Angelina Jolie’s award-winning film tells the story of a female Ethiopian lawyer who defends a 14 year old girl charged with killing a man who attempts to abduct her into forced marriage.

The film, in Amharic with English and French subtitles, will be followed by a debate on child, early and forced marriage.

Entry is free, but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Auditorium Ivan Pictet
Maison de la paix, Geneva

Please register here.

Programme

The film will be screened after brief welcome remarks by Philippe Burrin, Director of the Graduate Institute, and Michael Møller, Acting Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

The debate, following the film, will feature:

• Veronica Birga, Chief, Women’s Human Rights and Gender Section, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Christine Verschuur, Director, Pôle Genre et Développement, Programme on Gender and Global Change, Graduate Institute
• A representative from the Permanent Mission of Ethiopia

Cinè ONU is a collaboration between the United Nations Information Service and the Graduate Institute Geneva. This event is additionally supported by the Permanent Mission of Canada.

For more information, please contact: cineONU@unog.ch

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