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This events section is for all Amnesty International UK events, big and small. So whether you are a planning a Protect The Human party for your friends or you are organising an Amnesty demo for hundreds of people, please submit you event below.
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Outside the Law: stories from Guantanamo
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Tue 16 Feb 2010
A year on from President Obama's pledge to close down Guantanamo, the infamous prison still holds over 200 prisoners, most of whom can not be tried due to lack of evidence. This fascinating documentary follows the story of three detainees, one of whom remains in prison. Followed by a discussion with former detainee Omar Deghayes and film maker Andy Worthington.
Dirty Business Film Series: Yes Men Fix the World
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 25 Feb 2010
The first in a series of films looking at the negative impact of big corporations on human rights, 'Yes Men Fix the World' is a hilarious and outrageous expose of corporate greed.
The Massacre in Maguindanao: Impunity and Political Killings in the Philippines
Venue: The Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Wed 03 Mar 2010
Enforced disappearances and political killings of trade union leaders, human rights activists and journalists have spiralled in the Philippines in the last decade, mainly in the name of counterinsurgency. This panel discussion will bring together expert analysts to debate the issues and identify solutions.
Dirty Business Film Series: Up the Yangtze
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 04 Mar 2010
The second in a series of films looking at the negative impact of big corporations on human rights this is a stunning and beautifully filmed portrayal of the end of a centuries old way of life.
'Anyone here been raped and speaks English?'*
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Mon 08 Mar 2010
A discussion for International Women's Week looking at the way the media covers stories about women's rights.
Panel discussion: No Recourse to Public Funds
Venue: The Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Wed 10 Mar 2010
Mayfair and Soho Amnesty Group present a discussion on the No Recourse to Public Funds rule which leaves women of insecure status in violent relationships with the choice of remaining with an abusive partner or risking destitution if they decide to leave by denying them access to public funds.
Who are you to speak?
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 11 Mar 2010
'Let your women keep silence....And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home' (1 Corinthians 14:34-35)
In what promises to be a lively discussion, three outspoken women discuss the impact of religious fundamentalism on lgbt and women's rights and why they've chosen to challenge it through their art.
Dirty Business Film Series: Black Gold
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 18 Mar 2010
The third in a series of films looking at the negative impact of big corporations on human rights, this provocative documentary will make you stop and think when you order your next skinny latte.
The Reckoning
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Wed 24 Mar 2010
A rare and fascinating insight into the work of the International Criminal Court as the Chief Prosecutor seeks to bring to justice the world's 'most wanted' war criminals. Followed by a discussion with Deputy ICC Prosecutor, Mrs Fatou Bensouda
Dirty Business Film Series: IronEaters
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 01 Apr 2010
The fourth in a series of films looking at the negative impact of big corporations on human rights, this award winning documentary looks at the dangerous and frightening world of the Bangladeshi shipyards where workers risk their lives for a pittance to break up condemned western container ships.
Dirty Business Film Series: Iraq for Sale - the war profiteers
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 15 Apr 2010
The fifth in a series of films looking at the negative impact of big corporations on human rights, Robert Greenwald's passionate and angry film looks at the way companies profit from the misery of war.
Dirty Business Film Series: Crude
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre
Date:Thu 06 May 2010
The last in a series of films looking at the negative impact of big corporations on human rights, Crude follows the progress of a $27 billion lawsuit against Chevron oil by Equadorians fighting to save the Amazon from destruction.
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