Erika Guevara Rosas is a Mexican-American human rights lawyer and feminist, and the Americas Director at Amnesty International (AI),[1][2] Prior to her tenure with AI, she was the Americas Director at the Global Fund for Women.

Erika Guevara Rosas
Erika Guevara Rosas at AWID 2016
Born
Erika Guevara Rosas
Alma materYork University
Occupation(s)Lawyer, activist

Education

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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.[3][4]

Affiliations

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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.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Amnesty International welcomes new Americas director". Amnesty International. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ Rajvanshi, Astha (21 December 2022). "6 Victories for Women's Rights in 2022". TIME. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Erika Guevara-Rosas - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. ^ "Erika Guevara Rosas". Ipas. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "North Korea's Fellow Travelers". Foreign Policy. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  6. ^ "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.