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Breaking Silence
Richard Alan White
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Description for Breaking Silence
Paperback. Young seventeen-year-old Joelito Filartiga was taken from his family home in Asuncion, Paraguay, brutally tortured, and murdered by the Paraguayan police. This title tells the inside story of the quest for justice by his father - the true target of the police - Paraguayan artist and philanthropist Dr Joel Filartiga. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Mostly Joel Filartega's line drawings; also includes poster. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
Young seventeen-year-old Joelito Filartiga was taken from his family home in Asuncion, Paraguay, brutally tortured, and murdered by the Paraguayan police. "Breaking Silence" is the inside story of the quest for justice by his father - the true target of the police - Paraguayan artist and philanthropist Dr. Joel Filartiga. That cruel death, and the subsequent uncompromising struggle by Joelito's father and family, led to an unprecedented sea change in international law and human rights. The author, Richard Alan White, first became acquainted with the Filartiga family in the mid-1970s while doing research for his dissertation on Paraguayan independence. Answering ... Read more
Young seventeen-year-old Joelito Filartiga was taken from his family home in Asuncion, Paraguay, brutally tortured, and murdered by the Paraguayan police. "Breaking Silence" is the inside story of the quest for justice by his father - the true target of the police - Paraguayan artist and philanthropist Dr. Joel Filartiga. That cruel death, and the subsequent uncompromising struggle by Joelito's father and family, led to an unprecedented sea change in international law and human rights. The author, Richard Alan White, first became acquainted with the Filartiga family in the mid-1970s while doing research for his dissertation on Paraguayan independence. Answering ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Advancing Human Rights S.
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589012240
SKU
V9781589012240
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About Richard Alan White
Richard Alan White is Senior Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington, DC, and former consultant on Latin American affairs for ABC World News. He has worked for Amnesty International, and is the author of The Morass: United States Intervention in Central America and Paraguay's Autonomous Revolution: 1810-1840.
Reviews for Breaking Silence
Breaking Silence deserves widespread reading and use. Criminal Justice Review