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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Police Brutality Video Showcased By Witness.org

Molly Kaplan,
Former Host of At Liberty,
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September 19, 2011

Today, Peter Garbriel’s video advocacy non-profit used the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s montage of protest footage from Puerto Rico as an example of effective video advocacy on its blog. The dissects how the video contributed to the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s larger effort to bring awareness to police brutality and other civil rights abuses in Puerto Rico, an effort that scored a major win with the recent release of a scathing Justice Department on the abuses of the Puerto Rico police department. Watch our latest video:

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The was originally used as visual testament to the abuse we were investigating during our May fact-finding mission and later posted as part of our larger advocacy work. We'll release a report of our findings later this year, but in the meantime, check out the video and learn more about the campaign here.

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