Texas After Violence Project

In 2009, the Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI) partnered with the independent, Austin-based nonprofit organization, Texas After Violence Project (TAVP), a human rights and restorative justice project that studies the effects of interpersonal and state violence on individuals, families, and communities. It's mission is to build a digital archive that serves as a resource for community dialogue and public policy to promote alternative, nonviolent ways to prevent and respond to violence. The HRDI is working with TAVP to ensure the long-term preservation and access of its digital video testimonies, transcripts and organizational records.

NOTE, Sept. 2017: We are re-structuring our online collection. Many of our interviews are available below; if there is a specific interview you are looking for, please use the search function, as it may not currently be accessible in the categories listed below.  

Texas After Violence Project Collection

• TAVP All Interviews
• TAVP Interviews with Activists, Advocates, Religious Actors, and Service Providers
• TAVP Interviews with Families of Individuals Exectued by the State
• TAVP Interviews with Law Enforcement Officials
• TAVP Interviews with Lawyers, Judges, Jurors, and Other Legal Actors
• TAVP Interviews with Scholars, Researchers, Journalists, and Media Witnesses
• TAVP Interviews with Survivors of Violence