Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller begins on National Geographic on Tuesday.
The 8 part series takes viewers on a journey inside the most dangerous black markets on the planet.
This premiered internationally in December.
Each investigation in the eight-part series embeds with Peabody and duPont Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller as she explores the complex and often violent inner workings of a smuggling network.
While she dives deeper and deeper into these underworlds, Mariana reveals with characteristic boldness and empathy that the people operating these trafficking rings are often a lot more like us than we realize. Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller premieres February 2 at 7.30pm AEDT, and continues each Tuesday night on National Geographic.
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What the International Press Did Not Understand About the Demonstrations in Peru
What happened in Peru was not Just another emergency
As a Peruvian living in Germany, the main way for me to find out what was going on in Peru was through Peruvian social networks and the Peruvian press. The coverage in Germany on the subject has been minimal, and within the limited amount I have seen, most has come from sources that specialize in covering current issues in Latin America (such as the
Indigenous Cacataibo of Peru threatened by land grabbing and drug trade
The Santa Martha Indigenous territory is one of the nine Indigenous Cacataibo communities between Huánuco and Ucayali in Peru.
Increasing numbers of outsiders are invading the territory and deforesting large swaths of Indigenous land, largely to grow coca which is used to make cocaine.
Residents report they are often subject to intimidation, threats and even murder attempts if they speak out about the incursions.
Already under-monitored due to their remoteness, these areas have gotten even less government attention during the COVID-19 pandemic due to movement restrictions put in place to reduce the infection rate.
Report of the mission to Peru 17 - 22 November
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Introduction
From 17 to 22 November 2020, upon an invitation from the Government of Peru, the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) conducted a mission to the
Metropolitan District of Lima to gather information about the human rights situation in the context of
the protests that occurred between 9 and 15 November.
During its mission, OHCHR held meetings with the country s highest authorities, including the
President of the Republic, Francisco Sagasti, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elizabeth Astete, the
Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Eduardo Vega, the then Minister of the Interior, Rubén Vargas,
November 9, 2020, marked the beginning of the most important week of the last 20 years for our country. That day, the Peruvian Congress, after a brief discussion attempting to justify its actions in the fight against corruption, decided to remove the President of the Republic, Martín Vizcarra. The objective of this action, fueled by members of Congress who were subjects of their own criminal investigations, was to control the main powers of the State: the Executive and the Legislature, in order to oppose reforms or support measures that favoured their own interests. It was also a time when young people spoke for the entire country by coming out in the streets in protest.