Latin American Film Series: Belén

Organizer: Daniela Alday Rubio mail: danimaalday@gmail.com phone: +34617764267

Speaker(s): Soledad Deza

Debate: 18:00 - 18:45  

Screening in person at the LAC: 16:00 - 18:oo  Free entrance

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Belén recounts the true story of a young woman in Tucumán, Argentina who, after seeking emergency care in a public hospital, was detenied and accused of homicide (abortion) without evidence, and sentenced to eight years in prison. The film exposes how institutional violence and class inequality converge to deny access to justice. The case sparked the feminist campaign “Todas somos Belén” transforming an individual prosecution into a collective demand. The sustained pressure of feminist movements forced judicial review transforming the case into a paradigmatic landmark for reproductive rights, access to justice, and state accountability in Argentina.

Soledad Deza is the emblematic lawyer who defended Belén. Specialised in feminism, she graduated from the National University of Tucumán (UNT) in Argentina, where she is also a lecturer in Legal Feminism. She also holds a Master’s degree in “Gender, Society and Public Policy” (FLACSO). She is known for her activism and is the director of the project “Regulated Bodies,” as well as a member of the UN Women Civil Society Advisory Group (2022–2023).In 2020, she received the international “Service to Others” award from the International Association of Bioethics.