Alicia Partnoy is a poet, scholar, and human rights activist. Her book, The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival, was evidence in the trials against the genocide perpetrators in Argentina. She is the author, editor, or translator of twelve books. Her work has been published in Spanish, English, Hebrew, Turkish, Bengali, and French. She was on the board of directors of Amnesty International USA and PEN West. Professor Emerita at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Partnoy presides over Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors.