Saturday 06 April 2024 12:30
‘It is perhaps more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in an armed conflict.’ Major General (ret.) Patrick Cammaert, former UN Division Commander for Eastern DRC (MONUC) While war and conflict cause universal suffering, rape and other forms of sexual violence against women have been pervasive in conflicts throughout history. In 2022, there were more than 600 million women and girls living in conflict-affected countries, a 50 per cent increase since 2017, and all too often women's bodies become part of the battlefield in what is war’s oldest and most silenced crime. Why is this so pervasive and what is happening to change it? Chaired by WOW's Founder Jude Kelly.
Anna Politkovskaya Award ceremony by the international human rights organization RAW in WAR.
Panel Moderator: Jude Kelly - Founder and CEO of The WOW Foundation
Speakers: Lucy Kassa - Investigative Journalist, Winner of the 2023 Anna Politkovskaya Award Mariana Katzarova - United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Russia, Founder of RAW in WAR, Founder of the Anna Politkovskaya Award Katerina Oikonomakou - Journalist, Writer
Saturday 06/04, 12.30 Lighthouse
The event will be offered with simultaneous interpretation from and into the English language, as well as interpretation into the Greek Sign Language.
Age recommendation: 15+
Minors up to 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult at all festival activities.
For Festival Pass holdersOnline Festival Pass Sale
WOW Festival Pass 2024 - Choose-What-You-Pay With Choose-What-You-Pay ticketing, you decide what's right for you. We offer a suggested price of 30€, as well as options to pay more or less. The minimum price is 10€.
