The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which for the past 30 years has screened films about human rights abuses throughout the world, will be available for streaming in the UK and Germany from the 18th – 26th March,... Read Article
Screening as part of the current Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London, A Quiet Inquisition looks at the situation encountered by doctors and patients in Nicaragua following the introduction of a 2007 law which bans abortion under... Read Article
A young woman seeks to uncover the truth about her aunt, a guerrilla leader in the violent insurrection which rocked Peru in the 1980s; the ex-mayor of Bogota runs for president in Colombia, advocating dialogue, sustainability and greater... Read Article
Burden of Peace (directed by Joey Boink, Netherlands) is a documentary about the pursuit of justice in post-civil war (1960-1996) Guatemala. Using a mixture of interviews, case meetings, arrest proceedings, witness testimonies and court hearings interspersed with newsreel,... Read Article
Chile’s congress should address significant shortcomings in an anti-discrimination bill currently in the final stages of parliamentary debate, Human Rights Watch said recently in a letter to leading parliamentarians. “By adopting a law that fully reflects the principles... Read Article
