Celebrating 30 Years of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival

June 6, 2019 Video Human Rights Watch Film Festival 30th Anniversary Trailer For 30 years, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival has recognized the rising importance of cinema as a force for raising awareness and galvanizing action. On June 13, the doors will open on the 30th New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF), running until June 20. Founded in 1988, the first festival was organized to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, the festival reaches over 30,000 people in 26 cities around the world and is the longest-running human rights…

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