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    Women in Emergencies

    How to support those affected by disaster

    Thursday 15 August 19:30 - 21:00

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    Whilst humanitarian laws including the Geneva Conventions uphold universal obligations to protect all civilians, the reality in most global crises is that women and children suffer the most. Often victims of abuse or neglect, they are voiceless and...

    Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers Series

    Fighting for Press Freedom

    Friday 16 August 17:30 - 18:15

    Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers Series
    Today we pay tribute to journalists who took the risk to publish in countries that regularly imprison, torture or assassinate people who attempt to report and comment on daily life, government and politics. Festival authors reading include: Lynsey...

    Lynsey Addario & Lindsey Hilsum

    The Cost of War

    Friday 16 August 19:15 - 20:15

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    In a remarkable event, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario and Channel 4 News's Lindsey Hilsum come together to celebrate and commemorate those who risk everything to report from the world’s most brutal conflicts. Of Love and War...

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