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Human rights through art: Conversations on Cinema, Justice and Rights

“Children of the Enemy”

  • Thu 20 Nov 25

    14:00 - 16:00

  • Online

    Zoom

  • Event speaker

    Various

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars

  • Event organiser

    Human Rights Centre

  • Contact details

Join us for a thought-provoking online session exploring the urgent challenges of repatriating and reintegrating children stranded in Northeastern Syria.


Children of the Enemy follows a Swedish grandfather’s desperate journey to Syria to rescue his seven young grandchildren held in Al-Hawl camp after their ISIS affiliated parents were killed. Excerpts from the film will be screened during the session.

Speakers:

  • Gorki Glaser-Müller, Director of Children of the Enemy
  • Ann Skelton, Professor of Law, former Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of  the Child
  • Dr Gerrit Loots, Child psychologist, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels
  • Beatrice Eriksson, Co-founder of Repatriate the Children Sweden
  • Dr Lynn Schneider, Lecturer of Sociology, University of Oxford, UK 
Human rights through art: Conversations on Cinema, Justice and Rights

How to Join


Open to people from all sectors: arts, law, child protection, humanitarian work, and beyond
Please register via Zoom.

The event is taking place from 2-4pm, london time, and 3-5pm CET.

About the Human Rights through art series - Conversations on Cinema, Justice and Rights

 
Sometimes, the human dimension of rights gets lost in legal jargon and policy papers. This independent initiative uses the beauty and power of cinema to re-center that humanity. Launched by a diverse group of professionals with a shared passion for human rights and the Arts, with the support of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, this initiative uses films to spark deep conversations on human rights issues across disciplines. Through compelling movies and open dialogue, we’ll look at complex human rights issues with fresh eyes—starting with the often-overlooked rights of children in conflict, migration, and security contexts.
 
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