Staff

CEJIL’s staff is noteworthy for its diversity and for the professionalism of its members. Staff members come from a variety of countries in the hemisphere, creating a multicultural environment that enriches the work process and has a favorable impact on the results obtained and the successes achieved. The professional staff is complemented and enriched by the valuable contributions made many volunteers through the Internship Program in the four CEJIL offices.

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	Viviana Krsticevic Executive Director Ms. Krsticevic received her law degree from the University of Buenos Aires, a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Stanford University, and an LLM from Harvard University. She has led numerous conferences and workshops in the Americas and Europe on the international protection of human rights. Ms. Krsticevic has also litigated cases before both the Inter-American Commission and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. She is the author of numerous articles, which have been published in the US, Latin America and Europe.
	Ariela Peralta Deputy Executive Director & Program Director for the Andean, North America and Caribbean Region Ms. Peralta received her law degree from the University of Uruguay and a Master’s degree in International Legal Studies at American University’s Washington College of Law. Prior to joining CEJIL, Ms. Peralta served as an independent expert for the United Nations Developed Programe enhancing the role of the Uruguayan congress and legislative policy on human rights. Previously, Ms. Peralta worked at the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), Geneva, Switzerland and was the executive secretary for Servicio de Paz y Justicia para América Latina (SERPAJ-AL).
	Francisco Quintana Deputy Program Director for the Andean, North America and Caribbean Region Mr. Quintana received his law degree from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico in Mexico City and his LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Between 2001 and 2003 Mr. Quintana served as staff attorney at CEJIL’s office in Costa Rica, litigating cases related to Honduras and Panama and providing training to NGOs in the Central American region. Between 2004 and 2006, he also served as senior staff attorney at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San Jose.
	Beatriz Affonso *Program Director for Brazil* Mrs. Affonso received her master's degree in political science from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. She started her career working on the defense of human rights as an investigator del Núcleo de Estudios de la Violencia, and from 1996-2002 she was the executive secretary of the Teitonio Vilela Commission. From 2002-2004 she worked as executive secretary at the Municipal Human Rights Comission, Sao Paulo. Mrs. Affonso was a key member in developing state and federal program on human rights in Brazil.
	Alejandra Nuño *Program Director for Mesoamerica* Ms. Nuño received her law degree from the Insituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Mexico, and a master's degree on International Human Rights Law from the Essex University. From 2001-2006 she served as staff attorney at CEJIL’s office in Costa Rica, litigating cases before the Inter-American Commission and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Until October of 2009 she worked with the Comision de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal, Mexico, investigating violations of people's rights and situations at risk and vulnerability of specific populations.
	Liliana Tojo *Program Director for Bolivia and the Southern Cone* Ms. Tojo received her law degree from the University of Buenos Aires with a graduate specialization on gender studies. She was a consultant for UNICEF and UNIFEM. She is the author of several publications on gender and human rights. She has lectured and given presentations on international human rights law on various forums. She is a visiting lecturer in the Human Rights Master Program at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina).