You Are Invited to Two Los Angeles Events with Argentine Torture Survivor &
Human Rights Activist
Patricia Isasa
Saturday, November 5th - 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM
Amnesty International's Western Regional Conference
Four Points Sheraton LAX Hotel - San Diego Room 2
9750 Airport Blvd, Los Angeles 90045
Ensuring Justice & Accountability for Torture:
Speakers on the Panel:
Patricia Isasa, Argentine Torture Survivor and Human Rights Activist
Matthew Alexander, former Senior Military Interrogator
Julie Gutman, Executive Director of Program for Torture Victims
Amnesty International USA/Western Regional Conference:
www.amnestyusa.org/events/regional-conferences
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Sunday, November 6th - 6:30 PM
Program for Torture Victims (PTV)
at Mercado La Paloma
3655 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90007
Screening of the new documentary, "El Juicio" (The Trial) followed by a
discussion with Patricia Isasa.
"El Juicio" is in Spanish (English subtitles) with footage from the historic
2009 trial when Patricia's torturers were found guilty of crimes vs.
humanity.
Program for Torture Victims: www.ptvla.org
For More Information for Either Event Contact Sandra Sunshine Williams at:
sandrasdelmu...@gmail.com - 310-345-4883
cid:E89F28DF-2BF3-4525-9A86-D9AF7A9F1ECF@myhome.westell.com
Patricia Isasa
Patricia Isasa's Biography
Patricia Isasa was 16 years old in 1976 when she was "disappeared" by police
and soldiers in Santa Fe, Argentina. She was tortured and held prisoner
without trial for over 2 years at one of the 375 clandestine detention and
torture centers set up during the dictatorship. Unlike so many of the
disappeared, Patricia survived and was released in 1979, only to be
abducted again after she compiled complaints to be presented to the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American
States, which was about to visit Argentina. She was released after 3 days,
but was one of only four to survive.
After her ordeal she continued her education and received a degree in
architecture. In 1997 she began an investigation into her torturer's
identities.
Due to Patricia's relentless research her torturers were arrested and put in
jail. After receiving death threats and being placed in the Witness
Protection Program, she continued to work tirelessly to bring her
perpetrators to justice. Finally, in December 2009, Patricia found justice
in the federal court of Santa Fe when all six torturers, including a federal
judge and a former mayor of Santa Fe, were found guilty of crimes against
humanity and given sentences ranging from 19-23 years.
Patricia worked as an architect in Buenos Aires until 2007 when she became a
consultant with the Ministry of Justice (her current position).
In 2010 President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner appointed Patricia to the
Truth Commission "Papel Prensa" which investigated human rights violations
during the dictatorship.
On International Women's Day 2010 Patricia, Estela Carlotto (President of
the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo) and Lita Boittano (President of
Families of Detainees Disappeared for Political Reasons) received the Human
Rights Award from the University of Bologna in recognition of their struggle
for human rights.
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