Lydia Cacho Thursday, October 8, 2009 7:30 pm |
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Lydia Cacho is a journalist, author, feminist and human rights activist. In 2005, her book Los Demonios del Edén (Demons of Eden), in which she accused a prominent businessman of protecting a child pornographer, resulted in her illegal arrest, where she was beaten and abused. She was the first woman to bring a case to the Mexican Supreme Court, where the court declared the content of her book to be truthful. She has spoken out against the abuse of women in Mexico, using the unsolved murders in Ciudad Juárez as a call to action against the failure to bring justice to perpetrators of violence against women. Cacho founded Ciam Cancún, a shelter for battered women and children, providing refuge for countless individuals. She has received many awards for her humanitarian work and her work as a journalist, including the State Journalists Prize in 2000, the Amnesty International Ginetta Sagan Award for Women and Children’s Rights in 2007, and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Freedom of Expression Award in 2008. Her strength and determination against many odds exemplify the beliefs and humanitarianism of Raoul Wallenberg. |
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