Rohingya: Rights and Reality

The Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative (HADRI) invites you to attend Rohingya: Rights and Reality, a photographic exhibition, film screening, and Question and Answer session at the State Library of NSW, Metcalfe Auditorium, Ground Floor, Macquarie Street Sydney on Saturday 23 June from 11am – 2pm. The event combines themes of contemporary relevance including gross human rights abuses of the Rohingya population (described by the UN as a ‘case study in ethnic cleansing’), as well as human trafficking, forced migration, economic migration, and the health and welfare of vulnerable populations in refugee camps. Rohingya: Rights and Reality will showcase a film by WSU and University of Padova Joint PhD (Human Rights, Society and Multi Level Governance) candidate Ahmed Abid on human trafficking in the Bay of Bengal. The flyer for the film The Dreaming Vendors is attached. The screening will be introduced by HADRI’s Dr Garry Stevens. The event forms part of Refugee week and is presented by: Metro Assist; Bangla Hub; Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative (HADRI), Western Sydney University; Films 4 Peace Foundation; and State Library of NSW. The event is FREE and all are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.