Aurora Rodrigues

Aurora Rodrigues
Born
Aurora Rosa Salvador Rodrigues

(1952-01-20) 20 January 1952 (age 72)
Mértola, Portugal
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
OccupationPublic Prosecution Service magistrate

Aurora Rosa Salvador Rodrigues (born 20 January 1952) is a Portuguese retired magistrate of the Public Prosecution Service. Rodrigues studied law at the University of Lisbon. After she attended a student demonstration, the Polícia Internacional e de Defesa do Estado (PIDE) arrested her. The PIDE deprived Rodrigues of sleep for over two weeks to induce hallucinations, among other forms of torture.[1] She was never formally charged and was released after three months. Rodrigues graduated and became a magistrate and president of the Evorian section of the Sindicato dos Magistrados (Prosecutors' Union). After retiring, she wrote an account of her experiences with the Estado Novo.[2]

  1. ^ "Torturés Sous la Dictature Portugaise, Ils Témoignent Contre L'oubli". La Croix (in French). AFP. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Aurora Rodrigues, a Magistrada, natural de Évora, que foi torturada pela PIDE". O Mirante (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 May 2024.