Interviews from Quito - Maria Fernanda Restrepo

Interviews from Quito - Maria Fernanda Restrepo

On January 8, 1988 Santiago and Andres Restrepo Aresmendi drove to the airport in Quito to see off a friend. It was a trip from which the 17 and 14-year-old boys would never return. Twenty-seven years later, their family is still searching for answers. The case, which became a major cause celebre, is widely credited with beginning a sea change in how the police operate in Ecuador, with successive governments pledging to defend human rights. The current government, headed by President Rafael Correa, has established a Truth Commission and reopened the case. Maria Fernanda Restrepo was 10 years old when her brothers were forcefully disappeared. She went on to produce the award-winning and immensely popular documentary on the case "With My Heart in Yambo", in reference to the lake where the brothers' bodies were believed to have been dumped. In today's program, host Reagan Des Vignes interviews Maria Fernanda Restrepo on her personal journey in uncovering the truth, the historical context, the significance of the case, and the film's importance and impact.


User: teleSUR English

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Uploaded: 2015-05-22

Duration: 20:59