The BosTon College CenTer for human righTs and inTernaTional JusTiCe presenTs:

Continuities & Discontinuities of ViolenceAgainst Indigenous Women in Guatemala

With Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Support Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples

Dr. Velásquez, a Guatemalan Maya Quiché woman, testified at the March 2010 Tribunal of Conscience for Women Survivors of Sexual Violence during the Armed Conflict in Guatemala, and will speak about what violence against Mayan women means in racial, cultural and gendered terms and how to best redress these gross violations of human rights.

Thursday, October 18 ∙ 7:30 p.m.Heights Room, Corcoran Commons Boston College

this event is free and open to the public ∙ contact: chriJ 617.552.8491 ∙ www.bc.edu/humanrights light refreshments to be provided ∙ photos by colleen silva