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Kenya Post Election Documentary: Maina Kiai Coming to Stockholm

12th November Film and discussion:
“Getting Justice: Kenya’s Deadly Game of Wait and See”

Maina Kiai: To Discuss Documentary

In the beginning of 2008 a wave of violence spread across Kenya. The election results from December 27, 2007, were questioned and lead to riots. More than 1 000 persons were killed and nearly half a million were banished from their homes.

“Getting Justice: Kenya’s Deadly Game of Wait and See” is a documentary about the search for accountability and reconciliation in Kenya. The film gives voice to survivors; it looks at what they desire and discusses some of the issues that they would like to see. It also looks at Rwanda as a contemporary example of how another country has dealt with issues of justice and reconciliation after their major crisis in 1994.

After the screening, we will have a discussion with the human rights defender, Maina Kiai, who uses film as a tool to pursue social justice issues. Maina Kiai is first Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

Date: Thursday 12 november
Time: 16.30-18.30
Place: Stora Nygatan 26, Old Town, Stockholm

Please let us know if you can come no later than November 10th, send an e-mail to  anmalan@civilrightsdefenders.org or call us at 08-545 277 30.

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November 4, 2009 - Posted by makozewe | News & Analysis