Launched in 1992 with the help of musician Peter Gabriel, the nonprofit Witness.org began distributing video cameras in hopes of minimizing human rights abuses. Their slogan: "See it. Film it. Change it."
The Israeli human rights group, Bet Tzelem, provides cameras to Palestinians so they can record Israeli settlers who harass Palestinians, such as these incidents in the Palestinian city of Hebron, which rightwing Israeli religious settlers believe God has bequeathed to Jews.
Vancouver Film School students created an inspiring video, "Iran, ANation of Bloggers," and put it online months before the tech-fueled protests over Iran's disputed 2009 election.
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