The laureates

Description

Dennis de la Cruz is an Afro-Ecuadorian communications officer and social mediator who has been involved in the defense of human rights since 2007. He has been actively involved in organizations and collectives working on the themes of community communication, popular education and rights promotion. He works at the Regional Foundation for Human Rights Consulting (Inredh), one of Ecuador's leading human rights organizations. Dennis is also a member of "El Churo", an organization supporting community education processes and the committed digital platform "Wambra". He produced various documentaries on extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, torture, migration and extractivism between 2018 and 2021 (e.g. "Brutal como el rasgar deun fósforo"). He is also part of the coalition of organizations defending digital rights in Ecuador.