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<h1 class="eventDate"><small><small>Friday, October 30, 2009
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<h1 class="eventTitle"><small><small>Violence and impunity in Guatemala</small></small></h1>
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<p>Speaker: Gladys Monterroso</p>
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<p>Time: 7:00p–9:00p </p>
<p> Location:
MIT Building-Room <a
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<p>Gladys Monterroso is a
Guatemalan lawyer, university professor, secretary for the Encuentro
por Guatemala political party, and wife of the Guatemalan Human Rights
Ombudsman, Sergio Morales. Gladys was kidnapped and tortured in March
2009.
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Gladys is touring various U.S. cities with the Guatemala Human
Rights Commission/USA to speak out on violence and impunity in
Guatemala, and the need for immigration reform here in the U.S. ?I
speak out in order to break the silence and impunity, to put an end to
the uncontrollable violence in Guatemala that forces thousands to
migrate to the US,? she said.
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The talk will be held in room 4-231 of the MIT campus from 7-9 pm on
Oct 30.
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Gladys talk at MIT is co-sponsored by the MIT chapter of Amnesty
International, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, the Guatemala
Solidarity Committee of Boston, and Amnesty International Local Group
133 of Somerville.</p>
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<p>Open to: the general public
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<p><!--sponsor--> Sponsor(s): Amnesty International</p>
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<p>For more information, contact:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mitai-exec@mit.edu">mitai-exec@mit.edu</a>
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<p> _________________<br>
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<div style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><a
href="http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/events/guatemala_monterroso">The
Day That Changed My Life Forever: A Guatemalan Torture Survivor Speaks
Out on Violence, Impunity, and Immigration Reform</a></div>
<div><b>Date:</b> <span class="date-display-single">Thursday,
October 29, 2009</span></div>
<div><b>Time:</b> 6:00 - 8:00pm</div>
<div><b>Location:</b> CGIS South, Belfer Case Study Room, S-020,
1730 Cambridge Street</div>
<div><b>Contact:</b> Halbert Jones, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:hmjones@fas.harvard.edu">hmjones@fas.harvard.edu</a></div>
<p>Gladys Monterroso, Attorney; Professor; Secretary General of
the Encuentro por Guatemala Party. </p>
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation.<br>
This event is co-sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin
American Studies and the Guatemala Human Rights Commission.
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