Mexico City, Mexico
I graduated in law and I hold two Masters Degrees (Human Rights from the University of Glasgow and International Studies from the University of Barcelona). I have over 13 years of work experience in human rights, in particular with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in different positions and contexts (Colombia, Guatemala, oPt and HQ Geneva, and South Sudan within the UN mission/UNMISS), in addition to civil society organizations (Italy and oPt). I am fluent in English, Spanish and have good working knowledge of French and Portuguese. With OHCHR, I gained extensive experience in human rights monitoring and reporting, always integrating a gender perspective, dealing with civil and political rights, and ESCR. I also supported capacity-building programs for state actors, national human rights institutions, civil society and human rights defenders, in a number of substantive human rights areas and processes. I had coordination responsibilities in the humanitarian area, for the protection cluster, in oPt and Guatemala. I used to contribute to various legally based and human rights reports, communications, briefing notes, statements or other products. I can ensure extensive and proven experience in coordinating with state authorities, civil society organizations, UN agencies and clusters/working groups. In Colombia, I was the regional coordinator of OHCHR Medellin Office, and I had coordination responsibilities in Guatemala as well, as international coordinator of the ESCR Unit. In South Sudan and Gaza Strip/oPt, I performed as OiC of my unit/sub office, whenever requested.
1. Coordinator of the regional office based in Antioquia/Medellin, 2. Coordinating human rights strategy and priority work, including monitoring, 3. Coordinating drafting of periodic and thematic reports, briefing notes, other products, and technical assistance work 4. Providing advice to senior management on issues pertaining to human rights and political advocacy.
1. Desk Officer in the FOTCD/Americas Section, support to field presences mandate, including as related to Human Rights Council-mechanisms and treaty-bodies processes 2. Drafting of periodic and thematic reports, briefing notes, other products. 3. Providing advice to senior management on issues pertaining to human rights and political advocacy.
Capacity-building and other human rights-related tasks.
Human Rights Officer working on ESC human rights, as well as other thematic areas in the field of human rights. Monitoring, reporting and capacity-building assistance as main activities.