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ESCR / Events / Brazil / 2012 / September

Brazil: "Amazonian Indians on borrowed time", the third OMCT documentary is now online

On the occasion of the presentation of the annual report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the UN Human Rights Council, OMCT presents his third documentary "Amazon Indians on borrowed time".


This film, directed by Daniel Schweizer, is part of OMCT sponsorship project "Defend the Defenders".

The film follows an OMCT mission in Brazil, accompanied by the sponsor and actress Noémie Kocher, showcasting defenders of indigenous peoples rights, Megaron and Davi Yanomami Kopenawa.
The documentary illustrates the challenges and threats facing the indigenous Yanomami and Kayapo and their defenders in relation to the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam and illegal mining in Amazonia.

To support indigenous peoples rights and their defenders, sign our online petitions.

For more information on the Sponsorship project "Defend the Defenders", click here.

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Date: September 18, 2012
Activity: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Defenders
Type: Events
Country: Brazil
Subjects: Development projects, Human Rights Defenders, Indigenous peoples, Land and Housing

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