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 Sunday,
January 27, 2008 at CHICLE, 5:00 pm, Talk, Access to Abortion for Victims of
Sexual Abuse in Guanajuato, Mexico, Verónica Cruz Sánchez
This event is co-sponsored by the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, Family Violence
Prevention Center, El Pueblo and Ipas.
Verónica Cruz Sánchez, executive director of Centro
Las Libres de
Información en Salud Sexual was named Human Rights Defenderof 2006. This prestigious
honor, given by Human Rights Watch, recognized Verónica’s work with
women from disadvantaged communities who seek legal abortions for pregnancies resulting
from rape. Only three activists worldwide are presented with this award each year.
Verónica’s recognition came after a relentless 15-year struggle to defend and promote women’s rights in the state of Guanajuato, one of the most politically conservative states in the country. In addition to lifelong grassroots work with women in marginalized rural and urban communities, Verónica served as the national and regional coordinator of the feminist NGO network Milenio Feminista. In 2000, Verónica
joined with other activists to establish Centro Las Libres in response to an initiative
in the Guanajuato state congress that attempted to eradicate the right of women to
abort in pregnancies resulting from rape. Since that time, Verónica has led
the organization to expand its services to reach women and girls throughout the state
of Guanajuato.
Born on February 1, 1971, Verónica pursued a degree in social work from
the José Cardijn School of Social Work in León. After receiving her degree, Verónica obtained a B.A. in International Commerce from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in 2000. Since then, Verónica
has continued her formal education through various courses on diverse themes such
as sexual and reproductive rights, leadership, feminism, organizational development
and gender.
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