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There are no dead here : a story of murder and denial in Colombia /

"There Are No Dead Here is the harrowing story of three ordinary Colombians who risked everything to reveal the collusion between the new mafia and much of the country's military and political establishment: Jesus Maria Valle, a human rights activist who was murdered for exposing a dark se...

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Main Authors: Sánchez-Moreno, Maria McFarland (Author)
Published: Nation Books,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Since 1974
Paramilitary forces > Colombia > History.
Drug traffic > Colombia > History.
Narco-terrorism > Colombia > History.
Civil-military relations > Colombia > History.
Civil-military relations.
Drug traffic.
Narco-terrorism.
Paramilitary forces.
Politics and Government.
Colombia > History > 1974-
Colombia > Politics and government > 1974-
Colombia.
History.
Summary: "There Are No Dead Here is the harrowing story of three ordinary Colombians who risked everything to reveal the collusion between the new mafia and much of the country's military and political establishment: Jesus Maria Valle, a human rights activist who was murdered for exposing a dark secret; Ivan Velasquez, a quiet prosecutor who took up Valle's cause and became an unlikely hero; and Ricardo Calderon, a dogged journalist who is still being targeted for his revelations. Their groundbreaking investigations landed a third of the country's Congress in prison and fed new demands for justice and peace that Colombia's leaders could not ignore"--
Carrier Form: viii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781568585796
1568585799
Index Number: F2279
CLC: D777.52
Call Number: D777.52/S211
Contents: Prologue : land of smoke and mirrors -- Part I. Death : Medellín, Colombia, 1996-1998: The prophet ; Early warnings ; Deaths foretold ; For those who speak the truth -- Part II. The Hunt : Medellín, Colombia, 1998-1999: The investigators ; In plain sight ; "Things that can't be investigated" ; The enemy within -- Part III. Hope : Bogotá, Colombia, 2000-2008: Heroes ; The commanders' "friends" ; Close to the bone ; "I'm calling you from prison" ; Frame job ; Betrayal -- Part IV. Truth : Bogotá, 2008-2010: Confessions ; Inside the presidential palace ; Spies ; The end of an era ; The question stuck in their throats -- Afterword : peace?

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