Aurora Rodrigues

Aurora Rodrigues
Born
Aurora Rosa Salvador Rodrigues

(1952-01-20) 20 January 1952
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. 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.

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