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Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

Through our Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people.

Each year, the festival's programming committee screens more than 500 films and videos to create a program that represents a range of countries and issues. Once a film is nominated for a place in the program, staff of the relevant division of Human Rights Watch also view the work to confirm its accuracy in the portrayal of human rights concerns.

The New York festival has been co-presented since 1994 by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and screens at The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater. In 1996, the festival expanded to London, where it now screens annually in March. Our London partners are The Ritzy Cinema in Brixton and the Curzon Soho Cinema. A majority of each year's screenings are followed by discussions with the filmmakers and Human Rights Watch staff on issues represented in the films.

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