[Mitai-announce] Reminder - tomorrow (fri) Violence and impunity in Guatemala

[Elan Pavlov]

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.

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.

The talk will be held in room 4-231 of the MIT campus from 7-9 pm on Oct 30.

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.