birth_place awards birth_date image article_title name occupation organization
mexico city , mexico ginetta press freedom prize -lrb- 2008 -rrb- olof palme prize -lrb- sagan 2011 -rrb- award -lrb- 2007 -rrb- unesco/guillermo cano world 12 april 1963 lydia cacho.jpg lydia cacho
 lydia cacho journalist red internacional de periodistas con visión de género
lydia cacho

lydia cacho ribeiro -lrb- born mexico city , 12 april 1963 -rrb- 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 .
in 2004 , her book `` los demonios del edén '' 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 .
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 .
