La Lucha, the story of Lucha Castro and human rights in Mexico, Jon Sack and Adam Shapiro ; [edited by Adam Shapiro ; preface by Lucha Castro]
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La Lucha, the story of Lucha Castro and human rights in Mexico, Jon Sack and Adam Shapiro ; [edited by Adam Shapiro ; preface by Lucha Castro]
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
La Lucha
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
882530886
Responsibility statement
Jon Sack and Adam Shapiro ; [edited by Adam Shapiro ; preface by Lucha Castro]
Series statement
Front Line Defenders Book Series
Sub title
the story of Lucha Castro and human rights in Mexico
Summary
"The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Juárez 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 Juárez 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"--Back cover
Table Of Contents
Preface / Lucha Castro -- A letter to my mother / Luis Jesús Castro -- Prologue -- Lucha and Gabino -- Alma -- Marisela -- Norma -- Emilia -- Josefina -- Epilogue -- About Lucha Castro -- About Front Line Defenders -- About the creators
resource.variantTitle
Story of Lucha Castro and human rights in Mexico