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FILM SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION
Tuesday
01
October
International Adoptions: A Global Scandal

International Adoptions: A Global Scandal

Tangerine Productions
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Auditorium A2, Maison de la paix, Geneva

International adoption is currently at the heart of an unprecedented scandal: of the hundreds of thousands of babies adopted since the early 1950s, tens of thousands were stolen. In this documentary, we will join major investigative journalists, activists and researchers in South Korea, Sweden, France, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. With Christine Tournadre, Sonia Gonzalez (France). Produced by Anne Labro for Tangerine Productions, in collaboration with ARTE France, the CNC, RTS, Telewizja Polska, PROCIREP, the Ile-de-France region and Java Films.

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This one-night-only film screening "International Adoptions: A Global Scandal" - parallel to the 27th session of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) (23 Sep to 04 Oct 2024) and co-organized by our Geneva Human Rights Platform with the CED, will explore the ongoing unprecedented scandal surrounding international adoption. The event will be followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session. 

Welcome remarks 

Felix Kirchmeier | Executive Director, Geneva Human Rights Platform 

Opening address 

Olivier de Frouville | Chairperson of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances

Panelists

Emmanuelle Hébert | Co-founder of 'Réseau des adoptés à l’international en France', (RAIF)

Celin Sithy Fässler, responsable de communication, 'Back to the Roots'

Moderation

 Vanessa Clairet | Research Collaborator, Geneva Human Rights Platform

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Co-Organised by

The Geneva Human Rights Platform 

Department of International Law, The Graduate Institute

The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances

Tangerine Productions

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