United Nations Radio

A Mexican journalist who has faced repeated death threats and was even jailed has been awarded the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Lydia Cacho Ribeiro (photo) was hailed for her courage in exposing political corruption, organized crime and domestic violence. Dianne Penn spoke with Ms. Cacho Ribeiro who was on her way to Mozambique for the May 3rd award ceremony. She says her mother, a feminist psychologist, inspired her to become a journalist and activist.

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