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7%OFFJon Sack - La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico - 9781781688014 - V9781781688014
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La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico

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Description for La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico Paperback. .
The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Juarez have become internationally notorious for violence, as drug cartel battles and official corruption have colluded to produce more murders annually than in war-torn Afghanistan. Ninety-seven percent of the killings in Juarez remain unsolved, contributing to a culture of impunity for perpetrators. In the midst of this climate of fear, a small group of human rights activists, exemplified by the Chihuahua lawyer and organizer Lucha Castro, continue to point fingers at the killers and their official enablers. This is the story this book tells, rendering in graphic detail the stories of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781688014
SKU
V9781781688014
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About Jon Sack
Jon Sack is an American artist based in London. He is the author of the comic books Iraqi Oil for Beginners and Prisoners of Love: A Story of the Freedom Flotilla. Adam Shapiro is the Head of Campaigns for the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, based in Dublin and known as Front Line Defenders. It ... Read more

Reviews for La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico
No matter what you're accomplishing in your life, you'll realize it's not enough when you read La Lucha . Sack's documentary-style drawings capture vistas of villages emptied of fearful residents and details of grief and determination on the faces of activists.
Village Voice
This book provides unique, first-person insight into the struggle for justice in what remains one ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico


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