Introduction
Learning objectives
- Getting to know the basic principles of observing, monitoring and documenting human rights violations in multiple contexts, including areas affected by armed conflict and occupation, protest contexts and digital spaces.
- Strategically develop offline and online systems to monitor and report human rights violations.
- Explore the basics of capturing, archiving and preserving images and videos securely, even during Internet blackouts.
- Identify and use digital tools to capture, transfer, store and visualize images of human rights violations and other abuses.
Core readings
- Novact and Net4defenders, Toolkit for monitoring civic space from a comprehensive protection approach material for national hubs. https://novactorg.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/equipnovact/ESmFFgpRuytAp9A92_UKnXcBX7dyTHCiS3LNT9wmXqnZYA?e=GXhjKI
Curriculum
- 7 Sections
- 22 Lessons
- 4 Hours
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- Lesson 1. Observation Essentials4
- Lesson 2. Working in the field3
- Lesson 3. The information circuitThis section details the main phases and mechanisms for data management in monitoring systems.6
- Lesson 4. Image Capture, Documentation and PreservationImages are essential evidence for documenting and demonstrating human rights abuses in certain contexts. The following lesson provides practical information on how to document and preserve images effectively and safely for observers and those being filmed during a demonstration or armed conflict situation. It also provides case studies and tools for developing filming activities. The vast majority of the resources proposed in this section come from the international organization Witness and the Gaza Media Resources platform.4
- Lesson 5. Establishing an observation and monitoring system5
- Final Quiz1
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