Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence (1992)

October 28th, 19920h 25min

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Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her commitment to the struggle for a more egalitarian society.


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