May 2008
The Board of the foundation True Heroes, films for Human Rights Defenders has the honour to invite you to the thematic evening Human Rights Defenders in the Picture on Tuesday, 13 May 2008

This evening follows on the meeting of the Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) and is organised with the support of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), the Dutch section of the International Commission of Jurists (NJCM), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Eden Hotel Group.

Professor Cees Flinterman, Chair of True Heroes Films will be the moderator of this evening.

Start 18h30, Place Eden Babylon Hotel, The Hague (next to the Central Station)
Programme
– Word of welcome, Arjan Hamburger, Human Rights Ambassador at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
– Presentation by True Heroes Films, Nadja Houben, Coordinator THF
– Presentation with excerpts from ‘Fighting the Silence’ by film maker Ilse Van Velzen
– Speech by Hans Thoolen, Chair of the Martin Ennals Award
– Presentation with excerpts from his human rights films by film maker Rob Hof
– Conclusion by Cees Flinterman

Start buffet-reception 20h30

For more information contact Nadja Houben, info@trueheroesfilms.org, phone +31 6 52 47 49 61

October 2007 On 2 October 2007 the first two films produced by True Heroes Films - made by award-winning documentary maker Rob Hof - had their premiere during the International North-South Media Festival in Geneva.
 
The films are commissioned by the Martin Ennals Foundation to show the work of the 2007 laureates of the Martin Ennals Award: inspiring human rights activists Rajan Hoole and Kopalasingham Sritharan, co-founders of the University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR), Jaffna, working to report human rights abuses by all parties in Sri Lanka and Pierre Claver Mbonimpa of Burundi, a courageous human rights activist who stands up for the rights of Hutu, Tutsi and Batwa.
 
For more information on the Martin Ennals Award and the 2007 laureates please have a look at www.martinennalsaward.org.
 
For any other information please contact Nadja Houben, Coordinator of True Heroes Films, at +31 (0) 6 52 47 49 61/+31 (0) 70 364 31 58 or at info@trueheroesfilms.org

June 2007 The well known opera singer and human rights activists Barbara Hendricks has given a start up grant and allowed the new foundation to engage in substantive work (Barbara Hendricks Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation, www.barbarahendricks.com)