Patricia Verdugo

Overview

Patricia Verdugo Aguirre born Santiago, Chile October 20, 1947 (d. 2008). Journalist and author of 10 books chronicling Pinochet’s human rights abuses. Co-founded magazine Hoy (“Today”), critical of the ruling dictatorship, 1977. Co-founded the Women's Movement for Life, protesting human rights abuses, 1983. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.

Quotations

On her childhood: "There was no violence. That is what I wish for my grandchildren, the ones that have yet to be born." (quote and photo worldpeoplesblog)