Group 11: Winner of the 2017 Individuals at Risk Case Commitment Award

Group 11 has taken a special interest in the case of Teodora del Carmen Vásquez, an El Salvadoran woman who suffered a stillbirth in 2007 yet jailed for years under her country’s draconian anti-abortion laws that presumed her guilt rather than innocence. Several members of Group 11 wrote letters, organized petition campaigns, did radio interviews and spoke with political and other organizational figures. Group 11’s long interest in Teodora’s case was recognized by AIUSA in the Individuals at Risk Case Commitment Award.

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AIUSA Group 11 volunteers posing with 2017 Individuals at Risk Case Commitment Award