The Blindfold's Eyes: My Journey from Torture to Truth

Name: The Blindfold's Eyes: My Journey from Torture to Truth
Author: Patricia Davis, fl. 2002

written by Patricia Davis, fl. 2002 and Dianna Ortiz, 1961- (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002, originally published 2002), 506 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary: An American nun presents a haunting memoir detailing her torture in Guatemala while working as a missionary, her escape, her campaign to reveal the truth, her struggle to heal, and her work as a human rights activist and advocate for the victims of torture.
Field of Interest: Global Issues
Author: Patricia Davis, fl. 2002, Dianna Ortiz, 1961-
Content Type: Biography
Duration: 0 sec
Warning: Contains explicit content: No
Format: Text
Original Publication Date: 2002
Page Count: 506
Publication Year: 2002
Publisher: Orbis Books
Place Published / Released: Maryknoll, NY
Subject: Global Issues, Social Sciences, International Humanitarian Law, Individual and Groups Rights, Guatemalan Civil War (1962-1996), Guatemalan, Human rights, Social activism and activists, Torture victims, Torture, Nuns, Missionaries, Guatemalan Civil War, 1960-1996, Diplomacy, Sociology, History, Derecho Humanitario Internacional, Legislação Humanitária Internacional, Direitos Individuais e de Grupo, Derechos del Individuo y de Grupos, Dianna Ortiz, 1961-, Guatemala (Country), Guatemalans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 1989
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Derecho Humanitario Internacional, Legislação Humanitária Internacional, Direitos Individuais e de Grupo, Derechos del Individuo y de Grupos