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Who we are

We are human rights defenders working to reduce inequality, discrimination, and violence. Every day, our litigation, advocacy, and communication strategies contribute to strengthening democracies, protecting and promoting rights, and fighting impunity in the Latin American region.

Our Mission

CEJIL’s mission is to contribute to the full enjoyment of human rights in the Americas through the effective use of Inter-American System tools and other international human rights law protection mechanisms.

Our Vision

We envision a fully democratic hemisphere, where the rights of all are respected—a hemisphere where people live free from fear and want, as established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the preamble to the American Convention on Human Rights. We strive for a region where strong institutions are grounded in the rule of law in order to ensure that, through an adequate legal framework, public policies and practices are in line with international human rights law. We seek to create a hemisphere where national government protections are reinforced by a system of complementary regional protection that is prompt and effective in protecting the fundamental rights of individuals and peoples. CEJIL is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with consultative status before the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations, and observer status before the African Commission of Human Rights and Peoples.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CEJIL’s Board of Directors is comprised of prominent human rights defenders from Latin America and the Caribbean.

  • Helen Mack – President
  • Julieta Montaño – Vice President
  • Douglas A. Johnson – Secretary
  • Danilo D’Addio Chammas – Board Member
  • Benjamín Cuéllar – Board Member
  • Alejandro Garro – Board Member
  • Joy Olson – Board Member
  • Alexandra Huneeus – Board Member

 

ADVISORY BOARD

CEJIL’s Advisory Council is made up of people with a renowned track record in the field of human rights. Its purpose is to ensure the implementation of the organization’s five-year Strategic Plans.

  • Claudia Martin – Board Member

 

ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • Angela Vorphal
  • Claudia Martin
  •  José Falconi
  •  Michael Orwicz
  • Patricia Gualinga
  • Robin Greeley

 

OFFICE BOARDS

Two of our offices have additional board structures

BRAZIL OFFICE

Board of Directors:

  • Patricia Galvão – President
  • Viviana Krsticevic – Vice President
  • Maria Elena Rodriguez – Secretary

Advisory Board:

  • Danilo D’Addio Chammas
MESOAMERICAN OFFICE

Administrative Board:

  • Evelyn Villarreal – President
  • Viviana Krsticevic – Secretary
  • Soraya Long Saborío – Treasurer
  • Karina Fonseca Vindas – Member
  • Helen Mack – Member

 

STAFF

CEJIL’s staff is noteworthy for its diversity and expertise. 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 by many volunteers through the Internship Program in the four CEJIL offices.

Directors

  • Viviana Krsticevic – Executive Director
  • María Noel Leoni – Deputy Executive Director
  • Claudia Paz y Paz – Director for Central America and Mexico Program
  • Marcela Martino Aguilar – Deputy Director for Central America and Mexico Program
  • Florencia Reggiardo – Director for Andean Region, North America and The Caribbean Program
  • Helena de Souza Rocha – Co-Director Brazil and Southern Cone Program
  • Mariangeles Misuraca – Co-Director Brazil and Southern Cone Program
  • Gisela De León De Sedas – Legal Director
  • David Romero – Director of Communications
  • Bella Vulchanova – Director of Finance and Operations
  • Susana García – Director of International Cooperation
  • Carla Majdalani – Director of Institutional Development

Staff

  • Alejandra Manavella Suárez – Advocacy Coordinator
  • Camila Ormar – Consultant
  • Cecilia Baubeta – Executive Assistant
  • Dalila Valdez – Grant writer
  • Daniela Álvarez – Human talent specialist
  • Ezequiel Scafati – Attorney
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez Merino – Advocacy and Communication Officer for the Human Mobility Project
  • Gabriela Oviedo – Human Mobility Project Coordinator
  • Carolina Guzmán – Attorney for Andean Region, North America and The Caribbean Program
  • Lesly Guerrero – Advocacy Officer
  • Liliana Caballero Gómez – Advocacy Officer
  • Liliana Tojo – SUMMA Project Coordinator
  • Luana Batista – Administrative Executive Assistant
  • Lucas Mantelli – Legal Coordinator
  • Karla Agüero Cortés – Administrative Assistant
  • Magdalena Nicola – Regional Accountant
  • María José Araya – Attorney
  • Mariela Vallejos – Communications Officer human mobility
  • Marina Michel Araniva Paredes – PMEL Officer
  • Nadia Ferrari – Communications Officer
  • Patricia Cruz – Attorney
  • Sarah Shields – Program Associate
  • Seidy Salas Víquez- Communications Coordinator
  • Sofia Espinal – Communications Officer
  • Soledad Sánchez – Attorney
  • Yadira Solano – Administrative Finance Coordinator
  • Yeini Lizano – Miscellaneous


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