2008-2009 Human Rights Film Series:
A Cinematic Exploration through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
In Celebration of the 60th Annivesary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948-2008
Sponsored by the Human Rights Initiative
Text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Film Series Poster (Adobe PDF; 148 KB)
All films are free, open to the public, and held at 4:00 pm in the Konover Auditorium at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
Next Film: The Price of Sugar (2008)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
"In the Dominican Republic, a tropical island-nation, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, much of which ends up in U.S. kitchens. They work grueling hours and frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or healthcare. Narrated by Paul Newman, The Price of Sugar follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people to fight for their basic human rights. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced." -- From the film's website.
Resource Guide on Labor Rights in the Sugar Industry and Haitian-Dominican Relations (Adobe PDF, 98 KB)
Full Series Schedule:
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Article 1: Freedom and Dignity
Film: The Kite Runner (2007)
Chronicles the lives of two boys, Amir & Hassan, in a divided Afghanistan on the verge of war.
Resource Guide on Human Rights in Afghanistan (Adobe PDF, 103 KB)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Followed by a Q & A and reception with filmmaker Anayansi Prado
Article 6: Recognition under the Law
Film: Children in No Man's Land (2007)
Uncovers the current plight of 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. each year.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Article 24: Rest and Leisure/Labor Rights
Film: The Price of Sugar (2007)
Documents the grueling conditions of workers on sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic.
Resource Guide on Labor Rights in the Sugar Industry and Haitian-Dominican Relations (Adobe PDF, 98 KB)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Article 22: Dignity/Cultural and Social Rights
Film: The Three Rooms of Melancholia (2005)
Reveals how the Chechen War has psychologically affected children in Russian and in Chechnya.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Article 3: Life, Liberty and Security
Film: Persepolis (2007)
A young woman comes of age during Iran’s Islamic revolution. Based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Article 19: Freedom of Expression
Film: Committing Poetry in Times of War (2007)
Chronicles the suspension and firing of a teacher who stood up his students’ freedom of
expression.
Past Film Series
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