Summit with a new low for rights: Trump-Putin in Helsinki. New #HRW video t.co/7hrsegEe1Z

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New @hrw and @amnesty video highlights #ICC’s significance in today’s world. As the court’s treaty turns 20, hear f… t.co/9cUOFEkuww

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The #HRWFFNY came to a close last week and we couldn't be more grateful to our audiences and partners for supporting the festival! 🙌🏼Together, we experienced a week of unforgettable screenings to shine a light on #humanrights issues impacting people across the world 🌍 Thank YOU!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . . #humanrightswatch #filmfestival #bigthanks #amazingweek #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #ifccenter #lincolncenter #filmlover #filmmaker #documentary #films #premiere #cinema #protagonists #filmposter #nyclife #screening #filmfest #humanrightswatchfilmfestival #festival #movies

Amid constant threat of losing their #DACA status and being deported, THE UNAFRAID follows three inspirational #Dreamers who are “undocumented, unapologetic and unafraid”. See the film ➕ join the chat with the filmmakers tonight at the #HRWFFNY Closing Night @ifccenter! Last few tix available ➡ bit.ly/HRWFFtheunafraid . . #activism #students #university #keepfamiliestogether #immigration #us #undocumented #humanrights #humanrightswatch #civilrights #education #educationrights #community #activists #filmmakers #documentary #documentaryphotography #filmpremiere #newyork #nyc #nylife #thingstodoinnyc #nycity #ifccenter

"A young woman's fight for justice in the face of threats, oppression and sexism in war-torn Afghanistan was a story filmmaker Sahra Mani had to tell." @thomsonreutersfoundation ➡ Catch the incredibly powerful and necessary "A Thousand Girls Like Me" at the #HRWFFNY tonight @ifccenter ➕ Q&A w/ filmmaker Sahra Mani & film subject Mahfuza Folad 🎬 bit.ly/HRWFFathousandgirls . . #humanrights #womenrights #afghanistan #genderequality #worldrefugeeday #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival #ifccenter #civilrights #activism #femalefilmmaker #filmquotes #instaquotes #nycity #newyork #thingstodoinnyc #womenfilmmaker #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #nyc #nycity #instanyc

Standing ovation for film subject Chato Galante and filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar following the incredibly powerful #HRWFFNY premiere of “The Silence of Others” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . . #cinema #cinemalovers #filmpremiere #premiere #ovation #audience #documentary #documentary #lincolncenter #filmmaking #filmmaker #nycity #newyork #newyorkcity #nylife #filmfestival #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #humanrights #humanrightswatch #filmcrew #ny #tuesdaymotivation #filmlover #democracy

The #HRWFFNY is underway #NYC! 🙌🏼 You still have three days to join us and be a part of the festival! 😊 Check out what we have in store for you today ⬇️ . 📽 The Silence of Others, 6:30pm @filmlinc 👉🏼 SOLD OUT! . 🎬 The Distant Barking of Dogs, 7:00pm @ifccenter . 🎞 A Thousand Girls Like Me, 9:00pm @filmlinc . 🎟 TransMilitary, 9:15pm @ifccenter . . Photo credit: Lindsey Seide . #filmmaking #cinemalovers #documentary #lincolncenter #thingstodoinnyc #ifccenter #humanrights #humanrightswatch #film #filmfestival #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #screenings #filmmakers #audience #festivallife #nycity #ny #newyork #newyorkcity #documentaryfilm #cinema #tuesday #newyorker

The @transmilitary team is ready for their #NYC premiere tomorrow and on Wednesday! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Are you!? Be sure to get your tix! #HRWFFNY . Repost @transmilitary ・・・ Our #newyork premiere is tomorrow night at @hrwfilmfestival! Tickets for 6/19 & 6/20 are at bitly.com/HRWFFtransmilitary. Get yours now, please! :) — @sidexsidestudios @jamiebcoughlin @gesilver @fionajdawson #HRWFFNY @glaad @odd_ny @simcomplete @archergraynyc #OpenTransService #transgender #lgbt #documentary #pride

As the US withdraws forces and aid from #Afghanistan, the Taliban regains their hold and the stability of the country's fragile democracy is unclear. Afghan-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi joins two awe-inspiring #women on the front lines: Nilofar and Shakila. Under increasing threats of violence, these two women are soon forced to choose between their sense of duty and love for Afghanistan and the safety of their families. . Last chance to see "Facing the Dragon, winner of the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Nestor Almendros award for courage in filmmaking, tonight in #NYC @ifccenter at 7:00pm 🔜 Meet filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and film subject Shakila Ebrahimkhel 👌🏼 bit.ly/HRWFFfacingdragon . . #humanrights #womensrights #war #conflict #womenfilmmaker #femalefilmmaker #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #filmquote #instaquote #filmpremiere #nycity #newyorkcity #nylife #thingstodoinnyc #ifccenter #documentary #documentaryfilm #peace #dialogue #family #journalism #politics #newyorklife

“The Distant Barking of Dogs may very well be one of the most haunting films of the year. It certainly is one of the best films at the #HRWFFNY. It probably is one of the best films about children and war I've seen.” Unseen Films reviews the powerful and moving “The Distant Barking of Dogs”. . 🔛 If you are in #NYC, don’t miss it at the #HRWFFNY today and tomorrow @filmlinc & @ifccenter + Q&A 🎟 bit.ly/HRWFFdistantbarking . . #children #childrensrights #ukraine #war #conflict #childhood #humanrights #lincolncenter #ifccenter #thingstodoinnyc #documentaryfilm #newyork #humanrightswatch #nycity #nylife #movies #filmmaking #films #filmmaker #filmmaking #trailer #newyorkcitylife #movielovers #cinemalovers #documentary #playingnow #movienight

The #HRWFFNY is in full swing! Join us #today @ifccenter & @filmlinc to catch four extraordinary and unmissable #films + in-depth discussions with #filmmakers #activists and #experts 🙌🏼 A few tix still available, be sure to get yours 🔛 bit.ly/HRWFFNY . 📽 Facing the Dragon at 6:00pm @filmlinc . 🎬 Angkar at 6:45pm @ifccenter . 🎟 The Cleaners at 8:15pm @filmlinc . 🎞 Voices of the Sea at 8:45pm @ifccenter . . #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #sunday #sundayfilm #thingstodoinnyc #lincolncenter #ifccenter #nylife #documentaryfilm #filmposter #filmmaking #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #cinemalovers #documentary #newyorker #sundayplans #weekendplans #humanrights #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival

Last night we were honored to host the #NYC premiere of the powerful coming of age drama "What Will People Say" 🎬 Director and writer Iram Haq joined the post-screening Q&A and explained how she made her most autobiographical film to date. "What Will People Say" untangles the complex relationship between a father and daughter caught between culture, tradition and the future . Last chance to catch the film at the #HRWFFNY and meet Iram tonight @ifccenter! Be sure not to miss it 🎟 bit.ly/HRWFFwhatwillpeoplesay . . #womensrights #featurefilm #instaquote #filmmaker #filmmaking #featurefilm #films #drama #quotes #autobiographical #cinemalovers #lincolncenter #filmfestival #writers #filmproduction #filmisnotdead #filmcommunity #directors #femalefilmmaker #womendirector #nycity #nylife #thingstodoinnyc #nyc #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival #humanrights