Human Rights without Borders will feature a number of groups that have "without borders" in their name or which share the "without borders" ethos who will talk about the work they are doing and give the view they have on borders, what the most pressing issues at home and abroad are, and what is being done or what can be done about issues.

Speaking at the event are:

● Nerissa Fields and Brendan Grimley, Metal without Borders
● Hamdi Khalif and Laila Sumpton, Bards without Borders
● Mathew Hulbert, Leicester LGBT Centre
● George Lewis, Journey to Justice Leicester, and
● Katie Fallon, Reporters without Borders.

The speakers will also take part in a discussion and Q&A session with all present.

Human Rights without Borders will be chaired by Foteini Panagiotopoulou, a PhD candidate in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.

People can register to attend through 
● Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/human-rights-without-borders-tickets-52880686557) or 
● Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/384243265384631/).

Taking place as part of the 2018 Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, the event is organised by CivicLeicester, Leicester University of Sanctuary, and the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.

About The Festival

The Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival runs from 4 December through to 10 December every year.

The Festival aims to explore human rights issues through a series of events that are free and open to all and which include panel events, film, music and art. The Festival aims to give people a platform through which to engage with human rights issues at home and abroad. The Festival also aims to draw attention to International Human Rights Day which is celebrated annually, around the world, on December 10.

The programme for the 2018 festival is available here.

Photo Credit: Mirjam Twigt, 2015. Art at the sea coast in Beirut, Lebanon.

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