Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London

Expand Students in front of Wits great hall protesting against the militarized securities in Wits, from the film Everything Must Fall © Daylin Paul The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from March 13-22, 2019, featuring 15 award-winning documentary and feature films. The international line-up of films from Venezuela, South Africa, Palestine, Thailand, and more offer critical insight into local and global human rights concerns impacting people around the world today. Many filmmakers, protagonists, Human Rights Watch researchers, and activists will take part…

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