{"id":16107,"date":"2012-06-10T12:22:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T11:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=16107"},"modified":"2012-06-25T11:04:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T10:04:28","slug":"human-rights-watch-film-festival-june-14-28-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/human-rights-watch-film-festival-june-14-28-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights Watch Film Festival June 14 &#8211; 28 NY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/HRWFlogo.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-16107];player=img;\" title=\"HRWFlogo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16110\" title=\"HRWFlogo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/HRWFlogo-490x63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/HRWFlogo-490x63.jpg 490w, http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/HRWFlogo.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lq50hVdzEJw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ff.hrw.org\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #ffffff; background-color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/ff.hrw.org\/new-york<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Human rights are commonly understood as &#8222;inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.&#8220;[1] Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and egalitarian (the same for everyone). These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national and international law.[2]<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_rights\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"background-color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_rights<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"background-color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/udhr\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #000000;\"><strong>http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/documents\/udhr\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the world\u2019s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, Human Rights Watch works tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep rooted change and fights to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. The annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival bears witness to human rights violations and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year\u2019s festival is organized around four themes: Health, Development, and the Environment (<em>Bidder 70<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Bitter Seeds<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare<\/em>); Migrants\u2019 Rights (<em>Color of the Ocean<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Special Flight<\/em>); Personal Testimony and Witnessing (<em>Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Brother Number One<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Little Heaven<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Reportero<\/em>,<em>Silenced Voices<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Words of Witness<\/em>); Reporting in Crises (<em>Reportero<\/em>,<em>Silenced Voices<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Words of Witness<\/em>); and Women\u2019s Rights (<em>Habibi<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Invisible War<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Salaam Dunk<\/em>). Download the beautiful full-color festival brochure\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/New_York_2012\/HRWFF_NewYork_2012.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">as a PDF<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for even more information about the lineup. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"background-color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmlinc.com\/films\/series\/human-rights-watch-film-festival-2012\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #000000;\"><strong>http:\/\/www.filmlinc.com\/films\/series\/human-rights-watch-film-festival-2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Please note: The festival launches on June 14 with a fundraising Benefit Night for Human Rights Watch, featuring Kim Nguyen\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>War Witch<em>, an emotionally powerful drama about a 14-year-old girl abducted by a rebel army in sub-Saharan Africa.\u00a0Tickets and more information can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrw.kintera.org\/filmfestivalbenefitny2012\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human Rights Watch website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><em>The main program will begin on June 15 with the Opening Night presentation of Alison Klayman\u2019s festival favorite\u00a0<\/em>Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry<em>, an up-close look at renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei and his ongoing battle with the Chinese government.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ff.hrw.org\/press\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">http:\/\/ff.hrw.org\/press<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PRINTED PROGRAM DOWNLOADS:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 London Human Rights Watch Film Festival Program &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2012\/HRWFF_London_2012.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 pgs, 5.4 Mb<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival Program &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/New_York_2012\/HRWFF_NewYork_2012.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 pgs, 4.1 Mb<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE DOWNLOADS:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012\u00a0London Human Rights Watch Film Festival Press Release &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2012\/LondonHRWFF12pressrelease.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 pgs, 256 kb<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival Press Release &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/New_York_2012\/HRWFF_NewYork_2012_pressrelease.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 pgs, 206 kb<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival Press Release &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/Toronto_2012\/HRWFFToronto2012PressRelease.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 pgs, 380 kb<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>LOGO DOWNLOADS:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Color logo: High Resolution (<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011color.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-16107];player=img;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JPEG<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011color.tif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TIF<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011color.eps\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EPS<\/span><\/a>) Low Resolution (<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011color_SMALL.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-16107];player=img;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0JPEG<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011color_SMALL.tif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TIF<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011color_SMALL.eps\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EPS<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Black &amp; White: High Resolution(<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011_bw.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-16107];player=img;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JPEG<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011_bw.tif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TIF<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011_bw.eps\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EPS)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Low Resolution (<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011_bw_SMALL.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-16107];player=img;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JPEG<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011_bw_SMALL.tif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TIF,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrwgraphics.com\/filmfestival\/London_2011\/Logos\/HRWFLogo_2011_bw_SMALL.eps\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EPS)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Press Contacts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sarah Harvey<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"mailto:sarah@sarahharvey.info\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">sarah@sarahharvey.info<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+44\u00a0(0) 20 7232 2812<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>New York<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Susan Norget<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"mailto:susan@norget.com\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">susan@norget.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+1 212 431 0090<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Toronto<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Samantha Ash<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"mailto:ashs@hrw.org\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ashs@hrw.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">+1 416 322 8448<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HumanRightsWatch\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HumanRightsWatch<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?s=humanrights\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous #arcticles #videos #humanrights<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/ff.hrw.org\/new-york<br \/>\nHuman rights are commonly understood as &#8222;inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.&#8220;[1] Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and egalitarian (the same for everyone). 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