ABOUT US

IIDH-Capítulo para las Américas

DANIEL E. HERRENDORF

President

Writer and jurist. Author of the “International Treaty of Human Rights” and the “Human Rights Code”. Also author of works about general philosophy and politics, fundamental rights and fiction.

IIDH-Argentina

ALICIA PIERINI

President

Director of the Center for Human Rights Actualizations. Ombudsman for Argentina (2003-2014). Postgraduate teacher at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (2013-today).
Ombudsman for the City of Buenos Aires (2003-2014)

Legislator for the City of Buenos Aires (1997-2003)

Subsecretary of Human Rights, Ministry of Interior (1991-1997)

IIDH-BOLIVIA

MIRTHA NATIVIDAD ARCE CAMACHO

President

National Senator for Bolivia. Substitute National Congresswoman (2010-2014). Responsible for the Área Jurídica Servicio Departamental de Camino, Bolivia (2007-2008). Legal advisor for the Prefectura of Cercado, Bolivia (2005-2006). Associate Prosecutor of controlled substances – Tarija, Bolivia (2002-2005). Advisor for the UN’s Office against Drugs and Crime

IIDH-Mexico

JULIO CÉSAR KALA

President

D. in Criminal Sciences with a specialty in criminology from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences. He has taught at different universities in Mexico, including UNAM, the National Institute of Criminal Sciences, the Metropolitan University, the University of Guanajuato, the Iberoamerican University, among others. He has participated in articles for specialized magazines, as well as being a contributor to multiple publications. He is currently part of the National System of Researchers, is a full professor B in the Division of Law, Politics and Government of the University of Guanajuato, and is also the Coordinator of the Interinstitutional Master's and Doctorate Program.

IIDH-Islas Baleares, España

JAIME DE FERRÁ Y GISBERT

President

Gentleman of His Holiness Pope Francis. PhD in Jurisprudence. President of the Instituto Balear de la Historia.

IIDH-El Salvador

EDGARDO VELÁSQUEZ

President

Dean at the Law School of the Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador (UTEC). Edgardo has a long career in the biggest university at El Salvador; his success and relevance achieved in his 20-year trajectory has earned the designation as Dean of Law School at UTEC. His work at the university is highlighted by the selection of international expert to the career plan.

IIDH-PERU

JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ SANCHEZ-CERRO

PRESIDENT

Doctorate in Legal Sociology and Political Institutions from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. D. in Political Science from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Master in International Law and Diplomacy with mention in Treaty Law from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru, Suma Cum Laude. He holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru and a degree in International Relations and Career Diplomat from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. He served as Ambassador of Peru to Argentina, Germany, Spain, Andorra and Colombia.

IIDH-Colombia

MILENA JARAMILLO YEPES

President

Lawyer and Conciliator of the Universidad de Antioquia, magister in law specialized at natural resources legislation at the Universidad Externado in Colombia.
With more than 15 years of experience, she works at environmental law at both public and private sector.
Human rights defender, worked a Personera in the Municipality of Peque, Antioquia (2004-2005) and currently promotes the application of environmental law as advisor for different social and government associations.

IIDH-Colombia

EDGAR H. FUENTES CONTRERAS

HONORARY PRESIDENT

D. in Constitutional Law, with international mention, from the University of Seville (Spain). Lawyer, Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia). Master in Law from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia). Specialist and Official Master in Constitutional Law from Universidad Externado de Colombia and Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), respectively. Director of the Public Law Area of the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Colombia). Corresponding Member of the Academia Patriótica Nacional Antonio Nariño (Colombia).

IIDH – España

ALBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PRESIDENT

Law Degree from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) (January 2020), and currently studying for a Master's Degree in Law at the same University.

Collaborator in ZR Abogados (law firm in Barcelona), in criminal, civil and immigration law.

Volunteer for the Red Cross, during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Barcelona.

Intern International Institute of Human Rights Chapter for the Americas of Argentina (15/09/2019- 15/12/2019).

Volunteer (2019-current) for the Latin American and Caribbean Criminal Court Project (COPLA) for the NGO Global Democracy.

Participation in the Seminar of the VI Ibero-American Thought Week on International Justice at The Hague (Netherlands) from May 27 to June 6, 2019.

Professional Degree in Music at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Barcelona (Spain), in the instrument of Viola (June 2018).

IIDH – Brasil

HILDELIZA BOECHAT CABRAL

PRESIDENT

Bioethicist. Author of works on Enlightened Consent. Organizer of other works on Orthothanasia, Mistanasia and Palliative Care. Post-doctorate student in Civil Law and Civil Procedure - UFES. Doctor and Master in Cognition and Language - UENF. Effective Member of the Association of Legal Bioethics of the National University of La Plata. Professor of Law and Medicine courses. Coordinator of the Group of Study and Research in Bioethics and Human Dignity. Coordinates Scientific Initiation projects.

IIDH-Uruguay

TABARÉ VÁZQUEZ

PRESIDENT (In Memoriam)

He was president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay for two non-consecutive terms: from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. He was the first leftist candidate to occupy a relevant elective office. During his mandate, he implemented assistance plans, promoted dialogue, defended human rights and promoted the search for people who disappeared during the military regime that ruled the country between 1973 and 1985.

IIDH-COSTA RICA

ROXANA IVETTE PEREIRA VILLALOBOS

PRESIDENT

President of Colegio Yurusti. Executive Director of the Yurusti Ecological Foundation. Master in International Relations and Diplomacy with emphasis in International Cooperation Project Management from the National University of Costa Rica. She is part of several NGOs in charge of programs focused on assistance to the Elderly Invalids and Street Dwellers and directs programs for the development of Indigenous Communities in the region of the Talamanca Mountain Range and other areas in Costa Rica. She served in the government of the Republic of Costa Rica as Executive Director of the Inter-Institutional Commission of Ministries for the coastal areas cleanup program, now a Blue Flag program for environmental protection and sustainable development. Vice President of the Costa Rican Government's National Commission of Schools Associated with UNESCO.

IIDH-Venezuela

ZAIDA JOSEFINA MARCANO DE NAVAS

PRESIDENT

President of Fundación en Defensa de los Derechos Humanos la Familia. Specialized in International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Human Rights. Pedagogical Trainer for Non-Teaching Professionals. Postgraduate teacher at ULAC.

President

JUAN ANTONIO TRAVIESO

Constitutionalist (Argentina)

Head teacher at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, founder and first Director of the National Directive for Personal Data Protection at the Ministry of Justice. Specialist in International Public law, Human and constitutional rights. Author in numerous works on his expertise.

STELLA MARIS MARTINEZ

General Defender of the Argentine Nation

Doctor in Law from the University of Salamanca (Spain). She has held public positions as Official Defender of the Poor, Absent and Incapable of the Criminal and Correctional Court (1988 -1993). Public Defender before the Chamber (1993 - 2001), Official Defender before the Supreme Court of Justice (since 2001), among others.

JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ SANCHEZ-CERRO

Ambassador (Peru) - Secretary General of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific

Doctorate in Legal Sociology and Political Institutions from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. D. in Political Science from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Master in International Law and Diplomacy with mention in Treaty Law from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru, Suma Cum Laude. He holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru and a degree in International Relations and Career Diplomat from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. He served as Ambassador of Peru to Argentina, Germany, Spain, Andorra and Colombia.

EUGENIO RAÚL ZAFFARONI

Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina (2003-2014) - Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Minister until 2015 of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation; held a large number of positions in the Judiciary since the 1970s. He is a particularly distinguished professor in Argentina, Germany, Mexico and, in general, in Latin America. With a long career in academia, he is the author of numerous recognized works on criminal law, criminology and human rights.

MARCO NÚÑEZ MELGAR

Ambassador (Perú)

Diplomat graduated in International Relations by the Academia Diplomática de Perú.Also graduated in sociology by the Universidad “Inca Garcilazo de la Vega” and magister in International Treaties, Development and National Defense. Worked as Chief of Staff for the General Secretary for Perú’s Presidency. 3-times member of the UN’s Committee for the Migrators Workers and their Families. General Consul for Perú in Argentina.

ALICIA PIERINI

Secretary of Human Rights of the Nation (Argentina 1990-1999) and Ombudsman of the City of Buenos Aires (2003-2014).

She served as Ombudsman and Constitutional Convention of the City of Buenos Aires. Deputy for two consecutive terms, President of the Commission on Human Rights, Guarantees and Anti-discrimination. Secretary of State for Human Rights (Argentina - 1992-2000). Member of the Council for Security and Crime Prevention. Postgraduate professor in the Master of Governance and Public Management at the UBA - Faculty of Economic Sciences (FCE) since 2013 to date.

FERNANDO FERNÁNDEZ FONT

President of the Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Companía de Jesús (México)

PhD in Philosophy by the Universidad de Comillas. Rector of the Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla. Renowned human rights defender in Mexico.

AVELINO PORTO

Rector of the University of Belgrano (Argentina)

Lawyer by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, teacher and founder of the Universidad de Belgrano.
Health Minister for Argentina. Worked in relevant charges such as member of the Criminal Economic Chamber. In 1984 founded de National Academy for Education (Argentina) and the Columbus Program that connects universities in Europe and Latin America.

FERNANDO FRAGUEIRO

Rector of Universidad Austral (2013-2018) (Argentina)

PhD in the University of Warwick (Great Britain)

Worked as visiting professor at Harvard. Founded and directed the Council for Business’ Development and Integration and collaborates with the “Academic Advisor Board” of the Business School at the Universidad de los Andes (Chile).

EDUARDO TINANT

President of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics and Doctor in Legal and Social Sciences.

He has worked in the field of teaching. As professor of Philosophy of Law at the National University of La Plata. He is Director of the Master in Legal Bioethics at the same university, in which he has developed a great expertise. He was Inspector Attorney of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires and professor of Theory of Law and Human Rights in the Doctorate of Law at the University of Buenos Aires. He is President of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics, and Professor of the National Judicial School and Virtual Judicial School of the Province of Buenos Aires.

JULIO VIRGOLINI

Former Federal Judge in Argentina (1984-1991) (Argentina)

Lead teacher in the Universidad de Buenos Aires. In charge of one Argentina’s most prestigious law firms, former Judge and remarkable criminal lawyer.

MÓNICA CHAMA

Psychologist and writer (Argentina)

Author of books and numerous articles on women's rights and gender issues. She was an advisor to the National Congress and the Cabinet of Presidential Advisors (Argentina, 1993-2000). He actively promoted the female quota law and public policies in defense of women.

GABRIELA RENAULT

Dean of the School of Psychology and Psychopedagogy, Universidad del Salvador (Argentina)

Dean of the School of Psychology and Psychopedagogy at Universidad del Salvador (Buenos Aires). D. in Psychology from Weston University, Canada. She was a researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina (CONICET). She is currently a tenured professor at the Universidad del Salvador, clinical consultant and professor of the Bioethics Commission of UNESCO. She has numerous publications, books and research in the field of her specialty.

NERINA DA RIN

Official of the Ombudsman's Office of the City of Buenos Aires.

Lawyer at the Catholic University of Argentina. Undergraduate and Postgraduate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Adjunct Professor of Human Rights and Guarantees (UBA). Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Public Policy and Protection of Rights (UBA). She has given conferences, seminars and lectures in Argentina and abroad. She has published several articles on topics related to human rights. He has represented the country in several international conferences, in universal, regional and regional integration organizations. His professional activity is currently linked to the protection of rights and the analysis of public policies.

MARGARITA BOSCH

Member of Argentina’s Asociación de Bioética Jurídica

PhD in Bioethics. PhD in Chemical Science by the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Bachelor in in Science by the Universidad de Buenos Aires.Master in Bussiness administration by CEMA. Magister and PhD in Bioethics by the UCSC (Italy). Director of the Diplomacy in Environmental Ethics in the Universidad Libre de las Américas (Valencia – Spain). Member of the International Association of Catholic Biotehicist – Soberana Orden de Malta, and the Asociación Argentina de Bioética Jurídica and other international organizations of Human Rights. President and founding member of Argentina’s Academic Council on Bioethics in Medicine. Professor of Pharmacology in the Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (Argentina).

MARCELO D ALESSANDRO

Congressman for Argentina. Security Minister for the City of Buenos Aires

Remarkable criminologist and criminal law specialist. National Congressmen for Buenos Aires. Human rights advocate. Lawyer, obstinate defender of fundamental rights and guarantees in court, tribune, media and scholar.

RICARDO HARO

Honorary President of the Argentine Association of Constitutional Law.

Honorary President of the Argentine Association of Constitutional Law. Doctor in Law and Social Sciences. Professor Emeritus of the National University of Córdoba and the Blas Pascal University (Argentina). Full Member of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences. Corresponding Member of the National Academies of Moral and Political Sciences, of Sciences of Buenos Aires and of the Academy of Jurisprudence of Colombia. Konex Award 2006 in Humanities. Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (2002-2014).

JUAN CARLOS TEALDI

Director of the Ethics Committee of the City of Buenos Aires.

Bachelor’s in medicine and Surgery by the University of Salamanca and Doctor specialized in Work Medicine by the University of Oviedo (Spain). Specialized in Bioethics in academic centers in the United States (1989-1992) and different international bioethics institutes. Director of the Ethics Committee and the Bioethics Program at the Hospital de Clínicas of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. President of BIO&SUR. Bioethics advisor in the Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC).

LUIS GONZÁLEZ PLACENCIA

Rector of the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala (México) – Ombudsman for the City of México (2009-2013).

Mexican academic. PhD in Criminal Policies in the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales in México. Master in Law by the Instituto Internacional de Sociología de Oñati, Spain. Licensed in Psychology in UNAM (México). Worked as official in the Mexican Human Rights Commission, the Instituto de Capacitación Penitenciaria and the Consejo de la Judicatura Federal. Author of many books and pieces on his expertise.

DALMACIO MERA

National Senator for Catamarca (Argentina)

Lawyer by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, with studies in tax administration, politics and Constitution. Worked as vice governor for the province of Catamarca. National Congressman for the province and vice president of the Partido Justicialista in Catamarca.

GUSTAVO L. J. PETERS CASTRO

President of the Archivo Nacional de la Memoria (2016-2018) (Argentina)

Public servant of a long career. Represented the PEN in the Órgano Ejecutivo del EMPDDH (Ex-Esma) (2014-2018). General Director of Instituciones Intermedias y Sistemas de Participación Ciudadana of the MCBA.

ARACELI MORALES

Ambassador (Colombia)

Ambassador for Colombia in Cuba. Minister of Culture, former Governor of Bolívar (Colombia), and Secretary of Education and Culture.
Former president of the Corporación Centro Histórico de Cartagena, Director of the Red de Hermandad de Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad (UN/UNESCO), Director of Adolfo Mejía Theater in Cartagena, Represents Colombia in the Organismo Internacional Unión Latina and Manager of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena, among others.

ANGELO VIGLIANISI FERRARO

Academic (Italia)

Deputy Professor of “Private European Law”. Director of the Centro Internacional del Mediterráneo para los Derechos Humanos de Investigación Científica). Coordinator of the Master’s in European Private Law at Universidad Reggio Calabria. Lawyer, researcher in many international projects. He has been invited as lecturer in more than 40 universities in Latin America and Europe.

CARLOS VILLÁN DURÁN

Professor at the Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid) – Lawyer (España)

Professor of International Human Rights. Co-director of the Master’s in International Protection of Human Rights at Alcalá. Former member of the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Represented the United Nations in over 170 conferences around the world. Former professor of International Public Law at the Universities of Oviedo and León (Spain).

PATRICIO MARANIELLO

Federal Judge (Argentina)

Lawyer by the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Worked as member of the Sección de Derecho Constitucional del Instituto de Estudios Legislativos de la Federación Argentina de Colegios de Abogados. Member of the Asociación de Derecho Constitucional Argentina and the Asociación Colombiana de Derecho Procesal Constitucional. Vice president of the Asociación Mundial de Justicia Constitucional and founding member. President of the Asociación Argentina de Justicia Constitucional and Federal Judge of Argentina.

HERNÁN ALEJANDRO OLANO GARCÍA

PhD Magna Cum Laudem in Canon Law (Colombia)

Lawyer, with Post Doctoral studies in Constitutional Law as a Carolina Foundation Fellow at the University of Navarra, Spain; Post Doctoral studies in History at the University of the Basque Country as an AUIP Fellow; Doctor Magna Cum Laude in Canon Law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2006; Master in International Relations (1994) and Master in Canon Law (2004), both from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He is the Director of the Humanities Program at the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences of the Universidad de La Sabana. He was Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, Advisor and General Legal Director of the Ministry of the Interior, National Director for the Prevention of Money Laundering at the Caja Agraria, among others.

AUGUSTO ZAMPINI

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (Argentina) - Theologian

Roman Catholic priest. He currently works as a theological advisor to the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. He is an honorary fellow of Durham University and the University of Roehampton. His area of research is social ethics; he has studied the connection between international development economics and Catholic social teaching, as well as conducting research on environmental ethics in the light of the Catholic tradition. Trained as a lawyer and moral theologian in Argentina, he holds an M.A. in welfare and human development from the University of Bath and a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Roehampton.

MARÍA PEÑARRUBIA BAÑÓN

PhD in European Studies (España)

Advisor on Foreign Affairs, International Development Cooperation and Migration for the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. She is also Councilor of the City Council of Villarta (Cuenca) and municipal spokesperson. She holds a degree in Law and Political Science and Administration from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia, a Master's Degree in European Studies from the CEU San Pablo University and a Master in European Union: Multilevel European Integration and Fundamental Rights from the UNED. She holds a PhD in European Studies.

CECILIA FERNÁNDEZ DE PALLINI

Honorary President of the Santander Academic Society of Colombia.

Coordinator of the Language Department of the Universidad Javeriana, Councilwoman of Bogotá, Secretary of Education of Bogotá, Congresswoman, Director of Culture and Tourism of Bogotá, Member of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the OAS; International Representative of Colombia for Women's Affairs to the UN and ECLAC; President for the Americas of the International Council of Women; Consul General of the Kingdom of Thailand; Dean of the Consular Corps and founder of the Regional Council of the Americas.

MIGUEL ÁNGEL CHICO HERRERA

Senator of the Mexican Republic

Mexican lawyer, notary public, journalist and politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was director of El Sol del Bajío, one of the newspapers of the state of Guanajuato and has been candidate for Municipal President of Celaya. He was State President of the PRI in Guanajuato and in March 2006 he was nominated as candidate for governor of the state.

JULIO CÉSAR KALA

National System of Researchers of Mexico - Doctor in Criminal Sciences

D. in Criminal Sciences with a specialty in criminology from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences. He has taught at different universities in Mexico, including UNAM, the National Institute of Criminal Sciences, the Metropolitan University, the University of Guanajuato, the Iberoamerican University, among others. He has participated in articles for specialized magazines, as well as being a contributor to multiple publications. He is currently part of the National System of Researchers, is a full professor B in the Division of Law, Politics and Government of the University of Guanajuato, and is also the Coordinator of the Interinstitutional Master's and Doctorate Program.

MANUEL E. VENTURA ROBLES

Chancellor of Costa Rica (2019-2020)

Former Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) (2004-2015). He served as Secretary of the Court from 1990 to December 2003. He was Deputy Secretary of the hemispheric high court. He has collaborated in the Costa Rican Foreign Service at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. as Minister Counselor in Legal Affairs, and at the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the OAS, as Second Alternate Delegate. He is a lawyer and notary public from the University of Costa Rica.

ALFREDO CHIRINO SÁNCHEZ

Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Costa Rica

Doctorate in Law. Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1995-1998. Master's Degree in Law. (Legum Magister) of the Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University, City of Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1994-1995. University lecturer in the areas of General and Special Criminal Law, Criminology, International Criminal Law, Methodology of Legal Research, Special Criminal Law.

CARLOS RICARDO BENAVIDES

President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica (2019-2020) - Deputy for the Province of San José.

Lawyer specialized in Public Law. Consultant in Tourism and Sustainable Development. Entrepreneur in the gastronomic sector. Member of the Legislative Assembly, period 2002-2006. Head of the National Liberation Party, period 2005-2006. Minister of Tourism 2006-2010, 2010-2011 President of the Executive Committee of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), 2008 to 2010. Minister of the Presidency of Costa Rica, 2011- 2014 Minister a.i of Sports, 2011 Deputy to the Legislative Assembly, period 2018-2022 Head of the National Liberation Party, 2018-2019.

VICTORIA HERNÁNDEZ MORA

Minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce of Costa Rica.

Bachelor and Master in Business Administration, with emphasis in banking and finance from the University of Costa Rica; "Coacher" from Lead University. Researcher at the Development Observatory of the University of Costa Rica on national development issues related to the environment, MSMEs, management models, financing, social banking, development banking and linkage models, among others. Co-founder and associate researcher of the Observatory of Microenterprise (OMIPYME) of the Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED).

FERNANDO TENORIO

President of the Mexican Academy of Criminology - Bachelor's Degree in Law.

Law Degree from the Law School of the Universidad Autónoma de México. Master's Degree in Criminology from the Instituto de Formación Profesional de la Procuraduría General de Justicia del D.F. (Professional Training Institute of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City). International Course on Criminal Justice and Critical Criminology, United Nations Social Defense Research Institute (Rome), Erasmus University (Holland) and Saarland University (Germany) (1984-1986). Doctorate in Research at the National Institute of Criminal Sciences. (1994- 1995). Professor and author of several articles and books on criminal law and criminology.

EDGAR H. FUENTES CONTRERAS

Director of the Public Law Department of the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Colombia) - Lawyer.

Doctor in Constitutional Law, with international mention, from the University of Seville (Spain). Lawyer from Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia). Master in Law from the National University of Colombia. Specialist and Official Master in Constitutional Law from Universidad Externado de Colombia and Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), respectively. Director of the Public Law Area of the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Colombia). Corresponding Member of the Academia Patriótica Nacional Antonio Nariño (Colombia).

RICARDO A. AUGMAN

Undersecretary of Human Rights of the Nation (Argentina) (2016-2020) - Director of NEOLUDENS.

He developed his clinical work in the framework of a health and community action center in the city of Buenos Aires for more than 20 years. Specialized in child maltreatment and abuse issues. She directed the Latin American programs at HIAS, a global NGO dedicated to assisting people in need of shelter, for five years. She has participated in numerous publications. She has worked for the Undersecretary for the Promotion of Human Rights of Argentina.

Alinne Arquette Leite Novais

Civil Law Judge (Brasil)

PhD candidate in the Postgraduate Program in Cognition and Language of the UENF. He has a Master's Degree in Civil Law from the UERJ and a Specialization in Judicial Management from the UnB. She is the chief judge of the TJMG. He has experience in the field of Law, with an emphasis on Civil Law, working on the following topics: General Theory, Obligations, Contracts, Real Rights, Consumer Law and Legal Bioethics. She is the author of the book The Consumer Defense Code and Contractual Theory (RT), co-author of the collection of Civil Code books interpreted according to the Constitution of the Republic (4 vols. - Renew), with chapters published in books and published articles in national and international magazines.

Raquel Veggi Moreira

Lawyer (Brasil)

Doctor and Master in Cognition and Language from the UENF. He has a "Lato sensu" postgraduate degree in Family Law and Conflict Mediation from UCAM; in Planning, Implementation and Management of Distance Education from UFF and in Civil Law from UCAM; Graduated in Law from the Universidade Iguaçu. Author of the work: Maternity in (re) construction: philosophical-bioethical-legal implications of replacement pregnancy. Co-organizer of the work: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in transdisciplinary studies. Member of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics of the UNLP. Member of the Research Group "Bioethics and Human Dignity". He had a co-authorship work quoted on the Senate Library website: "Orthothanasia: Bioethics, Biolaw, Medicine, and Personality Rights." He had a review of the book "Mistanásia: a 'morte miserável'" of which he participated as co-authorship, published on the website of the international magazine Recensioni Filosofiche. She participated as an evaluator of banners (master) in the XVII Graduate Exhibition of the UENF. She has experience as an assistant professor at UENF. She has already served as a conciliator - civil and criminal - Special Court (TJMG).

Zaida Josefina Marcano de Navas

Lawyer, Universidad Santa María, Caracas.

President of Fundación en Defensa de los Derechos Humanos la Familia. Specialized in International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Human Rights. Pedagogical Trainer for Non-Teaching Professionals. Postgraduate teacher at ULAC.

Gustavo M. Hornos

Federal Judge of the National Chamber of Federal Criminal Cassation of the Argentina Nation

He was appointed Federal Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor at the end of 1990. In early 1992 he was elected Prosecutor before the Federal Criminal and Correctional Appeals Chamber, replacing Luis Moreno Ocampo. In March 1995 he was appointed judge of the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation of the Nation, a body that he chaired on several occasions. President and founder of the Interinstitutional Prison Control System.

President

JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ SANCHEZ-CERRO

Ambassador (Peru)

Doctorate in Legal Sociology and Political Institutions from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. D. in Political Science from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Master in International Law and Diplomacy with mention in Treaty Law from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru, Suma Cum Laude. He holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru and a degree in International Relations and Career Diplomat from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. He served as Ambassador of Peru to Argentina, Germany, Spain, Andorra and Colombia.

MARCO NÚÑEZ MELGAR

Ambassador (Peru)

Career diplomat with a degree in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. Graduate in Sociology from the University "Inca Garcilazo de la Vega" and Master in International Treaties, Development and National Defense. He has served as Chief of Staff of the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of Peru (1982-1984). Member for three terms (to date) of the United Nations Committee for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. Former Consul General of Peru in Argentina (2012-2017).

LUIS CARELLO

Professor at the Universidad Nacional del Rosario (Argentina).

Lawyer by the National University of Rosario. Professor at the National University of Rosario, the Catholic University and the Rosario Bar Association. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Argentine Association of Administrative Law for several periods; specialist in constitutional and administrative law, he stands out in his social militancy in the cooperative movement. He was president of the Youth of the Socialist International.

HANSPETER MOCK

Ambassador (Switzerland)

Graduate in Law from the University of Lausanne. Specialist in the field of human rights and author of several publications on the subject, he joined the Service of the Directorate of Public International Law of the Federal Department (Ministry) of Foreign Affairs in 1993 as a scientific collaborator. After the diplomatic competition in 1996, he completed his internship in Lisbon and in the "Swiss Task Force - World War II" in Bern, where he was later appointed diplomatic collaborator. He worked as a diplomat in France, the European Union and Argentina.

ELENA GULYAEVA

Doctor in International Law (Rusia)

D. in International and European Law from the Institute of Comparative Law and Legislation of the Government of the Russian Federation. She has a Master's degree in Global Economy with a specialization in international business from the Russian Plehanov University of Economics. She has worked as a teacher and researcher at the Technological University of El Salvador, at the Saratov State Law Academy and at the Institute of European Studies of the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, among others. She was a fellow at the Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

PETER CAMINO CANNOCK

Ambassador of Peru

Member of the Peruvian Diplomatic Service since 1984. Bachelor in International Relations and Career Diplomat, Master in Regional Integration, International Law and International Relations. Former Director for South America of the Directorate General for the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru as well as diplomatic official at the Consulate General of Peru in Washington (United States), the Embassy of Peru in Austria, the Permanent Representation of Peru to the OAS, the Embassy of Peru to the Kingdom of Spain, and the Consulate General of Peru in La Plata (Argentina).

JORGE ERNESTO HINOSTROZA IRAZABAL

Licentiate in Law and Political Science (Perú)

Completed studies of Magister in Constitutional Law and Human Rights at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Specialist on International Refugee Law, President of the Peruvian Bar Association, currently working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MANUEL E. VENTURA ROBLES

Chancellor of Costa Rica (2019-2020)

Former Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) (2004-2015). He served as Secretary of the Court from 1990 to December 2003. He was Deputy Secretary of the hemispheric high court. He has collaborated in the Costa Rican Foreign Service at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. as Minister Counselor in Legal Affairs, and at the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the OAS, as Second Alternate Delegate. He is a lawyer and notary public from the University of Costa Rica.

President

ROXANA IVETTE PEREIRA VILLALOBOS

Rector of Yurusti College (Costa Rica)

President of Colegio Yurusti. Executive Director of the Yurusti Ecological Foundation. Master in International Relations and Diplomacy with emphasis in International Cooperation Project Management from the National University of Costa Rica. She is part of several NGOs in charge of programs focused on assistance to the Elderly Invalids and Street Dwellers and directs programs for the development of Indigenous Communities in the region of the Talamanca Mountain Range and other areas in Costa Rica. She served in the government of the Republic of Costa Rica as Executive Director of the Inter-Institutional Commission of Ministries for the coastal areas cleanup program, now a Blue Flag program for environmental protection and sustainable development. Vice President of the Costa Rican Government's National Commission of Schools Associated with UNESCO.

AVELINO PORTO

Rector of the Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina)

RODOLFO DE VINCENZI

Rector of the Universidad Abierta Interamericana (Argentina)

DANIEL EDUARDO MARTÍNEZ

Rector of the National University of La Matanza (Argentina)

FERNANDO FERNÁNDEZ FONT

President of the Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus (México)

FRANCISCO TAMARIT

Rector of the National University of Córdoba (2013-2016) (Argentina)

ALFONSO JOSÉ GÓMEZ

Rector of the Catholic University of Córdoba (Argentina)

FERNANDO FRAGUEIRO

Chancellor of Austral University (2013-2018) (Argentina)

ERNESTO FERNANDO VILLANUEVA

Rector of Arturo Jauretche National University (Argentina)

FERNANDO PONCE LEÓN

Rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

SANDRA TORLUCCI

Rector of the Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte (Argentina)

EDGARDO VELÁSQUEZ

Dean of the Law School of the Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador.

President

EDUARDO TINANT

President of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics and Doctor in Legal and Social Sciences (Argentina)

He has worked in the field of teaching. As professor of Philosophy of Law at the National University of La Plata. He is Director of the Master in Legal Bioethics at the same university, in which he has developed a great expertise. He was Inspector Attorney of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires and professor of Theory of Law and Human Rights in the Doctorate of Law at the University of Buenos Aires. He is President of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics, and Professor of the National Judicial School and Virtual Judicial School of the Province of Buenos Aires.

JOSÉ ALBERTO MAINETTI

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy from the National University of La Plata (UNLP) (Argentina)

Senior Researcher at Conicet. Director of the Institute of Bioethics and Medical Humanities of the Mainetti Foundation. Former Professor of Philosophical Anthropology and Medical Humanities at the UNLP. President of the Argentine Academy of Ethics in Medicine and corresponding member of the National Academy of Medicine. Honorary Doctorate from the National Universities of Córdoba, Mendoza and Agustín Mazza. Kónex Humanities Award 1994 and Isalud Award 1992.

PEDRO HOOFT

Lawyer and notary public of the Catholic University of Mar del Plata and Professor of Philosophy (Argentina)

Specialist in Bioethics. He has been teaching since the sixties in prestigious universities in Argentina and in countries such as Holland, Belgium, Germany and Brazil. He is the Founding President of the Argentine Association of Bioethics and author of several publications in specialized journals and books such as "Bioethics and Human Rights" published by Depalma.

NOEMÍ E. G. DE REMPEL

Doctor in Law (Argentina)

D. in Law from the University of Buenos Aires, Director of the Postgraduate Program in Bioethics at the School of Law of the same University. She has taught at universities such as Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Lomas de Zamora, Universidad de Mar del Plata, Universidad de Belgrano, Universidad de Palermo, among others. She is a permanent researcher at the Institute of Legal and Social Research "Ambrosio L. Gioja" of the University of Buenos Aires. She was also a fellow at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

JOSÉ MARÍA TAU

Lawyer graduated from the School of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of La Plata (Argentina)

Postgraduate studies in Law at the Complutense University of Madrid and in Philosophy. Diploma in Health Administration and Higher Studies in Social Security. Trained in Bioethics at the Institute of Bioethics and Medical Humanities of the "Dr. José María Mainetti Foundation for the Progress of Medicine", of whose Bioethics Committee he is a member and associate researcher; Professor, Academic Secretary and current Vice-Director of the Master's Degree in Legal Bioethics, Postgraduate Course of the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of the U.N.L.P. Vice-President of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics.

JORGE LUÍS MANRIQUE

Doctor of Medicine and Professor of Surgery at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Member of the Argentine Association of Surgery, of the Academic Committee of Ethics in Medicine, Advisor of the Medical Association of the Province of Buenos Aires among other organizations. Author of the book Discutiendo Bioética del Comité de Bioética del HIGA Eva Perón published in July 2000.

FRANCISCO LEÓN CORREA

Doctor in Philosophy and Letters, University of Valladolid, Spain.

Master in Bioethics from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Since 2002, he has been Associate Professor of the Bioethics Center of the Faculty of Medicine at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and has been a professor at the Universidad Diego Portales and Andrés Bello. He is currently Director of the Biomedical Sciences and Bioethics Program of the Faculty of Medicine at the Central University of Chile, where he directs several Diplomas in Bioethics and in Humanization of treatment in health care. President from 2005 to 2012 of the Chilean Society of Bioethics, and from 2009 to 2017 of the Latin American Federation of Bioethics Institutions (FELAIBE).

SUSANA VIDAL

Physician, specialist in Internal Medicine (Uruguay)

Specialist of the Program for Latin America and the Caribbean in Bioethics and Ethics of Science of UNESCO, UNESCO Office Montevideo.Specialist in Fundamental Bioethics and Master in Bioethics (University of Chile PAHO/WHO). Academic Coordinator of the Continuing Education Program in Bioethics, REDBIOETICA UNESCO, as well as Executive Coordinator of the Board of Directors of Redbioética UNESCO.

CARLOS MARIO GARCÍA RAMÍREZ

Philosopher from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and lawyer from the Universidad de Medellín (Colombia)

Specialist in Political Studies from Universidad Eafit and Master's Degree in History from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. D. candidate in Law at the University of Buenos Aires. He has worked as a teacher, researcher and director in different institutions of higher education in Medellín-Colombia. He directs the law program at the Corporación Universitaria Americana in Medellín.

DIETRICH ENGELHARDT

Dr. in philosophy in Heidelberg (Alemania)

Professor of History and Ethics of Medicine at the University of Lübeck, Germany, Vice-Rector of the University of Lübeck. Member of the Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina. President of the German Academy of Medical Ethics, Chairman of the Medical Research Ethics Committee and of the Clinical Ethics Committee of the University of Lübeck, since 1998 Professor at the Internationale Hochschule für Kunsttherapie und Kreativpädagogik Bad Wildbad/Hamburg. Honorary member of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics.

RICARDO RABINOVICH-BERKMAN

Professor of the Doctorate of the School of Law (UBA) (Argentina)

Professor at UBA (History of Law; General Principles of Latin American Law), Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora (Civil Law, General Part) and Universidad de Belgrano (Human Rights). He has served as General Director of the Escuela de la Magistratura del MERCOSUR among other positions in the university environment. He is a registered researcher at the Italian Ministry of Instruction. Advisor to the Argentinean Congress until 2007 (drafter of the Transplant Law 24.193, among others). Director of the electronic magazine PERSONA. Columnist of the newspaper La Prensa until 1993 and then of the newspaper Al Dia, of Philadelphia (United States). Appointed General Guardian of Frozen Embryos by the National Civil Court (2004-2006).

ROBERTO ANDORNO

Doctor in Law, University of Paris-Est Créteil (Argentina)

D. in Law from the Universities of Buenos Aires (1991) and Paris-Est Créteil (1994). Between 1999 and 2005 he conducted several research projects on bioethics and human rights at Laval University (Quebec, Canada) and at the Universities of Göttingen and Tübingen (Germany). He has been a member of the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO representing Argentina (1998-2005). In this capacity, he participated in the drafting of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005). He has also acted as an expert for the Council of Europe and prepared a Report on Advance Directives in European Comparative Law (2008). He is Associate Professor of Medical Law and Bioethics at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and Research Fellow at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics of the same University. He is the author of numerous publications on bioethics and law.

MARÍA GABRIELA FERRETTI

Physician specializing in neurology (Argentina)

Medical doctor graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. She is a specialist in internal medicine, neurology, medical auditing, forensic medicine and medical journalism. She is vice-president of the Association of Experts of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. She has taught biological chemistry, neurology, forensic medicine and health planning and programming at several universities.

PAULA SIVERINO BAVIO

Member of the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO (ICB, 2018-2021). Doctor in Law (Argentina)

PhD in Law (University of Buenos Aires), researcher, lecturer and consultant specialized in Bioethics and Human Rights. Member of the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO (ICB, 2018-2021). Director, Argentina Chapter, Pacific Women Lawyers Network. SteeringCommittee, JournalBioLaw/Biodiritto (Univesitá di Trento). Member of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics and BIORED (Peru). Founder, Observatory of Bioethics and Law (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú). Former member of the Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (Peruvian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics).

President

MARGARITA BOSCH

Member of the Argentine Association of Legal Bioethics - PhD in Bioethics

D. in Chemical Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires. Bachelor of Science from the University of Buenos Aires, Master in Business Administration from CEMA. Master and PhD in Bioethics at UCSC Italy. Director of the Diploma in Environmental Ethics at the Universidad Libre de las Américas (Valencia - Spain). Member of the "International Association of Catholic Bioethicist - Sovereign Order of Malta" as well as of the Argentinean Association of Legal Bioethics and other international institutions on Human Rights. She is President and founding member of the Academic Council of Ethics in Medicine of Argentina. Professor of Pharmacology at the National University of La Matanza.

DR. WALTER JOSÉ KIRBY

Degree in Philosophy and PhD in Psychology with orientation in Cognitive Neuroscience.

Founder and president of Fundación Luciérnaga since 1987, active promoter of sustainable development. Appointed Universal Ambassador of Peace in 2009. Co-creator of the International Bureau of Applied Cognitive Neuroscience. Director of the NGOs ARKA and FIDe, entities that work on Climate Change. Consultant on Sustainable Development.

PABLO OSVALDO CANZIANI

B.Sc. in Physics (Argentina)

Senior Researcher CONICET at the Engineering Research and Development Unit, FRBA-UTN. Degree in Physical Sciences. FCEN UBA 1985. PhD in Physical Sciences FCEN UBA, 1991. He worked as a teacher and researcher at FCEN UBA, UCA and UTN. He has more than 150 national and foreign publications with and without referee. Director of theses and dissertations of more than 40 graduates. Specialist in atmospheric physics.

MARTÍN ORLOFF

B.A. in Government and International Relations (Argentina)

Degree in Government and International Relations. UADE. He served as Administrative Secretary and International Relations Advisor of the Argentine Delegation of the Binational Commission of the Upper Basin of the Bermejo River and Grande de Tarija River (COBINABE). He worked at the General Directorate of Patrimony of the Buenos Aires Legislature.

UNHCR ACNUR

ACNUR Argentina Foundation

AGNUR Argentina Foundation. The ONU Refugee Agency

PRESIDENT

DANIEL RAFECAS

Specialist in Criminal Law from the School of Law of the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

D. in Criminal Law from the University of Buenos Aires. He has held all the positions of the judicial career, first in the National Judicial Branch (1987-1998) and then in the National Public Prosecutor's Office (1998-2004), until he reached the position of Legal Secretary of the National Attorney General's Office. Currently Head of the National Federal Criminal and Correctional Court No. 3 of the Federal Capital (2004-2019). Professor in the Intensive Doctorate Program of the School of Law (UBA). Permanent guest professor, among others, in the Specialization Course in Criminal Law of the School of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Rosario (UNR). Author of the books "El delito de quiebra de sociedades", 2001; "La tortura y otras prácticas ilegales a detenidos", 2010; "Historia de la Solución Final. Una indagación de las etapas que llevaron al exterminio de los judíos europeos", 2012; and "Aportes para un cambio cultural a partir de Auschwitz. Essays on Law, History and Education", 2013.Author of numerous articles in his specialty. Guest lecturer and professor at numerous universities in the West.

EUGENIO RAÚL ZAFFARONI

Member of the Supreme Court of Justice in Argentina (2003-2014) – Judge at the Interamerican Human Rights Court.

Member until 2015 of the Supreme Court of Justice in Argentina, occupied a great amount of roles y Argentina’s Justice system since the 70’s.
Distinguished professor in Argentina, Germany, Mexico and Latin America in general.

With a long academic trajectory, he is the author of many pieces in criminal law, criminology and human rights.

RICARDO HARO

Honorary President of the Argentinian Association of Constitutional Rights

PhD in Law and Social Sciences. Professor Emerita in the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and Universidad Blas Pascal (Argentina). Member in the Academia Nacional de Derecho y Ciencias Social, Academia Nacional de Ciencias Morales y Políticas (Argentina). Awarded the Konex prize in 2006 in Humanities. Co-judge of the Supreme Court Argentina (2002-2014).

EDUARDO JOSÉ RAMÓN LLUGDAR

Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Santiago del Estero (Argentina).

Lawyer by the Catholic University of Santiago del Estero (UCSE Argentina). Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Santiago del Estero (Argentina). Visiting Professor of Legal Philosophy and Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Human and Humanitarian Rights at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Judge Evaluator in Human Rights Competitions at Universidad Católica de Santiago del Estero; Human Rights Academy, WCL, American University of USA; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; CIDH, Instituto Colombiano de DDHH and Universidad Antonio Nariño de Colombia.

JOAQUÍN BOUSOÑO

President (Argentina)

Advanced student of Communication Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. Researcher with Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, CELS and Memoria abierta. Teacher at the Bachillerato Popular de La Poderosa in Villa 31. Producer of FM La Tribu.

MARÍA CLARA OLMOS

Assistant (Argentina)

Advanced student of the Social Communication Sciences career at the University of Buenos Aires. Producer at FM La Tribu. Writer at the Communication Career News Agency (ANCCOM).

THOMAS ARTOPOULOS

Assistant (Argentina)

Advanced undergraduate student in History at the University of Buenos Aires. Collaborator in El Interprete Digital.

PRESIDENT

LUIS GONZÁLEZ PLACENCIA

Mexican academic

D. in Criminal Policy from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences of Mexico, Master In Law from the International Institute of Sociology of Law of Oñati, Spain, and Bachelor in Psychology from UNAM.

MARÍA GABRIELA FERRETI

Physician specializing in neurology (Argentina)

Medical doctor graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. She is a specialist in internal medicine, neurology, medical auditing, forensic medicine and medical journalism. She is vice-president of the Association of Experts of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. She has taught biological chemistry, neurology, forensic medicine and health planning and programming at several universities.

ERICK MARCELO JURADO ARAMAYO

Sociologist, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés UMSA, Bolivia.

Director of the Asociación de Instituciones de Promoción y Educación, a network of NGOs specialized in local economic development with a focus on food security and sovereignty in Bolivia. He is a sociologist from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés UMSA, Bolivia, Master in Research for Development from the University for Strategic Research in Bolivia (U-PIEB), Bolivia, with a master's degree in educational policy from the University "Alberto Hurtado" (UAH) in Santiago de Chile and a Diploma in Community Economic Development from the University "Simon Fraser" (USF) Canada.

OSCAR LUJÁN FAPPIANO

National Deputy (MC) and Attorney General of the Nation (Argentina)

He was a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights between 1990 and 1997, which he chaired, and was a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He is currently the Ombudsman of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Islas Malvinas and Islas del Atlántico Sur.

CARLOS R. CONSTENLA

Lawyer, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

President Emeritus of the Latin American Ombudsman Institute - Ombudsman's Office. Coordinator of the Commission "Constitutionalisms" of the Working Group on Jurisprudence of the European Council of Social Research in Latin America based in Vienna. Member of the Argentine Association of Administrative Law. He was a professor at the University of Buenos Aires and at the University Institute of the Federal Police. He was the first Ombudsman of Vicente López between 1999 and 2009. He was President of the Association of Ombudsmen of the Argentine Republic. Author of books and other legal publications.

JUAN PABLO MATTA

Social Anthropologist (Argentina)

D. from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and a degree in Anthropological Sciences from the National University of the Center of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNICEN). Adjunct Researcher of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina. Director of the Group of Sociocultural Studies of Conflict at UNICEN. He has developed postdoctoral stays at the Institute of Human Rights, Democracy, Culture of Peace and Nonviolence (DEMOSPAZ) of the Fundación Cultura de Paz and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and at the Escola de Serviço Social of the Universidade Federal do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro. She co-directs the Higher Diploma in Education for Peace and Social Conflict Management at UNICEN.

PATRICIA VALENCIA GALLEGO

Law student (Pompeu Fabra University) (España)

Specialized in International Law and Human Rights. She has taken courses at the University of Leiven (Belgium) and Georgetown University (U.S.A.). Red Cross volunteer in immigration and other volunteer work in defense of Human Rights.

FLORENCIA FRAGA

Lawyer specialized in public policies with a human rights and gender approach (Argentina)

Master in Human Rights (UNLP, Argentina). Specialized in Tools for the management of public policies (UBA, Argentina). She worked as Coordinator for the implementation of a Social Program in the Province of Buenos Aires. Currently, she is legal advisor to the Secretariat of Media and Public Communication of the Nation.

ALEJANDRO NATÓ

Lawyer and mediator (Argentina)

Master in Conflict Resolution (Spain) and Master in International Cooperation (Spain). Professor of Latin American Law at the CBC of the UBA and adjunct professor of International Human Rights Law at the School of Law of the UBA. Academic Director of the Latin American Ombudsman Institute. Coordinator of the conflict resolution office of the National Ombudsman's Office.

DANIEL LANUZA RODÉ

PhD in projects and research on governmental programs from the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Spain-Mexico and Universidad de Guanajuato.

Four times recognized with the "medal of university merit". Government advisor, analyst and academic. Invited professor of postgraduate courses in several public and private universities. 30 years of experience in local government. Member of Pro Ciencia Mexico and IGLOM-Mexico. Author of articles and books on public policy with municipalist applications.

DIANA DEL CONSUELO CALDERA GONZÁLEZ

D. in Organizational Studies from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) (México)

She has research stays at the University of Montreal (Canada), University of Texas (USA), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) and Universidad de Santo Tomás (Colombia). Speaker at various events in Mexico and abroad. He has publications in social entrepreneurship and organizational analysis. PTC of the University of Guanajuato.

MARCELA CHACÓN CASTRO

AMCHAM Legislative Affairs Committee (Costa Rica)

Lawyer and Notary Public with specializations in Administration of Businesses Led by Women from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Citizen Security with a Gender Approach from the Universidad Oberta de Cataluña and the UNDP. She was Vice Minister of Public Security during the Arias Sánchez Administration and Vice Minister of Government and Police in the Government of Laura Chinchilla. She served as training specialist and legal advisor at the Embassy of the United States of America in Costa Rica. Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries and member of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce.

JULIO CÉSAR KALA

President of IIDH-Mexico

D. in Criminal Sciences with a specialization in criminology from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.

RUBÉN DÍAZ LÓPEZ

Commissioner of the Transparency Institute of the State of Aguascalientes (México)

Law Degree from the University of Aguascalientes and Master in Humanistic Studies. Professor of Doctorate and Master's Degrees at the University of Guanajuato.

ISIS NEVAI ALBARRÁN GARCÍA

D. in Law from the University of Guanajuato (México)

Master's Degree in Administration and Procurement of Justice from the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua and a Master's Degree in Human Rights from the Universidad de Granada. She currently works as Head of the Research and Training Institute and President of the Labor and Gender Equality Committee of the State Electoral Tribunal of Guanajuato.

JOSÉ PABLO VEGA

Specialist in Migratory Affairs (Costa Rica)

Lawyer specialized in International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law, with experience in international litigation, academic research and education on human rights and forced displacement in the Americas. Law degree with emphasis in Human Rights from the University of Costa Rica and Master in International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law from the University of Essex.

LUIS GERARDO JIMÉNEZ ARIAS

Master in Microbiology (Costa Rica)

Former Fullbright scholar in Molecular Biology at the University of Florida, USA. Master in Theology from Saint Joseph Catholic Seminary of the Archdiocese of New York. Bioethicist by profession Graduated from the Pontifical University Regina Apostolurm in Rome, Italy. Awarded Magnificent Honors with the approval of the Vatican City Secretariat of State under the authority of Pope Benedict XVI.

MILENA JARAMILLO YEPES

President of IIDH-Colombia Lawyer and Conciliator of the University of Antioquia.

Master in Law with emphasis in natural resources law from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Expert advisor in the application and enforcement of administrative instruments in environmental and natural resource management matters.

WILLIAM JIMÉNEZ SCHROEDER

Lawyer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Founding member of the IIDH Colombia Chapter. Former President of the Council of Justice of Bogotá, Colombia and former Auxiliary Magistrate of the Council of State, Colombia. Professor. Lawyer from the National University of Colombia, with specialization and master's degrees from the same institution. His professional experience in the public sector of the territorial order in matters of citizen coexistence, police law, government and urbanism, as well as in the magistracy of the national order.

ANDRÉS CAMILO RAMÍREZ GUTIÉRREZ

Specialist in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (Colombia)

Lawyer from the University of Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Master in Law from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Professor of the Master's Degree in Human Rights and Citizenship at the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano. He has worked in the field of international humanitarian law and human rights, the Unit for the Attention and Integral Reparation of Victims of the Conflict, the Colombian Commission of Jurists, the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General's Office as an external advisor. He currently works at the Tribunal for Peace, in the Review Section of the JEP.

ALBERTO MARTINEZ

President of IIDH-Spain - Law Degree from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) (España)

Currently studying for a Master's Degree in Law at the same University. Collaborator in ZR Abogados (law firm in Barcelona), in criminal, civil and immigration law. Volunteer for the Red Cross, during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Barcelona. Intern International Institute of Human Rights Chapter for the Americas of Argentina (15/09/2019- 15/12/2019). Volunteer (2019-current) for the Latin American and Caribbean Criminal Court Project (COPLA) for the NGO Global Democracy. Participation in the Seminar of the VI Ibero-American Thought Week on International Justice at The Hague (Netherlands) from May 27 to June 6, 2019. Professional Degree in Music at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Barcelona (Spain), in the instrument of Viola (June 2018).

Costa Rica

Mariana Pereira Briceño

Degree in Social Work

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Social Management. Member of IIDHA-CR.

ALAN DOSORETZ

BA in Government and International Relations (Argentina)

BA in Government and International Relations, specialist in multi-track diplomacy and conflict transformation. He is also a specialist in Israel and Environment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Executive Director of Fundación Argentina Ciudadana dedicated to developing initiatives that generate an impact on civic life. He also works as Chief of Staff at the Secretariat of Interjurisdictional Coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Nation.

GIAN CARLO BARRETO

Advisor at the Secretariat of Worship of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Argentina - Economist.

Economist from Universidad de Pacífico and Anthropologist from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He studied for a Master's degree at the Università Di Bologna in Italy. He is an Advisor at the Secretariat of Worship of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Argentina. He has worked at the Ministry of Social Development of the City of Buenos Aires, at the Foundation "El pobre de Asis", at the Institute of Cooperation for Development "Progetto Sviluppo" in Rome, among others.

President

MÓNICA CHAMA

Licensed in Psychology

Author of books and numerous articles on women's rights and gender issues. She was an advisor to the National Congress and the Cabinet of Presidential Advisors (Argentina, 1993-2000). He actively promoted the female quota law and public policies in defense of women.

Mental Health Committee

ALEJANDRA LILIANA PRESTA

Coordinator of the Mental Health Committee (Argentina)

Psychoanalyst, Higher Diploma in Educational Management with Orientation in Social Sciences, -FLACSO-, Professor at the Instituto Terciario Integral de Munro, Member of AASAM, Argentine Association of Mental Health, Vice-president of the Chapter "Symptoms and the time", author of numerous works in the area of Mental Health, its intersection with culture and its different approaches.

Mental Health Committee

JOSÉ ENRIQUE GALEANO

Coordinator of the Mental Health Committee (Paraguay)

Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalyst. Member of APdeA, Psychoanalytic Association of Asuncion, Republic of Paraguay, Member of FEPAL, Psychoanalytic Federation of Latin America and Professor at the Catholic University of Asuncion, Republic of Paraguay.

Virginia Pérez

Mental health committee (Argentina)

Psychoanalyst. Titular Director of the Comprehensive Interdisciplinary School of Special Education of the City of Buenos Aires. Higher Diploma in Educational Management with an orientation in Social Sciences. FLACSO. Member of the Argentine Association of Mental Health. Postgraduate in Rorschach Psychodiagnosis.

Sports Committee

Myriam Mabel Torres

Lic. In Psychology - Coordinator of the Sports Committee (Argentina)

Diploma in Management and Promotion of Cultural Rights, University of Buenos Aires. She is former president of Culture of the Argentine Soccer Association (AFA) 2015-2017 representing the Newell's Old Boys Athletic Club of Rosario Santa Fe. Member of MACFUT, Women Associated with Soccer Clubs. Vice President of the Buenos Aires Branch of the Newell's Old Boys Club.

Committee of Tradition and Knowledge

ADRIANA AGÜERO

Degree in Psychology, Master in Culture and Mental Health - Coordinator of the Committee of Tradition and Knowledge (Argentina)

He has carried out community activities through the Coordination of the Community Assistance Service, the S.O.S Crisis Project and his participation in the Epistemology and Scientific Research Area of ??the College of Psychologists. Province of Bs As. Department XV
She is co-author of the book "Risking the Word" and author of numerous writings on topics of Psychoanalysis, Philosophy and Culture.

STELLA MARIS MARTINEZ

General Defender of the Argentine Nation

Doctor in Law from the University of Salamanca (Spain). She has held public positions as Official Defender of the Poor, Absent and Incapable of the Criminal and Correctional Court (1988 -1993). Public Defender before the Chamber (1993 - 2001), Official Defender before the Supreme Court of Justice (since 2001), among others.

ALICIA PIERINI

Secretary of Human Rights of the Nation (Argentina 1990-1999) and Ombudsman of the City of Buenos Aires (2003-2014).

She served as Ombudsman and Constitutional Convention of the City of Buenos Aires. Deputy for two consecutive terms, President of the Commission on Human Rights, Guarantees and Anti-discrimination. Secretary of State for Human Rights (Argentina - 1992-2000). Member of the Council for Security and Crime Prevention. Postgraduate professor in the Master of Governance and Public Management at the UBA - Faculty of Economic Sciences (FCE) since 2013 to date.

GABRIELA RENAULT

Dean of the Psychology and Psychpedagogy at the Universidad del Salvador (Argentina)

PhD in Psychology at the University of Weston (Canada). Researcher for CONICET (Argentina). Currently teaches at Universidad del Salvador and UNESCO’s Bioethics Commission. Author of many books and investigations on her specialties.

JORGE GARZARELLI

Doctor in Psychology (Argentina)

D. in Psychology from the Universidad del Salvador. He has been a professor at the Humanistic University Organization in Brazil; deputy, international university advisor and vice-president for Argentina of the "World Parliament for Peace and Security" based in Italy; member of the International Association of Medical, Psychological and Religious Studies; member of the Latin American Association of Neurosciences, professor at the Universidad del Salvador, among other relevant positions. He has published papers and specialized articles in important national and international media. She has written books on psychosociology, gender and education.

NERINA DA RIN

Official at the People’s Defense Office for the City of Buenos Aires

Lawyer at the Universidad Católica Argentina. Professor of grade and postgraduate at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Deputy teacher in Public Policies and Rights Preservation at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Public speaker, with conferences and seminars in Argentina and the rest of the world. Author of many pieces linked with human rights, represented Argentina in international conferences and worldwide organizations of regional integration. Her professional career focuses on preservation of rights and public policy analysis.

GRACIELA GILABERT

Director of the Cooperadora Asistencial de la Capital de Salta Argentina.

She has served as Director of Social Welfare of the Municipality of the City of Salta, Secretary of the Advisory Office of Trade Union Affairs of the Government of the same province, Secretary of State of the Municipality of Salta, Provincial Congresswoman, Councilwoman for the capital of Salta, Vice-President of the Departmental Council of the Capital of Salta, among other high positions. She is a member of the Agrupación de Mujeres Peronistas de Salta, and of the women's branch of the Justicialist Party of Salta.

TELMA VIVIANA COSENTINO

Press and Institutional Communication Advisor (Argentina)

Advisor on ceremonial, protocol, press and institutional communication issues. She is a researcher of works related to the position of women in current societies and collaborator of the project "Women and Power", research published in the city of Buenos Aires. She is a promoter of the Red Mujeres en Comunicación (Women in Communication Network).

PRESIDENT

María Clara Del Valle Vega

National Senator (Argentina)

National senator for La Rioja and president of the block "There is a Future Argentina". Degree in Political Science, with a postgraduate degree in Community Mediation.
Likewise, with the title of Professor of History and Civic Education, throughout her career she has served as a professor at Provincial College No. 1 and at the Higher Institute of Teacher Training Albino Sánchez Barros.
In the legislative field, she held the position of national deputy during the 2016/17 period.
He is a member of NGOs and various institutions of the third sector. Its parliamentary work has as axes the care of the environment and the rights of women.

CARLOS RICARDO BENAVIDES

President of the Legislative Assembly (Costa Rica)

Lawyer specialized in Public Law. Consultant in Tourism and Sustainable Development. Entrepreneur in the gastronomic sector. Member of the Legislative Assembly, period 2002-2006. Head of the National Liberation Party, period 2005-2006. Minister of Tourism 2006-2010, 2010-2011 President of the Executive Committee of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), 2008 to 2010. Minister of the Presidency of Costa Rica, 2011- 2014 Minister a.i of Sports, 2011 Deputy to the Legislative Assembly, period 2018-2022 Head of the National Liberation Party, 2018-2019.

MARÍA PEÑARRUBIA BAÑÓN

Councilor (España)

Advisor on Foreign Affairs, International Development Cooperation and Migration for the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. She is also Councilor of the City Council of Villarta (Cuenca) and municipal spokesperson. She holds a degree in Law and Political Science and Administration from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia, a Master's Degree in European Studies from the CEU San Pablo University and a Master in European Union: Multilevel European Integration and Fundamental Rights from the UNED. She holds a PhD in European Studies.

DALMACIO MERA

National Senator (Argentina)

Lawyer by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, with studies in tax administration, politics and Constitution. Worked as vice governor for the province of Catamarca. National Congressman for the province and vice president of the Partido Justicialista in Catamarca.

MIRTHA NATIVIDAD ARCE CAMACHO

Senator and National Deputy (Bolivia)

National Senator for Bolivia. Substitute National Congresswoman (2010-2014). Responsible for the Área Jurídica Servicio Departamental de Camino, Bolivia (2007-2008). Legal advisor for the Prefectura of Cercado, Bolivia (2005-2006). Associate Prosecutor of controlled substances – Tarija, Bolivia (2002-2005). Advisor for the UN’s Office against Drugs and Crime

MARCELO D ALESSANDRO

National Deputy (MC)

Remarkable criminologist and criminal law specialist. National Congressmen for Buenos Aires. Human rights advocate. Lawyer, obstinate defender of fundamental rights and guarantees in court, tribune, media and scholar.

ALICIA PIERINI

Legislator for the City of Bs. As. (MC)

She served as Ombudsman and Constitutional Convention of the City of Buenos Aires. Deputy for two consecutive terms, President of the Commission on Human Rights, Guarantees and Anti-discrimination. Secretary of State for Human Rights (Argentina - 1992-2000). Member of the Council for Security and Crime Prevention. Postgraduate professor in the Master of Governance and Public Management at the UBA - Faculty of Economic Sciences (FCE) since 2013 to date.

JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ SANCHEZ-CERRO

Parliamentarian for Peru to the Andean Parliament

Doctorate in Legal Sociology and Political Institutions from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. D. in Political Science from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Master in International Law and Diplomacy with mention in Treaty Law from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru, Suma Cum Laude. He holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru and a degree in International Relations and Career Diplomat from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. He served as Ambassador of Peru to Argentina, Germany, Spain, Andorra and Colombia.

Lic. Rodolfo Julio Urtubey

National Senator (Argentina)

He is an Argentine political leader, lawyer and National Senator (term fulfilled) and former National Judge member of the Oral Criminal Court No. 13.

Juan Manuel Urtubey

Argentine politician, lawyer and university professor, former Governor of the province from Salta

He was first elected governor in 2007 at the age of 38. He was re-elected consecutively in 2011 and 2015, by around 57% and 51% of the votes, respectively. Previously, he was a National Deputy between 1999 and 2007. In that position, he was president of the Constitutional Affairs Commission and President of the Justicialista Bloc.

PRESIDENT

DIEGO LUCIANO MAZZELLA

Official of the National Senate (Argentina 2010-2014).

Political scientist from the University of Buenos Aires. Advisor to the Congress of the Argentine Nation and member of the Center for Integral Development Studies. He has published various articles on political philosophy, financial inclusion and sustainable development.

YAMID ZULUAGA QUINTERO

General Secretary (Colombia)

Social communicator from the University of Pamplona (Colombia). Specialist in cultural journalism from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina). Writer.

MATTEO BARBARESCO

PhD student in International Public Law (Francia)

Author of "Between Jus standi and Locus standi. The place of the individual/victim in international human rights litigation". Researcher in international human rights law. Laurea Magistrale in Jurisprudence at the University of Padua. Exchange doctoral student at the University of Strasbourg.

FRANCY ADRIANA GONZÁLEZ

Lawyer at the Universidad Libre de Colombia

Lawyer of the Universidad Libre de Colombia. Master in Commercial Law from the University of Buenos Aires. She has a long career in real estate law, social security and as a legal advisor in the aeronautical field.

JORGE ADRIAN MENDIOLA ORTIZ

Criminologist (México)

Graduated in Criminology from the Instituto Humani Mundial. He has worked as a police instructor at the Public Security Training Institute of the State of Guanajuato in Mexico, as a transportation inspector at the General Transportation Directorate of Guanajuato and as an officer of the General Commissariat of the Public Security Forces of the same state.

MARÍA VERÓNICA GUSSO

International Relations at the University of Rome - B.A. in Political Science (Italia)

Degree in Political Science and International Relations. Graduate student in International Relations at the University of Rome La Sapienza. Researcher in the field of international human rights law and international cooperation.

Juan Facundo Muciaccia

Degree in political science (Argentina)

He has a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), oriented in public administration, Latin American politics and integration processes.
Has a specialization in Economic and Political History Economic (UBA). He is Master's in Economic History and Economic Policies (UBA). He is president of the Asociación Civile Citizen Development. Coordinates the Interpretation Center of the
Peronism of the National Directive Council of the Civil Personal Union of the Nation. Co-founder and director of the Study Center for the Comprehensive Development (CEDI). He holds the Chair of Institutional Analysis of the Public Organizations in the Faculty of Law of the National University of Lomas from Zamora (Argentina).

Gustavo Ignacio Míguez

Philosophy teacher (Argentina)

He is a professor of philosophy. He co-founded the Center for Comprehensive Development Studies (CEDI), where he currently works as Academic Secretary. Within CEDI, he directs the collection of books "Crisis y Desarrollo" (CEDI-Ciccus) on strategic thinking, public policy planning and regional integration models. He also directs for the Caterva publishing house the "Desert and Nation" collection, which brings together essay books on philosophy in Argentina. He coordinates the cultural activities of the Directorate for the Production of Cultural Goods and Services of the Mariano Moreno National Library, in which he has worked since 2005. He gives seminars and workshops on national thought and Argentine political history at the UNGS and UPAMI and in
numerous cultural centers.

DANIEL E. HERRENDORF

President (Argentina)

He is a writer and jurist. Author of the "International Treatise on Human Rights" and the "Human Rights Code". He is also the author of works on general and political philosophy, fundamental rights and fiction.

YAMID ZULUAGA QUINTERO

General Secretary (Colombia)

Social communicator from the University of Pamplona (Colombia). Specialist in cultural journalism from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina). Writer.

DIEGO LUCIANO MAZZELLA

Treasurer (Argentina)

Political scientist from the University of Buenos Aires. Advisor to the Congress of the Argentine Nation and member of the Center for Integral Development Studies. He has published various articles on political philosophy, financial inclusion and sustainable development.

DIEGO A. ASPRONI

Secretary of Academic Affairs (Argentina)

Degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires, PhD candidate in Government, university professor, co-author of the Human Rights Code (Ed. Thomson-Reuters).

Tomás Goobar

Assistant to the President (Argentina)

Student progressing in Social Communication Oriented to Local Development at the Higher Institute of Free Time and Recreation.

Ambassador (Peru)

MARCO NÚÑEZ MELGAR

PRESIDENT

Career diplomat with a degree in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. Graduate in Sociology from the "Inca Garcilazo de la Vega" University and Master in International Treaties, Development and National Defense. He has served as Chief of Staff of the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of Peru (1982-1984). Member for three terms (to date) of the United Nations Committee for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. Former Consul General of Peru in Argentina (2012-2017).

MERCADO COMÚN DEL SUR - MERCOSUR

Regional governmental body

COMUNIDAD ANDINA DE NACIONES (CAN)

Regional governmental Organism

PARLAMENTO LATINOAMERICANO

Regional parliamentary institution

CONFEDERACIÓN PARLAMENTARIA DE LAS AMÉRICAS

Regional parliamentary institution

SECRETARÍA DE RELACIONES INTERNACIONALES DE MÉXICO

State Chancellery

ORGANIZACIÓN DE ESTADOS AMERICANOS

Regional governmental body

EMBAJADA DEL PERÚ EN LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA

Diplomatic representation

UNIÓN DE NACIONES SURAMERICANAS

Regional governmental body

COMUNIDAD DEL CARIBE

Regional governmental Organism

DELEGACIÓN DE ASOCIACIONES ISRAELITAS ARGENTINAS (DAIA)

Confederation of Jewish Organizations

CENTRO ISLÁMICO DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA

Institution of the Islamic religion

AMIA

Jewish mutual institution

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ARTURO JAURETCHE

University

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL

University

UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA INTERAMERICANA (UAI)

University

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA PUEBLA

University

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA

University

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA

University

ASOCIACIÓN DE UNIVERSIDADES CONFIADAS A LA COMPAÑÍA DE JESUS EN AMÉRICA LATINA

Jesuit University Confederation

UNIVERSIDAD DE BELGRANO

University

THOMPSON REUTERS

Editorial Group

LA LEY

Legal Editorial

INSTITUTO CARLOS COSSIO

University Foundation

INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO NACIONAL DEL ARTE

University

FONDO DE CULTURA Y MECENAZGO DEL SUR

Patronage Foundation

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE ECUADOR

University

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA MATANZA

University

UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO

University

ASOCIACIÓN ARGENTINA DE BIOÉTICA JURÍDICA

National association

MAESTRÍA EN BIOETICA JURÍDICA (UNLP)

University

FUNDACIÓN LUCIÉRNAGA

Non-Governmental Organization

ARCHIVO NACIONAL DE LA MEMORIA

Regional Government Organization

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE EL SALVADOR

University

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

University

ALTA INNOVATION INSTITUTE

Institute for Economic Development

OBSERVATORIO BOLIVIANO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS FUNDACIÓN NUEVA DEMOCRACIA

Non-Governmental Organization

ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA EL DERECHO INTERNACIONAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS

Foundation

UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO - COLOMBIA

University

UNIVERSIDAD DEL BOSQUE - COLOMBIA

University

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TLAXCALA - MÉXICO

University

ENRIQUE PETRACCHI

Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina (In Memoriam)

Petracchi served as President of the Court (elected by his peers) between 2004 and 2006. During this period, he promoted changes in the transparency and organization of the Court. Thus, resolutions and agreements were issued to make public the status of the files, the professionals involved and allow the publication of the sentences on the Internet once the parties have been notified.

CARLOS S. FAYT

Former Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina (In Memoriam)

Dr. Fayt wrote 35 books during his career, 3 of which were devoted to the subject of Peronism and a saga on the History of Political Thought from Ancient Greece to the 20th century. He did not hold any public office until 1983 and during the previous years he taught at various universities and foundations in the country. In 1983 he was finally appointed member of the Court. From that year until 2015 he remained uninterruptedly in office, for 37 years.

CARMEN MARÍA ARGIBAY MOLINA

Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation (In Memoriam)

Of her brilliant career, we can highlight that she was part of the International Women's Tribunal on War Crimes, for the prosecution of sexual slavery, which in December 2000 condemned the Japanese army for crimes committed during World War II, where women from different countries were subjected to sexual slavery.

JULIO CÉSAR STRASSERA

Former Prosecutor of the Trial of the Argentinean Military Judgments (In Memoriam)

During the first years of the dictatorship he was in charge of Habeas Corpus requested by political prisoners, many of them denied. In the famous 1985 Trial of the Juntas, Strassera was the prosecutor in charge of the trial. This trial, the result of decree number 158/83 of Raúl Alfonsín's government, as required by the then Code of Military Justice, was held against nine members of the Military Juntas (including heads of state) that governed Argentina during the civic-military coup between 1976 and 1983. It ended with the conviction of five of them, most of them to life imprisonment.

ROSARIO GREEN MACÍAS

Ambassador Emeritus of Mexico (In Memoriam)

She served as Secretary General of the PRI's National Executive Committee, Secretary of Foreign Affairs during the six-year term of President Ernesto Zedillo, Undersecretary of Political Affairs of the UN in the administration of Secretary General Butros Butros-Ghali and Ambassador of Mexico to the German Democratic Republic and Argentina. She was also Senator of the Republic for the PRI, elected under the national list principle in the LX and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress of the Union. Ms. Green was the first woman to serve as Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

REGINA SZAPIRO

Member of the Fertility Society (Argentina). (In Memoriam)

She served as director of adolescent psychology and infertility and assisted fertilization psychology at the Fernandez Hospital in the City of Buenos Aires. She was a member of the Argentine fertility society and led the team working in schools with adolescents at risk. She has published papers on adolescence and family, adolescence at risk, adolescence and femininity, teenage pregnancy, assisted fertilization, among others.

IIDH-Uruguay

TABARÉ VÁZQUEZ

PRESIDENT (In Memoriam)

He was president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay for two non-consecutive terms: from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. He was the first leftist candidate to occupy a relevant elective office. During his mandate, he implemented assistance plans, promoted dialogue, defended human rights and promoted the search for people who disappeared during the military regime that ruled the country between 1973 and 1985.