The Experts
& Film Team

THE EXPERTS

In addition to our main character Peruvian farmer and activist Máxima Acuña, the film presents leading experts in the fields of human rights, the environment, extractive industries, social conflicts in Latin America and corporate accountability.

Featured

Mirta Vásquez

Human Rights Attorney, Grufides

Mirtha is the director of GRUFIDES, a Peruvian NGO defending human rights and the environment in Cajamarca-Peru.

Maryum Jordan

Bertha Legal Fellow and Human Rights Attorney, Earth Rights International (ERI)

Maryum represents indigenous farmers and union activists in litigation against multinational corporations for committing human rights abuses in South America.

Marco Simons

General Counsel, Earth Rights International (ERI)

Marco oversees ERI’s use of legal strategies to work with communities around the world in protecting their human rights and their environment.

Marissa Vahlsing

Supervising Attorney, Earth Rights International (ERI)

Since joining ERI in 2011, Marissa has focused on legal strategies to defend the human and environmental rights of communities in cases against corporate and government actors.

Peter Koenig

Economist, Former World Bank Employee

Peter is an economist and geopolitical analyst. He is also a former World Bank staff and worked extensively around the world in the fields of environment and water resources.

Jacqueline Fowks

Journalist, El PAíS

Jacqueline is a contributing journalist for newspaper El País (Spain) in Peru since 2012. She investigates about political communication and social conflicts.

Ricardo Giesecke

Physicist

Ricardo is a Peruvian physicist who specializes in the environment. He is Peru's Former Environmental Minister during the government of president Ollanta Humala (2011).

Keith Slack

Global Program Director of Oxfam America's Extractive Industries team

Keith worked previously for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights in DC and Catholic Relief Services in Peru. He has published articles in Ethics and International Affairs, Human Rights Quarterly and the Los Angeles Times.

Natalie Bridgeman

Founder and Executive Director, The Accountability Counsel

Natalie is one of the world’s experts on international accountability for human rights and environmental abuses. Previously, she served as a consultant on accountability for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Inspection Panel.