Kenya: Power of Film for Rights

(Nairobi) – The 6th Nairobi Edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival will showcase four films from October 30 until November 2, 2018. The festival comes at a time when East Africa has been experiencing government-led assaults on press freedom, abusive counterterrorism efforts, and simmering tensions founded on historical injustices. The festival organizers hope that the films, and subsequent panel discussions, will offer audiences a platform to begin important conversations around these issues. The Foreign Correspondents Association of East Africa and the Rift Valley Institute are co-presenters…

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