eyeWitness to Atrocities

❌#Impunity drives cycles of heinous crimes. 📲📸Capture, preserve, & securely submit verifiable footage of atrocity crimes with the @eyeWitnessorg app➡️play.google.com/store/apps/det… Initiated by @IBAnews & supported by @LexisNexis #eyeWitnesstoAtrocities #EndImpunity

Since the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998, @IntlCrimCourt has symbolized the world’s principled support for the rule of law, justice, and accountability. Today, as we celebrate #InternationalJusticeDay, we reiterate our dedication to uplifting and protecting these values.

Our 2025 Annual Report is now live. This year, eyeWitness continued to support documenters around the world who are capturing footage of international crimes and serious human rights violations using the eyeWitness app. Read the full 2025 Annual Report: eyewitness.global/eyeWitness-202…

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. eyewitness.global/UN-Special-Rap…

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: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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. znu.edu.ua/cms/index.php?…

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: omegaresearchfoundation.org/storage/2025/1…

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: bit.ly/48P4OR8

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: news.telegraf.com.ua/ukr/tehnologii…

🔍 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: bit.ly/4iwMtNu #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: radiosvoboda.org/a/ataki-na-med…

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: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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: eyewitness.global/Justice-Urgent…