Menchu, Rigoberta.

  • Democracy Now! September 4, 2001

    The U.S. withdraws, sort of, from the UN World Conference Against Racism in protest of criticism over Israels treatment of the Palestinians. We go live to Durban, South Africa, with reactions from Jesse Jackson, Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu, and human rights groups from around the world. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES 9:06-9:07 ONE MINUTE MUSIC BREAK…

  • Guatemala, a curtain of silence : the human rights situation / produced by the Other Americas Radio.

    Examination of one of the longest running genocide in modern history, and the violence which Guatemala has hidden from the world. Reel two explores the human rights situation, particularly in the Indian communities. Indigenous Guatemalans struggle to retain a cultural indentity and regain land rights. Includes interviews with Indian spokesperson Rigoberta Menchu, an Amnesty International…