Glasgow Human Rights Network LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film: No Easy Walk to Freedom

This is the second of two ‘LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film’ events at CCA on 15 November, organised by Glasgow Human Rights Network, based at University of Glasgow.

This event begins with a screening of the documentary No Easy Walk to Freedom (2014, 91 minutes), which tells the story of the struggle to strike down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes same-sex sexual behaviour in India (www.noeasywalktofreedom.com). The film has been made as part of Envisioning Global LGBT Human Right, a partnership of 33 NGOs in 12 countries, including Naz Foundation India Trust, lead by the film’s director Nancy Nicol (Visual Arts Department, York University, Canada). Cinematographer: Shakeb Ahmed (www.envisioninglgbt.com).

The following panel will involve Professor Nicol with two other participants. Arvind Narrain is a leading activist and lawyer for Voices Against 377, and also now Geneva Director of ARC-International and co-editor, with Alok Gupta, of Law Like Love: Queer Perspectives on Law (New Delhi: Yoda Press). Dr. Matthew Waites (Sociology, University of Glasgow) has published on the decriminalisation struggle in India and is co-editor, with Corinne Lennox, of Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change (School of Advanced Study, 2013 – free online) - Professor Nicol is co-author of a chapter on Botswana.

Partners: Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights; Document International Human Rights Film Festival; Being Human Festival; Human Rights Consortium at School of Advanced Study; Centre for Research on Families and Relationships. Further event info/links here

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