Barron's Medical Journal Invites You To One Of The Extraordinary Events Of The Year. The 2013 Óscar Romero Award Given To Blanca Velázquez:
Houston, Texas ( AP )The 2013 Óscar Romero Award will be given to Blanca Velázquez, a champion of worker rights and dignity in Mexico. The 12th such award given by the Rothko Chapel since 1986, this award honors unsung 
heroes who work under extraordinary circumstances to advance human rights. The award is named after Archbishop Óscar Romero of San Salvador, who was murdered on March 24, 1980, because of his opposition to violence and his courageous defense of the poor in his country.
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For some background on Ms Velázquez and her organization
The Worker Support Center (CAT
The Worker Support Center (CAT), an NGO defending the rights of employees, shut its doors permanently in the state of Puebla to the threats against its members and the lack of state government guarantees federation and to provide protection to its members.
This unveiled the Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PRODECS) Network All Rights for All and the Centre PRODH organizations supporting poor people and vulnerable groups.
It was also reported that on Thursday May 31 was filed with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) the withdrawal by the 
disappearance and threats against defenders of human rights work, and Enrique Morales Montaño respectively Blanca Velázquez , both members of the Worker Support Center in Puebla.
"The failure to investigate the acts of violence and harassment against members and Worker Support Centre since 2010 constitute a pattern of impunity that perpetuates insecurity and the absence of guarantees that the Mexican State has the obligation to ensure that human rights defenders working in the state of Puebla and in the country, "explains a statement released by PRODECS and signed by organizations.
He explained that on May 15 this year, Enrique Morales, was arrested and held incommunicado for approximately 17 hours in which he was physically and psychologically tortured. An hour after he was released, Blanca Velazquez, received two text messages saying she was next and that she would be killed.
The CAT is a non-governmental organization founded in 2000 whose mission is to contribute to the protection and 
enforcement of human rights workers. In Puebla operated near Paseo Bravo but it will not make it.
Velázquez is the director of the Centro de Apoyo al Trabajador (Center for Worker Support – CAT), which was founded in 2001 by Velázquez and a few other young, female labor rights activists to promote the rights of workers in 
Mexico's garment and auto-parts industries in the state of Puebla. Formerly a maquila worker herself, Velázquez's work to support the rights of this primarily female workforce puts her up against powerful, often corrupt and violent actors.
Keynote speaker Baldemar Velásquez is an American labor union activist. He co-founded and is president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1989 and awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle in 1994, the highest honor Mexico can bestow on a non-citizen.
A reception follows the program.
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Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at 3 p.m.
Location:
Rothko Chapel: 1409 Sul Ross St. Houston, TX 77006
Website: www.rothkochapel.org...
Phone: 713-524-9839
Ticket Info: Admission is free.
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