Infamy
How One Woman Brought an International Sex Trafficking Ring to Justice
Published on 21. March 2016
356 pages
978-1-61902-809-8 (ISBN)
Description
In 2005, after publishing her book The Demons of Eden-where she denounced the very powerful men behind the a Mexican child pornography ring-Lydia Cacho became a target. Exactly eight months after the publication of the book, one morning as she was making her way to work, Lydia was apprehended by the police from the neighboring state of Puebla, and taken into custody during a nightmarish 24 hours during which she was tortured, intimidated and abused.
In this chilling memoir, comparable to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, Lydia tells her story and exposes the horrific ways in which women-and young girls in particular-are abused then disposed of, while an oftentimes corrupt government simply sits and watches.
In this chilling memoir, comparable to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, Lydia tells her story and exposes the horrific ways in which women-and young girls in particular-are abused then disposed of, while an oftentimes corrupt government simply sits and watches.
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04/2016
Soft Skull Press
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Person
Lydia Cacho is a Mexican journalist, author and a feminist activist. She has published seven books, one of them is the award-winning Manual to Prevent, Detect and Heal Child Sexual Abuse (Con Mi Hijo No). Currently Ms. Cacho is a columnist with El Universal, the main daily newspaper in Mexico, and a workshop teacher on successful approaches to help trafficking victims and on Community Schools for Peace: a holistic approach to negotiate conflicts.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Who Is Lydia Cacho, Anyway?
- Brave Girls, Implacable Tormentors
- Kidnapped by the State
- The "Precious Guv'"
- The Nation Reacts
- The End of the Line
- A Never-Ending Story
- The Final Verdict
- Appendix
- Index of Names
- About the Author
