Erika Guevara Rosas
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Erika Guevara Rosas | |
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Born | Erika Guevara Rosas |
Alma mater | York University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, activist |
Erika Guevara Rosas is a Mexican-American human rights lawyer and feminist, and the Americas Director at Amnesty International (AI),[1] Prior to her tenure with AI, she was the Americas Director at the Global Fund for Women.
Education
Guevara Rosas has a master's degree in Women's Studies, a Post-Graduate degree in Migration and Refugee Studies from York University, and her LLB from Universidad de Londres.[2]
Affiliations
In May 2015, Erika joined activist Christine Ahn, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Leymah Gbowee and Mairead Maguire, and thirty other participants in a peace march across the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Amnesty International welcomes new Americas director". Amnesty International. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Erika Guevara-Rosas - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "North Korea's Fellow Travelers". Foreign Policy. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "Gloria Steinem and peace activists cross the DMZ between North and South Korea". Women in the World in Association with The New York Times - WITW. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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