Carmen Eloisa Alguindigue Morles is a Venezuelan professor and activist. In 2019, she was appointed by the National Assembly as Venezuelan ambassador to Andorra. By 2022, she was one of four Venezuelan lawyers accredited to the International Criminal Court.

Carmen Alguindingue
Ambassador of Venezuela to Andorra
In office
2019–2023
Appointed byNational Assembly of Venezuela
PresidentJuan Guaidó
Personal details
NationalityVenezuelan

Career

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Carmen Alguindingue has served as prosecution director at the Public Ministry and as a professor,[1] as well as a human rights defender at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) and the Metropolitan University. In 2014, she actively participated in the defense of students detained during the nationwide protests that year.[2]

During Venezuelan presidential crisis, in 2019, she was appointed by the National Assembly as Venezuela's ambassador to Andorra.[3] That same year, officers of the Special Actions Forces (FAES) raided her home.[2]

By 2022, she was one of four Venezuelan lawyers accredited to the International Criminal Court.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "INFORME ANUAL: La Fiscalía debió cerrar 76% de los casos de corrupción". Reportero24. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "Funcionarios de Maduro allanan vivienda de profesora defensora de DDHH". NTN24. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. ^ "Embajada en Andorra". Presidencia Venezuela (in Spanish). 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. ^ "¿Qué poder tendrá la oficina que la Corte Penal Internacional abrirá en Caracas?". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2022-07-08.