International human rights group Human Rights Watch is inviting filmmakers to submit works on human rights. Deadline: December 10.

According to the Human Rights Watch Web site, the International Film Festival has become a leading venue for distinguished fiction, documentary and animated films and videos with a distinctive human rights theme.

Journalists are invited to attend a meeting that will aim to promote human rights and freedom of the press in Colombia, scheduled for October 30 and 31 in Neiva, Colombia.

Journalists commited to defending human rights can submit works to a contest in honor of the late Andrey Sakharov, renowned human rights activist and scientist. Deadline: November 1.

Thirty Arab journalists recently launched a network called "Democratic Journalists in the Arab World," in Amman, Jordan, according to Ilaf news Web site. The network will focus on promoting the principles of democracy and human rights in the Arab world.