The Human Rights Association for the assistance of prisoners

Hand-in-Hand for Combating Torture in Egypt

Cairo: 27 /3 /2004

The Cinema and the Human Rights
“The Switch ” Al-Tahweela

as a model

On Wednesday 31/3/2004, the Human Rights Association for the Assistance of Prisoners (HRAAP) organizes an artistic evening about the movie “The Switch”, continuing the program of the Cinema and the Human Rights, which is adopted by HRAAP. This evening includes showing the movie and a discussion on the circumstances of producing and showing it, and the role of the cinema in asserting and confirming the human rights.

The artist Dr. Nagy Fawy will present the main discussion paper and manage it. The participants in this discussion are:

The great actor Farouk Al-Fishawy.
The great artist Ghonaim Bahnasy (cameraman).
The movie will be shown completely from 5 pm to 7 pm, following it directly the discussion and an open tea buffet.

The evening will be held in El-Lutes hall in Pyramisa hotel in El-Dukki, opposite Cairo Sheraton hotel.

It is worth mentioning that this seminar is the 20th, which were organized by HRAAP since May 2002 about the movies El-Karnak, El-Heroub, El-Mazag, El-Avocato, Halawat El-Rouh, Waraa El-Shams, El-Sarkha, Ehna Betoua El-Autobis, El-Bedaya, Kalam Fi El-Mamnoua, El-Bareea, El-Heroub men El-Khanka, Thalatha Ala El-Tareek, Eadam Taleb thanawy, Zowar El-Fagr, Bawabat Eblies, File of a Vice Crime and Night and Bars, all these movies were organized within the framework of the HRAAP activities against the phenomena of torture in Egypt. In addition, these activities include discussions, conferences, an artistic evening and exhibitions.

The Human Rights Association for the Assistance of Prisoners