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Human Rights Talks 2024

At our Human Rights Talks, experts will discuss the pressing issues of our times. The talks add new perspectives to the film programme and invite the audience to participate in open dialogue. 

Human Rights Talks 2024

© Save Our Souls
New Risks and Opportunities: Filmmakers, Journalists, NGOs

Monday, 7 October | 5.30 p.m. | Palais KulturBrauerei

Together with renowned guests, we will analyse why and how media professionals work with NGOs, how they operate in sensitive environments and where they reach their limits. 

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© Where The Trees Bear Meat
Livestock Farming Between Drought and Structural Change

Tuesday, 8 October | 7 p.m. | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

This talk will focus on how the consequences of the climate crisis – in particular increasing water scarcity – and structural changes in rural areas are posing a threat to traditional forms of agriculture and livestock farming, and how farmers are responding to those challenges.

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© Clarity Films and Real Lava
Documentaries as Tool of Investigative Journalism

Wednesday, 9 October | 5.30 p.m. | Palais KulturBrauerei

This talk will examine how investigative journalism and documentary films uncover social problems and political controversies. It will address the relationship between observation and staging, and the conflict between sensationalism and journalistic integrity. 

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© Peter Caton
Choosing Zero Hunger – Defending the Right to Food in the Climate Crisis

Thursday, 10 October | 4.15 p.m. | Palais KulturBrauerei

The climate crisis is posing a threat to food production and the progress that has already been made in combating hunger. With policymakers, we will discuss how the human right to food can be upheld for everyone.

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17. JUNE 2025