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Invitation to sexual violence documentary screening in Skopje
and Tetovo in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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The Tribunal’s Outreach Programme invites journalists to the Macedonian premiere of its first feature-length documentary "Sexual Violence and the Triumph of Justice", which depicts the Tribunal’s historic role in the prosecution of wartime sexual violence. The screening is organised in cooperation with Macedonian NGO Civil - Center for Freedom.
The premiere will take place on Tuesday, 20 November at 18:00 at the EU InfoCentre, Mito Hadživasilev Jasmin 52v, in Skopje. A second screening will be held on Wednesday, 21 November at 18:00 at the American Corner, House of Culture, bul. Iliriann, in Tetovo.
Journalists wishing to attend the screening should send an email civil.mk [at] gmail.com or call Ms Sonja Eftovska tel. 02/5209 176, by Monday, 19 November at 5:00 pm.
This Outreach produced documentary depicts the Tribunal’s historic role in the prosecution of wartime sexual violence. It explores the investigation and adjudication of the pioneering cases that played a major role in developing jurisprudence on wartime sexual violence, and portrays the courage of the survivors of sexual violence who testified in the Tribunal’s trials. With the participation of ICTY judges and senior staff, both past and present, as well as assorted witness testimonies, the film will be a lasting reminder of the pioneering steps that the Tribunal has taken to punish those responsible and to bring these grave crimes to attention of the international community and the people of the region of the former Yugoslavia.
The public screening will be followed by an expert panel discussion between Elena Martin Salgado, Appeals Counsel from the ICTY’s Office of the Prosecutor; Gordana Duvnjak, Open Society Institute Macedonia Executive Board Chairperson; and Uranija Pirovska, Executive Director of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Macedonia. Moreover, Kim Mehmeti, writer and political analyst will take part in the panel discussion in Skopje while Snežana Lupevska, journalist and producer, will be among the panelists in Tetovo.
The documentary forms part of the Tribunal’s efforts to raise awareness and understanding of the crimes committed during the conflicts on the former Yugoslavia, and the ICTY’s achievements in punishing those responsible.
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For further information please contact Nerma Jelačić, Head of Communications, at +31 (0) 6 5357 8006 or jelacic [at] un.org
The Tribunal’s Outreach Programme
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