Monday, November 23, 2009

Colombian Paramilitary Targets Youth from Slum- Explanation


Human rights activists, social workers and Cazuca residents explain the context in which the paramilitary targets youth through what is known in Colombia as social cleansing.
Producer, writer, camera and editor: Ingrid Rojas
Reported with Nadja Drost in Colombia July 2009.
Special thanks to Ahmsa, Milton Garzon, Corporacion Infancia y Desarrollo, ACNUR, Lilia Solano, Proyecto Justicia y Vida, Fernando Escobar, Personeria de Soacha, and Ernesto Rojas.

Colombian Paramilitary Targets Youth from Slum


Through the stories of two teenagers in Cazuca, a slum near Bogota, this video explores the life of youth living under the control of the paramilitary.
Producer, writer, editor and camera: Ingrid Rojas
Reported with Nadja Drost in Colombia July 2009.