Lydia Cacho

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cacho and the second or maternal family name is Ribeiro.

Lydia Cacho
Cacho in 2015
Born (1963-04-12) 12 April 1963 (age 61)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupationjournalist
OrganizationRed Internacional de Periodistas con Visión de Género
AwardsGinetta Sagan Award (2007)
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize (2008)
Olof Palme Prize (2011)

Lydia María Cacho Ribeiro (born 12 April 1963) is a Mexican journalist, feminist, and human rights activist. Described by Amnesty International as "perhaps Mexico's most famous investigative journalist and women's rights advocate", Cacho's reporting focuses on violence against and sexual abuse of women and children.[1]

Her book Los Demonios del Edén (in English: The Demons of Eden) (2004) created a nationwide scandal by alleging that several prominent businessmen had conspired to protect a pedophilia ring. In 2006, a tape emerged of a conversation between businessman Kamel Nacif Borge and Mario Plutarco Marín Torres, governor of Puebla, in which they conspired to have Cacho beaten and raped for her reporting.[2] Marín Torres was arrested for the alleged torture on 3 February 2021.[3]

Cacho is the winner of numerous international awards for her journalism, including the Civil Courage Prize, the Wallenberg Medal, and the Olof Palme Prize. In 2010, she was named a World Press Freedom Hero of the International Press Institute.

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  3. ^ "FGR detiene en Acapulco a Mario Marín, exgobernador de Puebla". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.