When journalist Jineth Bedoya went to Bogota’s maximum-security prison 16 years ago to interview an infamous paramilitary warlord, little did she know the visit would mark her life and convert her into a leading rights activist.
Bedoya never made it to the interview but instead was kidnapped, gang-raped, tortured and left on the side of a road.
She kept quiet for years but in 2009 broke her silence and began campaigning against the taboos and stigma suffered by victims of sexual violence, which was used as a weapon by all sides in Colombia’s 52-year-war.
For her activism, Bedoya was awarded on Thursday the …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
