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Sanctuary

Explotación ilegal de madera y abusos contra los derechos humanos

Location

Democratic Republic of Congo

Lanzamiento

November 2015

Duración

5:33

Tags
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Human Rights Abuses
  • Participatory-made film
  • Uncategorized

Across the Democratic Republic of Congo foreign owned logging companies are causing widespread destruction of one of the most valuable remaining tropical forests in the world. Often local communities are ignored as their forests are cut around them. In a country largely lawless the use of violence is endemic. By using the military and the police to crush opposition and resistance among the local populace the state is seen as openly supporting the companies over their own citizens. Acting with impunity people are being arrested, tortured and raped in remote regions.

The small forest dwelling community of Bayeria, in the Mai-Ndombe region, protested when their social improvement plans, an agreement made between the logging company and the village to help develop infrastructure, had failed to materialise. They tell their harrowing story in a region set to be the DRCs flagship forest protection area for new carbon investment projects.

Producers

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    Handcrafted Films UK

    Formed in 2006, by Paul Redman (director & camera) and Tim Lewis (producer & sound), Handcrafted Films have worked in many diff...y.

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    Paul Redman Reino Unido

    Ganador de varios premios, Paul Redman es un director de documentales cuya obra se ha centrado en la dirección, grabación y edición ...).

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    Tim Lewis Reino Unido

    Productor, técnico de sonido, editor de vídeo, fotógrafo y escritor. Tim Lewis es productor de documentales para varias organizacion...

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    Hugo Metz

    Desarrollador de proyectos y colaborador con los medios de difusión de París Hugo es productor independiente de documentales. Su tra...

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