Event Calendar
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
—Universal Declaration of Human Rights Adopted by the United Nations in 1948
The Stanford Summer Human Rights Program is an interdisciplinary collaboration that explores emerging issues in human rights through a series of courses, public lectures, and films. The program will focus on international human rights in the 21st century, considering both state and non-state actors in securing rights for all.
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
Camera as Witness—China, Iran, Vietnam, USA—Dialogue Through Culture
Documentary film is an extraordinarily powerful player in the human rights arena. It can bring worldwide attention to abuses in the most remote places, disseminate information, move viewers emotionally, and not infrequently affect political change and mitigation of wrongs. Stanford’s Camera as Witness program will screen three powerful films—one from China, Iran, and Vietnam—demonstrating that the art of film is a powerful diplomatic force in righting wrongs around the world.
Film Schedule:
Sing China!
Thursday, July 5
7:00 pm
Cummings Art Building, Annenberg Auditorium
FREE; no registration is required
Our Summer in Tehran
Thursday, July 19
7:00 pm
Cummings Art Building, Annenberg Auditorium
FREE; no registration is required
A Dream in Hanoi
Thursday, August 2
7:00 pm
Cummings Art Building, Annenberg Auditorium
FREE; no registration is required
The Human Rights Program is sponsored by Stanford Summer Session. Collaborators include Stanford Continuing Studies, the Program on Human Rights at CDDRL, Stanford Master of Liberal Arts, ICU Community College Human Rights Program, the United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford Summer Theater, and the departments of International Relations, English, and Philosophy.
Free and open to public