SPIRe Film Screening “The Value of Women in The Congo”

The UCD School of Politics and International Relations and The UCD Human Rights Network cordially invite you to the screening of the documentary

‘The Value of Women in The Congo’

Which will be followed by Q&A with film director

Dearbhla Glynn

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 16:00-17:00

Venue: Theatre O, Newman Building, UCD

The documentary looks at the effects of the sexual violence perpetrated with impunity against women and girls in war-torn Eastern Congo. The director, Dearbhla Glynn, is an accomplished documentary filmmaker, specializing in explorations of conflict and its effect on women and children. She won for this documentary her second Grand Prize at the fifth annual Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) Human Rights Film Awards, having previously taken the honours in 2010 for her exposé of conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip.

We are looking forward to seeing you there and to have your active participation in the discussion.

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