The 2011 Human Rights Film Festival, 27th to 30th of January at Cinema Metropolis Empire Sofil, Beirut

The 2011 Human Rights Film Festival will take place from 27th to 30th of January 2011 at Cinema Metropolis Empire Sofil, Beirut.

The event will last 4 days and each one will focus on a specific human right issue:
Women's rights - 27/01/2011
Refugees' rights - 28/01/2011
Migrants' rights and discrimination - 29/01/2011
Detainees' rights and arbitrary detention - 30/01/2011

Information: http://humanrights-lb.org/filmfestival/about.htm
Program: http://humanrights-lb.org/filmfestival/program.htm

Saturday 29th January 2011 will be on Migrants' rights and discrimination and will feature a panel on Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon and open discussion with Dr Ray Jureidini – Professor at the LAU and human rights activist / Mr Nadim Houry – Director of Human Rights Watch / Dr Boutros Harb - Minister of Labour.
  
18.00 - Sayda by Michael Abi Khalil
18.20 - Les Femmes Bonnes by Corine Shawi

19.25 - Jadayel by Multimedia Virtual Space for Human Rights

19.30 - Being a Domestic Worker: Sri Lankiete Libnanieh by Wissam Saliby

19.35 - Merci Madame Najem by Toni Oyry & Maha Taki

19.45 - Forum Theatre about Migrant Workers by "Live Lactic Culture – Laban"

20.15 - Speaker presentation on Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon and open discussion with Dr Ray Jureidini – Professor at the LAU and human rights activist / Mr Nadim Houry – Director of Human Rights Watch / Dr Boutros Harb - Minister of Labour

21.00 - Break

21.20 - Zourouni koulli sana marra (Visit me once a year) by Eli Alexandre Habib 

21.40 - How Bitter My Sweet by Mohamed Soueid

23.10 - Fabraka by Eli Alexandre Habib

PHOTO EXIBITION "Unseen lives: Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon" by Matthew Cassel, Kafa (Enough) Violence & Exploitation