27 May 2015, 05:30 am
The Justice Project – Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Programme Type
Festivals
Silence in the Courts (Sri Lanka; 57 min; 2015)
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage who will introduce the film
 
Two women from rural Sri Lanka, raped by a Judge nearly two decades ago, try in vain to seek justice. As their plea is turned down and subverted by the country’s highest authorities, noted journalist Victor Ivan begins to write investigative stories highlighting their plight. The film is an investigation into the familiar state of impunity that marks almost the entire region of South Asia