From Chile to China: Human Rights Weekend 2020

Expand Program Human Rights Weekend 2020 Human Rights Watch (Amsterdam) – Human Rights Watch, De Balie, and partners proudly present the eighth edition of Human Rights Weekend, from 6 to 8 February 2020 at De Balie in Amsterdam. In a weekend of films, discussions, and more, participants will reflect on some of today’s most important human rights issues and what everyone can do to help defend human rights around the globe. This year’s Human Rights Weekend covers a wide range of countries, from France to China and from Bangladesh to Chile. Topics include the deteriorating human rights situation…

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~	James by Percival Everett: an enthralling reimagining of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of formerly enslaved Jim

~	London’s runaway horses remind us that animals are workers too

~	After struggling with its past, is the Labour party looking to the future?

~	Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within

~	What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

~	US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about

~	Mexico emerges as a destination for Americans seeking reproductive health services – not for the first time

~	Love Lies Bleeding: this vengeful queer romance is a visceral cinematic experience

~	China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover