New Exhibition on Violence Against Women in Guatemala
| January 25th, 2006
An exhibition of black and white photographs by Carlos Reyes-Manzo on the murders of women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and in Guatemala City, is going to take place at the Oxo gallery in London from 16th February-5th March.
For a decade, thousands of women have been abducted, raped, tortured and killed. The authorities’ failure to carry out investigations and prosecute those responsible allows the perpetrators to continue. The exhibition is supported by Amnesty International UK.AI UK have organised an action to coincide with the exhibition where you can send an e-postcard to the Guatemalan authorities.
Carlos Reyes Manzo writes in a recent article:
“WHEN I WAS documenting the murders of women in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) in February 2004, I learned that many more women were being violently killed in Guatemala, but that it was not widely known internationally. I decided that it was very important to document the violence affecting women in Guatemala in order to inform the international community so that it can put pressure on the government of that country to take measures to stop the violence.”
In an incredible interview in the Guardian, Carlos, originally from Chile, explains the extraordinary sequence of events that led to him living and settling in London.
Admission is free from 11am-6pm daily
the.gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street,
South Bank London SE1 9PH (see gmap)
