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Our Fight

Illegal logging and murder in Peru

Location

Peru

Released

November 2014

Duration

7:31

Tags
  • educational packs
  • Human Rights Abuses
  • Participatory-made film
  • Peru
  • Resource Extraction

On 1st September 2014 Edwin Chota and three indigenous Asháninka leaders were murdered while defending their forests. They had been denouncing the increasingly violent illegal loggers operating on their ancestral lands for over a decade with little recognition from the government. Through their widows, family and friends we learn about their ongoing fight for land titles. This story is one of many examples of Indigenous Peoples defending their forests and paying the ultimate sacrifice.

Related profiles

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    If Not Us Then Who
    Diana Rios Peru

    Daughter of Jorge Rios, who was murdered in September 2014, along with Edwin Chota and 2 other Asheninka leaders. Diana has continued ...

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    Credit If Not Us Then Who
    Ergilia Rengifo López Peru

    Widow of Jorge Rios, who was murdered in September 2014, along with Edwin Chota and 2 other Asheninka leaders. Ergilia alongside her ...

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    Credit If Not Us Then Who
    Julia Perez Peru

    Widow of activist and rainforest defender Edwin Chota who was murdered in September 2014. Julia has continued the fight for land titl...

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 England

    Paul Redman is an award winning documentary filmmaker whose work has involved directing, filming and editing a variety of films on a ra...

  • Profile
    Tom Bewick USA

    Tom Bewick is the international project manager for our current Ghana project. Formerly the Peru director for Rainforest Foundation US,...

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