Film screening and discussion: "Water for Life" and the struggle of Berta Cáceres
Ten years after the murder of Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres, ISHR and PBI Switzerland invite you to a special film screening and discussion featuring an edited version of the film "Water for Life", followed by a discussion with Roxanna Altholz, Camilo Bermúdez (COPINH) and director Will Parrinello. Free admission upon registration.
As part of a European advocacy tour organised by Peace Brigades International, Roxanna Altholz and Camilo Bermúdez will be stopping off in Switzerland to discuss the fight for truth and justice in the Berta Cáceres case. To mark the occasion, ISHR and PBI Switzerland are organising a film screening and discussion featuring an edited version of the film Water for Life, focusing on the Honduran human rights defender’s struggle for human rights and the defence of local territories.
The evening will begin with a screening of a specially edited version of the documentary Water for Life a film by Will Parrinello, in order to focus on Berta Cáceres’s life and legacy and to allow more time for discussion with the speakers.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with:
- Roxanna Altholz, a human rights lawyer, associate director of the Human Rights Clinic at Berkeley Law and co-author of the independent report on the murder of Berta Cáceres
- Camilo Bermúdez, a human rights defender and legal adviser to COPINH, a Honduran organisation founded by Berta Cáceres and supported by PBI in Honduras
- Will Parrinello, director and producer of the film Water for Life.
The discussion will be moderated by Txell Bonet, a Catalan journalist.
The evening will be followed by light refreshments.
🎟️ Free entry upon registration.