José Miguel Vivanco
American human rights activist
José Miguel Vivanco
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Vivanco in 2014
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1961-01-03
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January 3, 1961
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62)
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Education | University of Chile , Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Known for | former executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch |
José Miguel Vivanco Inostroza (born January 3, 1961) is a Chilean human rights lawyer, and the former executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch . He is now an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations .
Biography
Vivanco graduated as a lawyer from the University of Chile and later studied for a master's degree in law from Harvard. After graduating from his master's degree, he worked at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS), first as a legal advisor and then as a lawyer. In 1990 he founded the Center for Justice and International Law (Cejil), a non-governmental organization that presents complaints about the region to international human rights organizations. [1] [2] [3]
In 1994 Vivanco began serving as executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch . [4] He has also been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center , American University Washington College of Law , and the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University . [5] [6]
References
- ↑ "José Miguel Vivanco" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019 . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
- ↑ "José Miguel Vivanco" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019 . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
- ↑ "Category: José Miguel Vivanco Infobae" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019 . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
- ↑ "José Miguel Vivanco, de Human Rights Watch: "La teoría del lawfare me parece un total disparate" " (in Spanish). 30 March 2019 . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
- ↑ "José Miguel Vivanco: "Gobiernos se aprovecharon de la pandemia para concentrar el poder" " (in Spanish). 30 March 2019 . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
- ↑ "El director de Human Rights Watch para las Américas criticó a Alberto Fernández tras el fallo de la Corte Suprema por las clases presenciales" (in Spanish). 4 May 2021 . Retrieved 4 May 2021 .