50:
136:, "in 2007 alone, her foundation helped find, prosecute and convict 30 individuals accused of murdering women. The NGO runs a victims’ shelter — one of only a handful in the country — and also fights to protect mothers whose babies are stolen as the first link in an illegal and lucrative supply chain for international adoptions."
160:
to Cruz and seven other activists, stating in program notes that "by singing the story of
Prometheus, the God who defied the tyrant Zeus by giving the human race both fire and art, this production hopes to give a voice to those currently being silenced or endangered by modern-day oppressors."
169:
Since May 2009, Norma Cruz has been subject to repeated threats of rape and murder by text message and phone; her family has also reported threats. Though the
Guatemalan government has provided her with police protection, the threats have reportedly continued, leading
132:-based women's rights organization, since its opening on 3 July 1996. This foundation seeks to provide "emotional, social, and legal support to hundreds of female victims seeking justice and protection." According to the
1659:
439:
250:
396:
190:, stating that Cruz served as "an inspiration and symbol of courage and hope to women in Guatemala and women everywhere who are working for positive change." She received the award from
285:
432:
374:
344:
1649:
425:
258:
225:
400:
448:
187:
88:
951:
293:
348:
323:
133:
1118:
191:
93:
352:
839:
345:"Norma Cruz Fights to End the Killing of Guatemalan Women: Survivors Foundation aims to turn the rising tide of violent deaths"
198:
1451:
609:
1644:
1441:
1263:
1248:
895:
798:
763:
844:
512:
121:
125:
144:
731:
78:
492:
467:
1093:
961:
1365:
1202:
1108:
1067:
986:
1491:
1654:
1552:
1238:
1228:
1128:
1062:
1047:
716:
397:"Norma Cruz Pictures - Hillary Clinton And Michelle Obama Announce Int'l Women of Courage Award - Zimbio"
1420:
1007:
966:
915:
864:
706:
568:
462:
289:
254:
174:
to name her work a "priority case" in 2011. In March 2011, her organization's offices were damaged by a
171:
1461:
1618:
1593:
1400:
1207:
1175:
1143:
834:
675:
614:
1233:
1197:
1456:
1410:
1181:
1170:
890:
773:
645:
599:
1037:
1512:
1507:
1486:
1405:
1375:
1355:
1309:
1164:
1123:
1017:
905:
538:
487:
472:
1623:
1588:
1573:
1476:
1446:
1380:
1370:
1360:
1304:
1294:
1268:
1258:
1223:
1113:
1088:
941:
824:
742:
737:
640:
175:
156:
148:
1608:
1603:
1557:
1537:
1532:
1481:
1334:
1138:
1103:
1098:
1052:
1042:
925:
880:
859:
849:
721:
696:
563:
558:
543:
482:
477:
194:
417:
319:
1583:
1527:
1466:
1385:
1339:
1329:
1299:
1289:
1284:
1192:
981:
971:
956:
946:
910:
829:
803:
680:
670:
619:
604:
548:
502:
201:
129:
1638:
1613:
1542:
1522:
1517:
1471:
1436:
1395:
1390:
1324:
1319:
1243:
1186:
1083:
1057:
1027:
1022:
976:
900:
778:
758:
726:
533:
1578:
1314:
1133:
1002:
854:
808:
793:
783:
768:
701:
650:
635:
594:
584:
517:
507:
151:
109:
20:
1415:
1253:
885:
711:
497:
229:
1598:
1547:
1159:
1032:
788:
665:
655:
660:
553:
106:
60:
49:
1012:
920:
320:"2009 International Women of Courage Recipients: Norma Cruz, Guatemala"
24:
140:
112:
activist known for her work documenting violence against women.
421:
226:"Le combat d'une mère pour retrouver l'assassin de sa fille"
124:. Her work defending human rights includes heading the
1660:
1566:
1500:
1429:
1348:
1277:
1216:
1152:
1076:
995:
934:
873:
817:
751:
689:
628:
577:
526:
455:
84:
74:
66:
56:
40:
186:In 2009, the US Department of State named Cruz an
31: and the second or maternal family name is
377:. American Repertory Theater. 15 February 2011
433:
8:
286:"NORMA CRUZ, WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER"
440:
426:
418:
48:
37:
178:, though no one was hurt in the attack.
313:
311:
213:
251:"Background Information on Norma Cruz"
449:International Women of Courage Awards
7:
280:
278:
276:
219:
217:
89:International Women of Courage Award
1650:Guatemalan women's rights activists
14:
318:Mordica Simpson (11 March 2009).
1119:Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista
952:Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra
94:Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
16:Guatemalan human rights activist
375:"About the Prometheus Project"
351:. 6 March 2009. Archived from
188:International Woman of Courage
154:dedicated their production of
1:
224:Pierre Kaya (28 March 2011).
1442:Simone Sibilio do Nascimento
1249:Khalida Khalaf Hanna al-Twal
896:Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar
799:Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih
764:Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo
399:. 2009-06-04. Archived from
23:, the first or paternal
845:Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin
513:Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi
128:(Survivors' Foundation), a
122:woman human rights defender
103:Norma Angélica Cruz Córdova
1676:
145:American Repertory Theater
18:
1264:Flor de María Vega Zapata
79:Foundation Sobrevivientes
47:
493:Susana Trimarco de Veron
468:Jennifer Louise Williams
126:Fundación Sobrevivientes
1452:Josefina Klinger Zúñiga
1366:Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe
1109:Aichatou Ousmane Issaka
1068:Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi
987:Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji
1553:Bakhytzhan Toregozhina
1239:Moumina Houssein Darar
1129:Carolin Tahhan Fachakh
1063:Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit
349:US Department of State
324:US Department of State
134:US Department of State
1421:Ana Rosario Contreras
1139:Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh
1094:Natalia Ponce de León
1008:Debra Baptist-Estrada
967:Marie Claire Tchecola
962:Emilie Béatrice Epaye
916:Oinikhol Bobonazarova
707:Henriette Ekwe Ebongo
569:Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim
463:Ruth Halperin-Kaddari
290:Amnesty International
255:Amnesty International
192:US Secretary of State
172:Amnesty International
70:Human rights activist
1462:Facia Boyenoh Harris
1203:Godeliève Mukasarasi
1645:20th-century births
1619:Marta Beatriz Roque
1594:Fawzia Karim Firoze
1401:Zahra Mohamed Ahmad
1208:Sirikan Charoensiri
1176:Aliyah Khalaf Saleh
1144:Fadia Najeeb Thabet
840:Nirbhaya "Fearless"
835:Julieta Castellanos
676:Marie Claude Naddaf
615:Mutabar Tadjibayeva
261:on 20 February 2011
1457:Taif Sami Mohammed
1411:Ranitha Gnanarajah
1182:Maria Elena Berini
1171:Julissa Villanueva
891:Rusudan Gotsiridze
774:Jineth Bedoya Lima
646:Androula Henriques
610:Veronika Marchenko
600:Ambiga Sreenevasan
149:System of a Down's
1632:
1631:
1508:Hadeel Abdel Aziz
1487:Roegchanda Pascoe
1406:Alicia Vacas Moro
1376:Mayerlis Angarita
1356:Maria Kalesnikava
1310:Sayragul Sauytbay
1165:Aura Elena Farfan
1124:Sandya Eknelygoda
1018:Latifa Ibn Ziaten
539:Virisila Buadromo
488:Mariya Ahmed Didi
473:Siti Musdah Mulia
182:Awards and honors
100:
99:
1667:
1624:Benafsha Yaqoobi
1574:Agather Atuhaire
1477:Bhumika Shrestha
1447:Ei Thinzar Maung
1381:Julienne Lusenge
1361:Phyoe Phyoe Aung
1305:Claire Ouedraogo
1295:Shahla Humbatova
1269:Anna Aloys Henga
1224:Marini De Livera
1114:Veronica Simogun
1089:Malebogo Molefhe
1048:Zuzana Števulová
942:Niloofar Rahmani
825:Malalai Bahaduri
743:Nasta Palazhanka
732:Marisela Morales
717:Ágnes Osztolykán
641:Shafiqa Quraishi
442:
435:
428:
419:
412:
411:
409:
408:
393:
387:
386:
384:
382:
371:
365:
364:
362:
360:
355:on 17 April 2009
341:
335:
334:
332:
330:
315:
306:
305:
303:
301:
296:on 29 April 2011
292:. Archived from
282:
271:
270:
268:
266:
257:. Archived from
247:
241:
240:
238:
236:
221:
176:Molotov cocktail
157:Prometheus Bound
139:In Spring 2011,
120:Norma Cruz is a
52:
38:
1675:
1674:
1670:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1665:
1664:
1635:
1634:
1633:
1628:
1609:Rabha El Haymar
1604:Volha Harbunova
1562:
1558:Bianka Zalewska
1538:Ras Adiba Radzi
1533:Yuliia Paievska
1496:
1492:Phạm Đoan Trang
1482:Carmen Gheorghe
1425:
1344:
1335:Yasmin al Qadhi
1273:
1212:
1148:
1104:Jannat Al Ghezi
1099:Rebecca Kabugho
1072:
1053:Awadeya Mahmoud
1043:Zhanna Nemtsova
1038:Fatimata M'Baye
991:
930:
926:Beatrice Mtetwa
881:Nasrin Oryakhil
869:
860:Razan Zaitouneh
850:Elena Milashina
813:
747:
722:Eva Abu Halaweh
697:Roza Otunbayeva
685:
624:
573:
564:Cynthia Bendlin
559:Nibal Thawabteh
544:Eaman al-Gobory
522:
483:Samia al-Amoudi
478:Ilze Jaunalksne
451:
446:
416:
415:
406:
404:
395:
394:
390:
380:
378:
373:
372:
368:
358:
356:
343:
342:
338:
328:
326:
317:
316:
309:
299:
297:
284:
283:
274:
264:
262:
249:
248:
244:
234:
232:
223:
222:
215:
210:
195:Hillary Clinton
184:
167:
118:
92:
43:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1673:
1671:
1663:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1637:
1636:
1630:
1629:
1627:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1584:Fariba Balouch
1581:
1576:
1570:
1568:
1564:
1563:
1561:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1528:Meaza Mohammed
1525:
1520:
1515:
1513:Danièle Darlan
1510:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1467:Najla Mangoush
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1433:
1431:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1352:
1350:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1340:Rita Nyampinga
1337:
1332:
1330:Amina Khoulani
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1300:Ximena Galarza
1297:
1292:
1290:Lucy Kocharyan
1287:
1285:Zarifa Ghafari
1281:
1279:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1234:Naw K’nyaw Paw
1231:
1226:
1220:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1198:L’Malouma Said
1195:
1193:Feride Rushiti
1189:
1184:
1178:
1173:
1167:
1162:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
999:
997:
993:
992:
990:
989:
984:
982:Tabassum Adnan
979:
974:
972:Sayaka Osakabe
969:
964:
959:
957:May Sabai Phyu
954:
949:
947:Nadia Sharmeen
944:
938:
936:
932:
931:
929:
928:
923:
918:
913:
911:Maha Al Muneef
908:
906:Fatimata Touré
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
877:
875:
871:
870:
868:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
830:Tsering Woeser
827:
821:
819:
815:
814:
812:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
755:
753:
749:
748:
746:
745:
740:
735:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
693:
691:
687:
686:
684:
683:
681:Jestina Mukoko
678:
673:
671:Jansila Majeed
668:
663:
658:
653:
651:Solange Pierre
648:
643:
638:
632:
630:
626:
625:
623:
622:
620:Reem Al Numery
617:
612:
607:
605:Hadizatou Mani
602:
597:
592:
587:
581:
579:
575:
574:
572:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
549:Valdete Idrizi
546:
541:
536:
530:
528:
524:
523:
521:
520:
515:
510:
505:
503:Aziza Siddiqui
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
459:
457:
453:
452:
447:
445:
444:
437:
430:
422:
414:
413:
388:
366:
336:
307:
272:
242:
212:
211:
209:
206:
202:Michelle Obama
183:
180:
166:
163:
130:Guatemala City
117:
114:
98:
97:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
45:
44:
41:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1672:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1655:Living people
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1640:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1589:Fátima Corozo
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1565:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1523:Zakira Hekmat
1521:
1519:
1518:Bolor Ganbold
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1505:
1503:
1499:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1472:Doina Gherman
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1437:Rizwana Hasan
1435:
1434:
1432:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1396:Muskan Khatun
1394:
1392:
1391:Shohreh Bayat
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1325:Jalila Haider
1323:
1321:
1320:Amaya Coppens
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1276:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1259:Olivera Lakić
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1244:Maggie Gobran
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1229:Razia Sultana
1227:
1225:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1215:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1188:
1187:Aiman Umarova
1185:
1183:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1084:Sharmin Akter
1082:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1058:Vicky Ntetema
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1028:Nagham Nawzat
1026:
1024:
1023:Thelma Aldana
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
1000:
998:
994:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
977:Arbana Xharra
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
937:
933:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
901:Laxmi Agarwal
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
878:
876:
872:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
820:
816:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
779:Hana Elhebshi
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
759:Maryam Durani
757:
756:
754:
750:
744:
741:
739:
738:Yoani Sánchez
736:
733:
730:
728:
727:Ghulam Sughra
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
692:
688:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
633:
631:
627:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
582:
580:
576:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
534:Suraya Pakzad
532:
531:
529:
525:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
460:
458:
454:
450:
443:
438:
436:
431:
429:
424:
423:
420:
403:on 2009-06-04
402:
398:
392:
389:
376:
370:
367:
354:
350:
346:
340:
337:
325:
321:
314:
312:
308:
295:
291:
287:
281:
279:
277:
273:
260:
256:
252:
246:
243:
231:
227:
220:
218:
214:
207:
205:
203:
200:
196:
193:
189:
181:
179:
177:
173:
164:
162:
159:
158:
153:
150:
146:
142:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
115:
113:
111:
108:
104:
95:
90:
87:
83:
80:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
46:
39:
34:
30:
26:
22:
1579:Fatou Baldeh
1315:Susanna Liew
1134:Saadet Ozkan
1003:Sara Hossain
865:Tạ Phong Tần
855:Fartuun Adan
809:Gabi Calleja
794:Samar Badawi
784:Aneesa Ahmed
769:Zin Mar Aung
702:Maria Bashir
636:Shukria Asil
595:Suaad Allami
589:
585:Wazhma Frogh
518:Grace Padaca
508:Sundus Abbas
405:. Retrieved
401:the original
391:
379:. Retrieved
369:
357:. Retrieved
353:the original
339:
327:. Retrieved
298:. Retrieved
294:the original
263:. Retrieved
259:the original
245:
233:. Retrieved
185:
168:
155:
152:Serj Tankian
138:
119:
110:human rights
102:
101:
75:Organization
32:
28:
21:Spanish name
1416:Canan Gullu
1386:Erika Aifán
1254:Orla Treacy
886:Roshika Deo
804:Şafak Pavey
712:Jianmei Guo
498:Mary Akrami
230:France Soir
57:Nationality
1639:Categories
1614:Ajna Jusić
1599:Rina Gonoi
1548:Alba Rueda
1543:Doris Ríos
1160:Roya Sadat
1033:Nisha Ayub
789:Shad Begum
666:Lee Ae-ran
656:Shadi Sadr
590:Norma Cruz
407:2019-08-14
208:References
199:First Lady
107:Guatemalan
67:Occupation
61:Guatemalan
42:Norma Cruz
661:Ann Njogu
554:Begum Jan
1013:Ni Yulan
359:17 April
329:17 April
300:17 April
265:17 April
235:17 April
19:In this
1371:Wang Yu
1180:Sister
921:Ruslana
165:Threats
33:Córdova
25:surname
734:Ibañez
381:16 May
141:Boston
116:Career
96:(2011)
91:(2009)
85:Awards
105:is a
1567:2024
1501:2023
1430:2022
1349:2021
1278:2020
1217:2019
1191:Dr.
1169:Dr.
1153:2018
1077:2017
996:2016
935:2015
874:2014
818:2013
752:2012
690:2011
629:2010
578:2009
527:2008
456:2007
383:2011
361:2011
331:2011
302:2011
267:2011
237:2011
197:and
147:and
29:Cruz
143:'s
27:is
1641::
347:.
322:.
310:^
288:.
275:^
253:.
228:.
216:^
204:.
441:e
434:t
427:v
410:.
385:.
363:.
333:.
304:.
269:.
239:.
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
