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81st Goftegu Public Debate: Against Oblivion (screening of Fahrenheit 451 by Francois Truffaut)

On the occasion of International Women’s Day Armanshahr Foundation, Roya Film House in collaboration with the French Institute of Afghanistan and Kaboora Production are pleased to invite you to the 70th (year V) public event GOFTEGU

The 65th Goftegu public debate of Armanshahr Foundation was held at the French Cultural Centre on 14 December 2010, during the Human Rights Week for Victims, under the heading, “Revisiting our collective memory and the public presentation of Simorgh’s Feather anthology.”

During this talk, we will provide an Introduction to “universal jurisdiction” and the possibility and procedure of filing complaints against domestic perpetrators before courts in other countries.

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