Brigade des Friedens - Als unbewaffnete Leibwächter in Kolumbien und Mexiko unterwegs

Summary

Brigade des Friedens - With Peace Brigades International in Colombia & Mexico

They are, as it were, the eyes of the world: the members of the Peace Brigades International, a pacifist NGO that eschews any form of violence. For 25 years they have been working wherever the lives of human rights activists are in danger. These volunteers often accompany lawyers, unionists or women’s organizations whose work makes them the target of death squads. Rasmus Gerlach has recorded the day-to-day work of PBI volunteers in Mexico and Colombia, using a hand-held camera. We see them on duty in the Colombian jungle, in war zones and in prisons, amidst the beauty of the South American landscape and the terror of inhumane brutality.

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