Irish Innocence Project, Wrongful Conviction and Human Rights Conference: 26-27 June 2015

Date: 26-27 June 2015

Venue: Griffith College Dublin

An international delegation that includes world-renowned human rights lawyers, Hollywood directors, VIP delegates, celebrity journalists, exonerees and students will be part of the first Irish Innocence Project International Conference on Wrongful Convictions, Human Rights and the Student Learning Experience and separately the Wrongful Conviction Film Festival on 26-27 June 2015 at Griffith College Dublin. 

Highlights of the two-day program include a keynote address by Gareth Peirce, who successfully worked to overturn the convictions of the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six, a special screening of In the Name of the Father with director Jim Sheridan, and the awarding of the first Gerry Conlon Memorial Law and Journalism Justice Student Scholarship Award by Gerry Conlon’s family.

In addition, there will be film screenings of the following, with time for Q&As’:

• Convicted with Tony Goldwyn, who also created The Divide television series, and Betty Anne Waters, on whose story the film is based
• The Central Park Five with David McMahon, who co-directed the film along with Ken Burns and his wife Sarah Burns
• The Exonerated with director Bob Balaban, exoneree Sunny Jacobs and actor Aidan Quinn

Early bird tickets for both days are €100 until April 30^th. Student rate is €75. For more information, visit the Innocence Project website.