An article on Open Source
and
the flowplayer used by HumanRightsTV

by

Jack Adams M.A.,C.F.,
Founder HumanRightsTV

Development work at HumanRightsTV is ongoing, this is one of the attractions of this facility to human rights organisations and groups; they don't have to duplicate and mount expensive digital media r&d programmes.

In 2010 we have upgraded the FlowPlayer thanks to the support of the developers of this wonderful digital product. The development team at FlowPlayer have supported the concept and work of HumanRightsTV from the very beginning in 2006.

"... the law in action is not concerned with absolute truth but with proof before a fallible human tribunal to a requisite standard of probability in accordance with formal rules of evidence..."

December 2008 is proving to be a crucial month for Human Rights TV. The team is working to bring in the third stage development of the pilot project delivery plan.
This is the culmination of a three year plan begun in September 2006 when Human Rights TV was just a series of notes on ten or so sheets of A4. That we are looking to achieve all of our original aims within 27 months of inception, especially when the original plan provided 36 months, is just another indication of exactly how dynamic the team at Human Rights TV actually is. The details are very revealing.

Human Rights TV is a developing and expanding media distribution facility for the promotion and recording of Human Rights activities in the 21st century.
As with any media distribution operation there are many roles that need to be developed during the growth of the organisation. From the construction of the database driven applications and thier management to video production and distribution, not only does Human Rights TV have roles for volunteers but also opportunities for those roles to be developed into freelance careers.