Human rights and migration

The Media Manipulation Casebook

Is this a cheap fake? Is it purposefully profiting off uncorroborated sources or is it impersonating someone?  The Media Manipulation Casebook is a research platform that advances knowledge of misinformation and disinformation and their threats to democracy, public health, and security. It was created by the Harvard Kennedy School and the Technology and Social Change Project.

An easy scholarship? #ThinkTwice

Does it sound too good to be true? It probably is. Discover some red flags along with this young people, and don't let anyone trick you. This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created along with young people in San Salvador and Santa Ana, El Salvador. Visit https://somoscolmena.info/es/piensalo2veces to learn more.

The Think Twice Manifesto

Young people from El Salvador and Honduras have a message for you: check the information you are getting is trustworthy. If you are looking for information about migration or local opportunities in your community, beware of scams!

Marcos has a choice to make!

People smugglers' offers might look ever more attractive. However, you should reflect before making such an important decision. Talk to your family! Migrating irregularly is not the only option. This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created along with young people in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Visit https://somoscolmena.info/es/piensalo2veces to learn more.

Think twice 2021

Are you looking for a chance to migrate or for local opportunities? Do you believe everything you hear? Listen to this song recorded by young artists in El Salvador and Honduras. This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created along with young people in the communities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador and Santa Ana. Visit https://somoscolmena.info/en/piensalo2veces to learn more.

Social experiment: the job is yours!

#ThinkTwice when you are offered a too-easy job or ask you to pay before you can get it. This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created along with young people in San Salvador and Santa Ana, El Salvador. Visit https://somoscolmena.info/es/piensalodosveces to learn more.

Will you meet the love of your life here? #ThinkTwice

On social media not everyone is who they say they are. When you are chatting, protect yourself and make sure you know who is on the other side of the screen. Be careful! Traffickers in persons also recruit their victims online. This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created along with young people in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Visit https://somoscolmena.info/es/piensalo2veces to learn more.

Ximankub'a kab' maj! Listen to our song in mam.

Ximankub'a kab' maj! From the western highlands of Guatemala, an area from which many people leave the country, we bring you the song Think Twice in the mayan language Mam, performed by the group B'aktun Cero. Don't let anyone trick you! This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created in Guatemala to inform people about reliable sources of information and how to avoid scams. Visit somoscolmena.info/piensalo2veces to learn more.

Luis wants to migrate. Will it be as easy as he was promised?

Luis is being pressured to make a decision and do it now, but… will it be as easy as they assure him? This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created in Guatemala so that people who want to migrate learn how to inform themselves in a safe way, avoiding believing rumors or being victims of deception. Learn more at somoscolmena.info/piensalo2veces.

Chosen to work abroad. Is it true?

They offer you the plane ticket, a job and board, but… at what cost? This video is part of the Think Twice campaign, created in Guatemala so that people who want to migrate learn how to inform themselves in a safe way, avoiding believing rumors or being victims of deception. Learn more at somoscolmena.info/piensalo2veces.