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Verso Books - La Lucha The Story Of Lucha Castro And Human Rights In Mexico - Paperback
Verso Books - La Lucha The Story Of Lucha Castro And Human Rights In Mexico - Paperback
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Description: A front - line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Ju rez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua than in wartorn Afghanistan. Thanks to a culture of impunity 97 percent of the killings in Ju rez go unsolved. Despite a climate of fear a small group of human rights activists exemplified by the Chihuahua lawyer and organizer Lucha Castro works to identify the killers and their official enablers. This is the story of La Lucha illustrated in beautiful and chilling comic book art rendering in rich detail the stories of families ripped apart by disappearances and murders especially gender - based violence and the remarkably brave advocacy protests and investigations of ordinary citizens who turned their grief into resistance.
Title: La Lucha The Story Of Lucha Castro And Human Rights In Mexico
Brand: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781781688014
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 3/31/2015
Category: Human Rights
Description: A front - line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Ju rez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua than in wartorn Afghanistan. Thanks to a culture of impunity 97 percent of the killings in Ju rez go unsolved. Despite a climate of fear a small group of human rights activists exemplified by the Chihuahua lawyer and organizer Lucha Castro works to identify the killers and their official enablers. This is the story of La Lucha illustrated in beautiful and chilling comic book art rendering in rich detail the stories of families ripped apart by disappearances and murders especially gender - based violence and the remarkably brave advocacy protests and investigations of ordinary citizens who turned their grief into resistance.
Title: La Lucha The Story Of Lucha Castro And Human Rights In Mexico
Brand: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781781688014
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 3/31/2015
Category: Human Rights
