BASIC PRACTICES Sometimes however, it’s much harder. Here are a few of the challenges: • Video can’t show us the identity of the pilot who is flying the plane that is dropping the bombs, or the identity of the person who directed the pilot to target hospitals; • We may see the child soldiers in the training camps but may not see their trainers or commanders; • We don’t know who ordered the drill rigs to be placed illegally on indigenous lands because we only see the rigs. Linkage evidence is crucial. As a citizen witness or human rights activist on the ground, you are uniquely placed to gather linkage evidence. Though filming linkage evidence isn’t hard, understanding how to capture it is more complicated than capturing crime-based footage. WHAT: Possible Crime-Based Evidence WHO & HOW: Possible Linkage Evidence • • • • • • • • Police formations at a protest and/or troop movements • Badge numbers and uniforms • Passports or other official identification documents • License plates of official vehicles • Military equipment (including serial numbers) • Speeches • Checkpoints • The exterior of occupied facilities • The layout of facilities once occupied and then abandoned • Communications equipment – satellites dishes, radios, etc. • Video of documents that can’t be taken because of security risks so the contents are filmed instead Torture in progress Fatalities Injuries Persons being beaten by officials Damage to civilian property Damage to cultural objects Children bearing arms or participating in military activities • Hate speeches FOR MORE INFORMATION See “Developing a Collection Plan” to learn how to strategically capture higher value footage at bit.ly/ WITNESSLibrary_ VaE 62 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE: BASIC PRACTICES V 1.0