nations Security Council's Liberia Sanctions Committee.
Youth Producing Change 2009
The 2nd edition of Youth Producing Change shares 10 powerful stories from young filmmakers across the globe as they turn a camera on their own lives and share their visions of change.
Tiananmen: China's Unhealed Wound
Twenty years after the army killed untold numbers of unarmed civilians in Beijing and other cities on and around June 3-4, 1989, the Chinese government continues to victimize survivors, victims’ families, and others who challenge the official version of events.
"When I Die They'll Send Me Home": Youth Behind Bars
Sara talks about being sent to prison for life for killing her pimp when she was 16 years old.
Under Cover of War: Hamas Political Violence in Gaza
During Israels attack on Gaza, from December 27, 2008, to January 18, 2009, Hamas moved violently against its political opponents and those deemed collaborators with Israeli forces. The unlawful arrests, torture, and killings in detention continued even after the fighting stopped, mocking Hamas's claims to uphold the law.
You Can Die Any Time: Death Squad Killings in Mindanao
Although reports of targeted killings in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao, are not new, the number of victims has seen a steady rise over many years. The Philippine government should investigate alleged "death squads" responsible for hundreds of these killings.
Testing Justice: Rape Kit Backlog in Los Angeles City and County
Los Angeles County has the largest known rape kit backlog in the United States.