The FORUM
A barometer for human rights
The opening film, Rupert Russell’s Freedom For The Wolf plunges into new forms of resistance that emerge as democracy and fundamental freedoms are threatened by a resurgence of authoritarianism.
It will also celebrate the work of human rights defenders, more and more often restricted by systematic repression: an environmental activist is murdered every two days in the world; in Turkey, six journalists have just been sentenced to life imprisonment. – Defending the Defenders.
Justice by all means
New ways of enacting justice will be explored, notably through the principle of an universal jurisdiction that offers hope to the victims of the Franco regime, despite an amnesty law in Spain. – The indelible memory of crimes.
This debate will follow the screening of The Silence of Others by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar. The impunity that reigns in Mexico will be denounced, notably with a statement from the actor Gael García Bernal. – Mexico, towards the end of impunity?
Moreover, Nicolás Maduro’s left-wing terror campaign in Latin America will be debated, particularly in the presence of Luisa Ortega Diaz, Attorney-General, who was forced into exile. – Venezuela : Terror from the left.
The Forum will also look at Libya, where rape as a weapon of war is practiced on a large scale, on both men and women: Cécile Allegra will present the world premiere of Libye - Anatomie d’un crime.
The challenges of asylum
Global warming and migration compel us to rethink our vision of the world and our actions. People displaced by natural disasters are not recognized by international law, and urgent action is needed. A cry of alarm amplified by the Ambassador of Fiji in Geneva and head of the COP23 negotiations, the Bangladeshi president of the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change and the Deputy Director of the IOM. – “Climate Refugees”: Drop the quotation marks!
The migration crisis
has profoundly transformed Europe, dividing our societies. Should we rethink our
asylum policies? – Skills migrate too!
Technology and human rights
Technology facilitates freedom of speech, as in the case of the #MeToo movement that will be the subject of an evening with activists Caroline de Haas and Marai Larasi. – Silence, the women are speaking.
But technology can also, when manipulated, empty it of its meaning. From artificial intelligence to social networks, to the development of lethal autonomous weapons, the role and influence of big tech on democracy, human rights and the future of conflicts will also be carefully examined by renowned experts Stephen Goose - founder of the “Stop Killer Robots” campaign - essayist Evgeny Morozov - criticizing the evolution of Silicon Valley - and Lorna Mc Gregor, founder of a university research center on technologies and human rights.
Prospective perspectives
We will also be discussing gender identities with an evening dedicated to the struggles of intersex people, with the presence of model Hanne Gaby Odiele and Olympic athlete Dutee Chand. – Anatomy of the genders.
Finally, the Forum will return to what is still considered as an utopia, the advent of an unconditional basic income, familiar to the Swiss. Benoît Hamon will be on stage alongside Guy Standing, one of the historical theoreticians of the concept. – Defending the utopia of unconditional basic income.