Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born November 26, 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, art painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his criticism of the Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983). He was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months; during that period he also received, among other distinctions, the Pope John XXIII Peace Memorial.

References

Other websites

 Adolfo Pérez Esquivel official site, edited by Juan Varni
  (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese)
 'The Military Did Not Do It Alone'- a video interview with Adolfo Pérez Esquivel


Category:1931 births
Category:Living people
Category:Argentine painters
Category:Argentine sculptors
Category:Writers from Buenos Aires
Category:Politicians from Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine human rights activists
Category:Nobel Peace Prize winners
Category:Nonviolence advocates
Category:Torture victims