Episode
VICE: Last Line of Defense & El Rostro
Overview
“Last Line of Defense” - With the Constitutional right to fair representation in a court of law in jeopardy, Cord Jefferson heads to one of the worst hit states to see how overworked and underpaid public defenders are coping with the broken legal system. “El Rostro” - VICE travels deep in the Peruvian Amazon to where multinational companies have been extracting lucrative natural resources to see how these activities are decimating the land. With the native Harakmbut people as his guide, Ben Anderson goes into the forest to explore sacred landmarks they hope will prevent companies from destroying the land for a profit.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2017-06-30
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Last Line of Defense & El Rostro is Episode 17 in Season 5 of VICE. It aired on 2017-06-30. The runtime is 30 min.
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