Join Prof. Dominic McGoldrick for an interactive discussion with Raffy Lerma, acclaimed photojournalist and main subject of the National Geographic documentary The Nightcrawlers, on Thursday 18 June, 1pm
An unflinching, verité-style exposé, The Nightcrawlers follows a determined group of photojournalists on their mission to chronicle the deadly battle being waged against the Philippines’ drug epidemic — and the tragic cost of this brutal crusade.
We encourage participants to watch the documentary beforehand for free on YouTube to learn more about these brave journalists. Questions can also be submitted in advance of panel once you RSVP to the event.
While the event is free of charge, the number of attendees is limited, so save your spot now by registering here.
RAFFY LERMA - The Nightcrawlers
Raffy Lerma is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Manila, Philippines.
He began his career in photojournalism as a student of the College of Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines Diliman—covering events and street protests that led to the ouster of former president Joseph Estrada in 2001. He worked as a staff photographer for the Philippine Collegian, the official student publication of the university and later served as its Photo Editor in 2004.
Lerma finished his Diploma in Photojournalism at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University.
For 12 years, Lerma worked as a staff photographer for Philippine Daily Inquirer covering the daily news beat in Metro Manila. He has recently shifted into working independently to focus on his documentation of the Philippines' war on drugs.
Lerma has been exhibiting his photographs and giving talks in different parts of the Philippines and the world to help disseminate to a broader audience the realities of the drug war in the country.
Follow him on Instagram @raffylerma.
DOMINIC McGOLDRICK - Professor of International Human Rights Law, Head of Unit on Civil and Political Rights, Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham.
Professor Dominic McGoldrick is a specialist in human rights law. He mainly focuses on civil and political rights. In 1999-2000 he was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar and a Human Rights Fellow at
the Harvard Law School.
Since 2012, he has been Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Nottingham. He has previously given a talk to students at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts on the human rights issues in Ariel Dorfman’s play Widows, which deals with a totalitarian regime involving the disappearance of persons.