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The eyeWitness approach is based on three pillars.
Collectively, these pillars enable us to facilitate justice for the worst international crimes.
First, the eyeWitness to Atrocities mobile camera app allows you to capture photos and video that are embedded with metadata at the moment the footage was captured. This information helps to verify where and when the footage was taken, and whether it was altered or not.
Second, when you send footage to the eyeWitness server we create a trusted chain of custody, which is the legal term for a record of who has had access to the information captured. This chain demonstrates that the original information has not been changed in any way. Ensuring the security of information stored in our servers is the second pillar of our award-winning technology, and key to allowing photos and video to be used as evidence in court.
Third, eyeWitness ensures the captured information is processed for justice. All information received by eyeWitness is reviewed by lawyers who tag, catalogue and process this visual evidence to meet the requirements of investigators. In consultation with you, eyeWitness then works to identify the international, regional and/or national bodies best placed to act on the information.
eyeWitness develops close partnerships with frontline organisations which document human rights violations that can amount to core international crimes, and with public interest litigators bringing these cases to trial. For organisations that otherwise would not have access to specialised international lawyers, we help bridge the gap between frontline documenters and accountability mechanisms. In partnership with documenters and legal organisations, we work to ensure that the footage is used to promote accountability.
When we partner with civil society and human rights defenders, we support them by:
Providing hands-on training and ongoing support on the use of the eyeWitness app
Strategising how photos and videos can fit into their investigations
Providing any information necessary to facilitate the use of photos and videos in court or for other accountability processes
Cataloguing, tagging, and indexing all the photos and videos in a standardised manner and storing the material in a secure server
Linking documenters to investigating authorities and guiding them through the process of sharing information with accountability mechanisms, including preparing bespoke analytical products when needed
Providing hands-on training and ongoing support on the use of the eyeWitness app
Strategising how photos and videos can fit into their investigations
Providing any information necessary to facilitate the use of photos and videos in court or for other accountability processes
Cataloguing, tagging, and indexing all the photos and videos in a standardised manner and storing the material in a secure server
Linking documenters to investigating authorities and guiding them through the process of sharing information with accountability mechanisms, including preparing bespoke analytical products when needed
If you are a human rights litigation firm or group, and think your cases or investigation partners can benefit from the technology or documentation expertise of eyeWitness, please contact us.
