Sylvia Aguilera García
Sylvia Aguilera García | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 |
| Other names | Sylvia Aguilera |
| Alma mater | Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, University of Bradford, Yale University |
| Employer | National Human Rights Commission (Mexico) |
| Organization | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| Known for | Peace activism |
Sylvia Aguilera García, sometimes, Sylvia Aguilera (born 1974) is a Mexican peace activist, the former Executive Director of the National Human Rights Commission, and a Yale World Fellow.
She has advocated for legislation to protect the victims of crime and for the release of former military leader José Francisco Gallardo Rodríguez.
Early life and education[edit]
Aguilera was born in Mexico City in 1974.[1]
She has a bachelor's degree in social psychology from the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana and a master's degree in peace studies from England's University of Bradford.[2]
Career and activism[edit]
Aguilera has been a peace activist[3] since she left university.[1] Her work focusses on conflict resolution in Mexico, especially around human rights, land management, civil society engagement,[2] and conflict mediation.[4]
Since 2013, she has been a consultant to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights.[2] She is the Executive Director of Acento, Acción Local,[2] a Mexican organisation that provides financial support to community efforts towards social justice and human rights.[5] She was previously the Director of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission[2] and the Executive Director of the Centro de Colaboración Cívica, from 2012 to 2018.[6] In 2018, she became a Yale World Fellow.[2]
In 2011, she advocated for legislation to support the victims of crime.[7] In 2016, she was the leader of calls against forced disappearances and resolution for the families of those disappeared.[8] While working at the National Human Rights Commission, she called for the release of José Francisco Gallardo Rodríguez,[9] a military general and academic who was imprisoned after proposing the creation of a military ombudsman.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Aguilera has children, including a daughter who was aged 8 in 2016.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 1000 Peacewomen Across the Globe. Scalo. 2005. p. 258. ISBN 978-3-03939-039-7.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sylvia Aguilera García". Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Sullivan, Kevin (1 December 2000). "Rebel Steals Mexican's Spotlight; As Dignitaries Gather for Fox's Inauguration, Chiapas Leader Steps Back Onto Public Stage". The Washington Post. p. A.28. ProQuest 409116064.
- ^ "Elena Poniatowska: Raping a woman is more vandal than to destroy the Angel". CE Noticias Financieras. 1 September 2019. ProQuest 2283191552.
- ^ "About -". 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "CLAIS World Fellow Affiliate Spotlight: Sylvia Aguilera García | Yale MacMillan Center Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies". clais.macmillan.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Zermeño, Jésica (11 December 2011). "'Urge la Ley de Víctimas'". Reforma. Mexico City. p. 8. ProQuest 910164796.
- ^ a b García, Marcela; Osborne, Nick (24 January 2016). "Women in arms". Boston Globe. ProQuest 2246977370.
- ^ "ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT KILLS 15 AT MARKET". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 9 February 2002. p. 22A. ProQuest 388033591.
- ^ Ávila, Antonio Ortega (1998-03-11). "El general mexicano que pidió un 'ombudsman' militar, condenado a 14 años de cárcel". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
