Tuesday, November 3, 2009
"The Day that Changed My Life Forever: a Guatemalan torture survivor speaks our on violence, impunity and immigration reform.
Description:
On March 25, 2009, Gladys Monterroso's life changed forever. After stepping out of a morning brunch with fellow lawyers, she was kidnapped, tortured and left drugged and confused in a park in Guatemala City. Monterroso is a lawyer and professor at Guatemala's San Carlos University. Despite her desire to bring those responsible to justice, the investigation into her case was dropped. Monterroso is courageously speaking out on behalf of the thousands of women in Guatemala who are victims of violent crimes. In Guatemala, victims have limited access to services and victimizers are rarely brought to justice.
{Will appear in FYI on Nov 2, 2009
Start Time:
5:30 PM
End Time:
7:00 PM
Room:
2110
Common Location Name:
Taliaferro
Web Address:
www.lasc.umd.edu/Events/currentevents.html
Other Contact Information:
Ivette Rodriguez-Santana
Latin American Studies Center
+1 301 405 9626
rivette@umd.edu
www.lasc.umd.edu
