As reported earlier GSN is organising a speaker tour from 8 to 26 November by Iduvina Hernandez. More detail about Iduvina is provided below, and following that the current calendar of events all over the UK, which you might be interested in attending.
Iduvina Hernandez is a Guatemalan journalist and human rights defender
working to challenge the extraordinary and horrific levels of violence
and murder against women and young people in Guatemala.
Since the year 2000, more than 3000 Guatemalan women have been brutally
murdered. Often their bodies show signs of torture and mutilation. The
Guatemalan authorities have systematically failed to respond to this
crisis and fewer than 2% of such cases result in conviction. The UN
Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women has stated that, "the
absence of a rule of law fosters a range of violent acts against women,
including rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and eventually,
murder."
Iduvina Hernandez works to challenge the impunity that is endemic in
Guatemala and her struggle aims to combat violence, particularly that
directed towards women and young people. Her work to hold the Guatemalan
authorities and security forces to account has at times resulted in her
receiving threats and intimidation. GSN have invited Iduvina to share
her experiences with groups in the UK and would be very pleased if you
would join us to hear Iduvina’s story about the struggle to combat
violence and impunity in Guatemala.
Rosemary Burnett, former director of Amnesty International Scotland,
will also talk about her experiences working to support and protect
human rights defenders in Guatemala. She will explain how you can
support human rights work in Guatemala, including information on how to
get involved with accompaniment work.
Iduvina is available for press interviews – please contact us via our email address or via the Contact Form.
| Date | Town/City | Time | Address |
| 10 November | Reading | 8pm |
Reading International Solidarity Centre, 35-39 London Street, Reading, RG1 4PS |
| 11 November | London | 7.30pm |
Friends’ Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, NW1 2BJ |
| 12 November | Totnes | 7.30pm | Totnes Methodist Church, Fore Street, Totnes TQ9 5RP |
| 13 November | Bristol | 12.30pm |
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ |
| 13 November | Oxford | 7.30pm |
Friends’ Meeting House, 43 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LW |
| 14 November | Kettering | 7.30pm |
Cornmarket Hall, London Road, Kettering, NN15 7QA |
| 14 November | Loughborough | 3.30pm |
Room NN 1.11c, Department of Geography, Loughborough Universtity, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU For more information and directions contact Dr Ed Brown at 01509 222738 or by email at E.D.Brown at lboro dot ac dot uk |
| 17 November | Edinburgh | 7.30pm |
Methodist Central Hall, 2 West Tollcross, Edinburg, EH3 9BP |
| 18 November | Glasgow | 7.30pm |
Friends’ Meeting House, 38 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, G2 4PS |
| 19 November | Newcastle | 5.00pm |
Friends’ Meeting House, Archbold Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 1DB |
| 23 November | Liverpool | 4.00pm |
Next to Nowhere, 96 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4HY Contact on 0151 703 6908 |
| 25 November | London | 12 noon |
One World Action, Bradleys Close, White Lion Close, London, N1 9PF |
| 25 November | London | 2.30pm |
Speaking at the conference "Latin American Women and Gender Abuse in the UK", Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DL *See also separate item on this conference for details of how to register* |
| 25 November | London | 6pm |
Speaking at the launch of "More Women More Power" campaign. Organised by One World Action and the London Assembly. At Committee Room 5, City Hall, The Queens Walk, SE1 Map here More information on this campaign here Please confirm attendance by calling Owen Evans on 020 7833 4075 or emailing Carla Montemayor cmontemayor at oneworldaction dot org
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