Steven Donziger was the lawyer who represented indigenous Ecuadorans in a landmark case that won them a massive judgment against Chevron Texaco in 2011 and found Chevron responsible for decades-long oil pollution in the Amazon. However, with billions of dollars at their disposal and a refusal to accept responsibility, Chevron has worked to have Donziger disbarred, his bank accounts frozen, a lien put on his apartment, exorbitant fines charged to him, and have him be prohibited from earning money. As of August 6, 2019, based on criminal contempt charges, a court has seized his passport and put him on house arrest.
As part of VICE’s Climate Uprise initiative and the “I Was There When…” Series, we sit down with Donziger in his home to hear his story and witness the price he’s had to pay for trying to hold a corporation accountable.
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