Bibliograph

There are no dead here, a story of murder and denial in Colombia, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno

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There are no dead here, a story of murder and denial in Colombia, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

There are no dead here

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1020292282

Responsibility statement

Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno

Sub title

a story of murder and denial in Colombia

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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of 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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