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MEET THE LONDON TEAM
UK Advocacy and Media
The UK advocacy and communications team are responsible for conducting targeted advocacy towards the UK government and parliamentarians. They are also in charge of the organisation’s outreach to the UK media.
Stephanie Hancock, Media Manager
Development & Outreach
The Development & Outreach team is the key contact for the London Committee. The team is responsible for organising fundraising and outreach events. They are the focal point for liaising with supporters, the London Committee and the Board of Directors.
Angela Sharma, Director
Jessica Jones, Manager
Lilly Cheslaw, Coordinator
Staff members based in London
Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director
Benjamin Ward, Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
Linda Lakhdhir, Legal Advisor, Asia Division
Ilaria Allegrozzi, Africa Researcher
Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor
Rothna Begum, Women’s Rights Researcher
Elin Martinez, Children’s Rights Researcher
Kartik Raj, Western Europe Researcher
OUR LONDON COMMITTEE
The London Committee is comprised of active, long term supporters of Human Rights Watch living in and around London. It forms part of the Human Rights Watch Council, an international network of Committees and Ambassadors who advance the efforts of Human Rights Watch by organising conferences, briefings and other events, engaging in targeted advocacy initiatives, and assisting in important development and outreach programs.
CONTACT US
E-mail londonoutreach@hrw.org to sign up for London news and/or events (please put 'News' or 'Events' in the subject line) or for any queries about fundraising or donations. To volunteer at one of our events, please put 'Volunteering' in the subject line. Do note, we do not accept employment or internship requests. Vacancies can be found on the HRW Career Portal.
If you are a member of the press with a media query, please contact Steph at hancocs@hrw.org or outside of normal London office hours please contact HRW Press at hrwpress@hrw.org
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News
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Film Festival Benefit 2018
The London Premiere of THIS IS CONGO took place at our Film Festival Benefit on Wednesday 7 March 2018 at the Royal Institute of British Architects to celebrate the power of film to raise awareness of human rights issues and the power of personal stories to galvanise action around the world.
In THIS IS CONGO, a whiste-blower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral dealer and a displaced tailor offer their perspectives on the problems that plague the Democratic Republic of Congo today. THIS IS CONGO provides a beautifully immersive and unfiltered look into the lives of four characters who exemplify a unique resilience while living through Africa’s longest continuing conflict.
The Film Festival Benefit marked the start of the 2018 Human Rights Watch London Film Festival which ran from 7-16 March in several venues throughout London.
Stay tuned for our 2019 Film Festival Benefit.
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"Black Code" screening in Manchester, May 10, 2017
From 6.15pm, Wednesday 10th May 2017
HOME Cinema, Manchester M15 4FN
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Nick McGeehan, Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch.
Based on Ronald Deibert’s book of the same name, Nicholas de Pencier’s gripping Black Code follows “internet sleuths” - or cyber stewards - from the Toronto-based group Citizen Lab, who travel the world to expose unprecedented levels of global digital espionage. The film reveals exiled Tibetan monks attempting to circumvent China’s surveillance apparatus; Syrian citizens tortured for Facebook posts; Brazilian activists who use social media to livestream police abuses; and Pakistani opponents of online violence campaigns against women. As this battle for control of cyberspace is waged, our ideas of citizenship, privacy, and democracy are challenged to the very core.
Filmmaker: Nicholas de Pencier
Year: 2016
88m
Language(s): English
Genre: Documentary
Film Website: Black Code film websiteMore information on panellists and how to purchase tickets coming soon.
