Aurora Rodrigues
Portuguese magistrate (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aurora Rosa Salvador Rodrigues (born 20 January 1952), is a retired Portuguese magistrate of the Public Prosecution Service. Rodrigues studied law at the University of Lisbon. After attending a student demonstration, the Policía Internacional y de Defensa del Estado (PIDE) arrested her. Rodrigues became a political prisoner during the Estado Novo, or "New State".[1][2][3] The Estado Novo was a dictatorship that controlled Portugal from the 1930s until the 1974 Carnation Revolution.[4] The PIDE deprived Rodrigues of sleep for over two weeks to induce hallucinations, among other forms of torture.[5] After release and graduation, she became a magistrate and president of the Evorian section of the Sindicato de Fiscales (Prosecutors' Union). After retiring, she wrote an account of her experiences with the Estado Novo.[6]
Aurora Rodrigues | |
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Born | (1952-01-20) 20 January 1952 (age 72) |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Occupation | magistrate |