Special Advance Screening of FINDING OSCAR @ Berkeley
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UC Berkeley Law
Room 110 Boalt Hall 215 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94702Description
Join Human Rights Center, the Center for Latin American Studies, Graduate School of Journalism and the International Human Rights Law Clinic for a special advance screening of FINDING OSCAR before it opens in theaters. In a forgotten massacre during Guatemala’s decades-long civil war, a young boy was spared, only to be raised by one of the very soldiers who killed his family. Nearly 30 years after the tragedy, it will take a dedicated team – from a forensic scientist to a young Guatemalan prosecutor – to uncover the truth and bring justice to those responsible…by finding the missing boy named Oscar.
Panel discussion to follow feautring Eric Stover, Faculty Director, Human Rights Center; Ryan Suffern, Director of FINDING OSCAR; Roxanna Altholz, Attorney at the International Human Rights Law Clinic; and Josué Revolorio, supporter of Guatemalan Human Rights programs.
For more information about the film and to see the trailer, visit http://findingoscar.com/
For more information about the Human Rights Center, visit hrc.berkeley.edu or call (510) 642-0965
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The Human Rights Center promotes human rights and international justice worldwide and trains the next generation of human rights researchers and advocates. We are an independent research and training center that applies innovative technologies and scientific methods to investigate war crimes and other serious violations of human rights. Based on our findings, we recommend specific policy measures to protect vulnerable populations and hold perpetrators accountable. We train advocates around the world and provide them with the skills and tools necessary to document human rights abuses and turn this information into effective action