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.
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 |
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
editAguilera 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
editAguilera 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
editAguilera 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.
