Returned Children of Ukraine: Film Screening and Discussion

- Kde: Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha 110 00
- Kdy: 12. únor 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
It’s estimated that at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been forcefully deported or unlawfully relocated to Russia-controlled territories since the start of the full-scale invasion three years ago. To this day, only 388 children have been rescued.* Join us as we will be showing the film ‘Hearing Them Out: Returned Children of Ukraine’, directed by Tetiana Khodakivska and supported by the Prague Civil Society Centre. The short film documented the stories of 72 rescued children and revealed in their own words the horrors they endured. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director and human rights experts.
Guests:
Tetiana Khodakivska
Ukrainian filmmaker, director of “Hearing Them Out: Returned Children of Ukraine”
Kateryna Rashevska
Legal Expert at Ukraine’s Regional Center for Human Rights documenting war crimes against children
Alina Chubko
Senior Programme Officer for the Ukrainian portfolio at the Prague Civil Society Centre
The discussion will be held in English without translation.
* according to https://childrenofwar.gov.ua