ISBN:
9781642595413
Language:
English
Pages:
433 Seiten
,
1 Karte
Series Statement:
Voice of Witness
DDC:
305.90691409861
Keywords:
Armed conflict
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Bewaffnete Konflikte
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Flüchtlinge und politisches Asyl
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Gewalt und Missbrauch in der Gesellschaft
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HISTORY / Latin America / South America
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Caribbean & Latin American
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Mündlich überlieferte Geschichte, Oral History
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Oral history
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POL057000
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
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Refugees & political asylum
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
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Violence in society
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Colombia
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Kolumbien
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Kolumbien
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Guerilla
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Paramilitärischer Verband
;
Militär
;
Mord
;
Gewalttätigkeit
;
Vergewaltigung
;
Vertreibung
Abstract:
For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country's own military. Civilians in Colombia have to make their lives despite the threat of torture, kidnapping, and large-scale massacres-and more than four million have had to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moondescribe the most widespread of Colombia's human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives. Among the narrators:JULIA, a hospital union leader whose fight against corruption led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding.DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary's enormous training camp in the Eastern Plains of Colombia. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support
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