3 Examining the Event Depicted 3.1 Verifying the Event Depicted in a Photo or Video As mentioned in the introduction, before beginning to analyze the content itself you should ask yourself what the purpose of the verification is. This may change according to the task you have been given, and will effect the focal points of analysis. For example, if you have been given the task of focusing on gender-based violence, the focus of analysis should probably be on the acts conducted, rather than on the weapons used. Below are steps to follow when analysing the event depicted. • Look at the content once or twice and make sure that you have a good impression of what is going on. For example: a. What is the video depicting? b. Are there people in the video? Are they talking? c. Are there indicators that could be used for geolocation? • If the content you are examining contains what you believe are human rights violations, specify what kind, how they are violated, and record any information related to the suspected perpetrator. 3.1.1 Things you may need to verify: 3.1.1.1 People depicted The purpose of your verification may be to determine who is in the video or photo. This could include the perpetrator, victim, witnesses, military, or other individuals. In order to determine identity, begin by looking for indicators, such as a specific type of uniform, language, dialect, or anything which may give an indication of who they are and where they are from. If the people depicted are talking, the audio may also help you to understand what is going on and what to look out for. The language will give you an indication of the location while w is being said is particularly important as this could be a description of the incident, or a discussion of other relevant information. Depending on the purpose, videos containing audio may need to be properly translated. Clothing may also help to identify the location or the people depicted. For example, traditional clothing or uniforms are often easy to compare to pictures found online. It is important to look at these uniforms very carefully while looking for similarities such as the colour, pattern, badges, hats, helmets, armbands symbols or emblems on clothing, and 16