E-Team

Review by Tanner Willis

The Short:

When horrific tragedies are committed against people there are only a few who are willing to go and verify these events. The E-Team (Emergency Team) is sent by Human Rights Watch to document crimes against humanity and to inform the world and criminal courts. This documentary highlights the process of the E-Team and the challenges they face to help people get the justice they deserve.

The Long:

The Human Rights Watch E Team, who risk their safety to help tell people’s stories of the atrocities that have taken place are placed in the heart of war and chaos. In this documentary, the E-Team goes to Libya and Syria to investigate several war crimes committed against civilians. The careful process of accurate documentation, ensuring the safety of the team and the people they interview, witnessing death, and the overall trauma endured by the people impacted by these acts. The E-Team's willingness to provide justice for the oppressed people in these conflict-inflicted countries is an ultimate service for the future of humanity. However, even with very evident documentation of violations of human rights, the E-Team is met with political pushbacks that can slow the process to prosecute those who are guilty of war crimes.

To watch or not to watch:

Absolutely! This documentary shows every aspect of not only what the Human Rights Watch E-Teams go through but also the impact these crimes against humanity have on the people that they are inflicted on. The E-Team shows why it is so important to have government organizations like Human Rights Watch help people who are vulnerable and oppressed by regimes that hurt the people they are supposed to protect.