Voices of Dignity
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The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). To commemorate this event, Amnesty International India (AII) plans to organise an International Week of Justice Festival from January 13-19, 2008 at Sri Fort, New Delhi having as its main theme “Voices of Dignity.”
In keeping with Amnesty International’s long tradition of activism powered by artists, the Festival invites and involves youth competitions and solidarity performances by unique artists, performers, filmmakers, theatre and music directors and other cultural groups from different parts of the country and abroad to strengthen the cause of human rights. The Festival will showcase the efforts of youth as well as the generosity of artists as integral to the development of human rights. The International Week of Justice Festival is an attempt by AII to build youth commitment for a culture of human rights and nonviolence by combining performing arts, education and entertainment, and thereby, to protect and promote the ideals of the UDHR. To herald the 60th anniversary of the UDHR, AII has already launched a ‘Campus Caravan’ themed as Kahani Kabuliwalleh Ki, on September 21 at the Rendezvous Festival of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi. The Amnesty Caravan, Kabulliwallah Express, is a curtain raiser to the Festival. The Caravan got an overwhelming response at Jawaharlal Nehru University on October 10-11. The AII hosted a talk on Media and Ethics: Re-imagining the Fourth Estate. The International Week of Justice Festival will build awareness on substantive dignity related issues such as human security, right to life, poverty and health, borders, discrimination and violence, displacement, death penalty, disappearance, prison stories, fundamentalism, conflict and peace building. The Festival will feature student and non-student youth competition entries/performances on the above themes in the categories of music, theatre, television scripts, short film, photography and painting. For more details about the INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF JUSTICE FESTIVAL 2008, contact: Amnesty International India C 1/22, First Floor Safdarjung Development Area Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016 Tel: 011-41642501, 2685473 (Ext. 20) Website: www.amnesty.org.in Email: carafest@amnesty.org.in Source: Amnesty International India |
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