Online extras: Modern ghosts of a horse-drawn scandal, Part 1

Will Braun | Senior writer
The documentary Ghost Rapes of Bolivia was produced in 2013 for Vice Media. See the link below.

Eight men went to prison, the media gaze moved on, and colony life resumed. But the saga of mass rape in the Bolivian corner of the Mennonite family of faith is far from over.

This supplement accompanies Part 1 of “Modern ghosts of a horse-drawn scandal,” a four-part series on the ongoing legacy of the ghost rape scandal on the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia. Canadian Mennonite does not endorse all the views presented in the links provided below but considers them significant aspects of the public record.

Video

To hear first-hand from victims of the so-called ghost rapes, watch Ghost Rapes of Bolivia, the 25-min. documentary produced by Jean and Noah Friedman-Rudovsky in 2013 for Vice Media. This is a rare and sensitive effort to hear directly from the women at the centre of the crisis.

Trailer
Video, Part I
Video, Part II

Articles and photos

The Friedman-Rudovsky team also produced a feature-length article for Vice. Read it here

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky wrote about the rapes for Time, in 2011.

View Noah Friedman-Rudovsky’s photos here.

See the Canadian Mennonite 2011 report on this case: “Bolivian Mennonite rape trial ends in convictions” 

This accompanies a four-part series on the ongoing legacy of the ghost rape scandal on the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia. See more online extras at canadianmennonite.org/ghost2
See Part 1: Justice
See Part 2: Enlightenment
See Part 3: Intervention
See Part 4: Humility

The documentary Ghost Rapes of Bolivia was produced in 2013 for Vice Media. See the link below.

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