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Justicia Now
By: Mofilms
Posted: Mar 20 08
Witnessed: 1960 times
Regions: Global, Ecuador, United States
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Environment, Indigenous peoples
Tags: Amazon, Chevron, ecuador, Environment, human_rights, indigenous, Mofilms, rainforest, Texaco
Justicia Now! is a documentary about Chevron
Texaco's toxic legacy in the Northern Ecuadorian region of the Amazon rainforest - and a courageous group of people called Los Afectados (The Affected Ones) who are seeking justice for the ensuing cancer, sickness and death in the largest environmental class action lawsuit in history. Appearances by Daryl Hannah and Stuart Townsend.
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