Are you planning to lm an interview with someone who has experienced sexual or gender-based violence (SGBV)? This type of interview, along with all human rights-related interviews, requires special consideration and preparation. A fundamental principle of using video for human rights is doing no harm,directly or indirectly, to your interviewee in the process of capturing their story. As a guiding principle, always ensure that your approach, questions and conduct before, during and after the interview respect the dignity and human rights of your interviewee. The following tips will assist you in this process.
This guide is part of WITNESS’ Video for Change how-to series on filming safely, effectively and ethically.It’s based on the best practices established over our 20 years of training and supporting human rightsactivists in 90 countries to use video. This guide is for human rights activists, advocates, citizen journalists,citizen filmmakers and others who are folming and conducting interviews with survivors of gender-basedviolence for human rights documentation and advocacy. Have ideas for how this can be enhanced?
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The guidelines are available for download here.
