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María José Rodríguez González es una pasante del Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales (IFIT) en Ciudad de México, México.
María José está por terminar la licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales en El Colegio de México, con su proyecto de tesis sobre la opresión que enfrentan las refugiadas afganas durante su proceso de solicitud de asilo. También es estudiante asociada en el Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (Comexi).
Sus áreas de interés incluyen la seguridad y la paz internacional, la migración, la construcción de identidades y nacionalismos, y la filosofía política.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglés i español.
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María José Rodríguez González is an Intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in Mexico City, Mexico.
María José is currently finishing her bachelor’s degree in International Relations at El Colegio de México, writing her thesis on the oppression faced by Afghan refugee women during their asylum application process. She is also a student associate at the Mexican Council of International Affairs (Comexi).
Her areas of interest are international peace and security, migration, construction of identities and nationalisms, and political philosophy.
Working languages: English, Spanish.
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Laura María Manrique es pasante en el Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) en Bogotá, Colombia, donde trabaja con el equipo de justicia transicional.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, Laura trabajó en proyectos relacionados con comunicación estratégica, derecho internacional y educación con enfoque de género.
Laura es estudiante de derecho y literatura en la Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Sus áreas de interés incluyen la justicia transicional, los derechos humanos y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres en Colombia.
Idiomas de trabajo: español e inglés.
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Laura Maria Manrique is an intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) and is based in the Bogotá office where she works with the transitional justice team.
Before joining IFIT, Laura worked on a range of projects in Colombia related to political strategy, international law and gender-focused education.
Laura is a law and literature student at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Her areas of interest include transitional justice, human rights, and women’s sexual and reproductive rights.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Tariro Daphne Senderayi is the project lead of IFIT’s work in Zimbabwe and an experienced practitioner in human rights and dialogue.
Tariro has specific experience with the Zimbabwe Council of Churches: a coalition of 31 member churches that prioritises empowering religious and civil society actors on the effective utilisation of dialogue at various levels of society.
Additionally, she has worked at Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum: a coalition of 21 organisations focusing on research, advocacy, policy analysis and high-level stakeholder engagement. She has also worked with other organisations such as Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, and Veritas.
Tariro holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and certificates from the Center for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria.
Working languages: English
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Camila Pérez Chávez es una pasante del Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales (IFIT) en Bogotá, Colombia.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, Camila trabajó en proyectos de investigación sobre el acaparamiento territorial y conflictos por la tierra en la región de la Altillanura y sobre el programa estatal para la desvinculación y reintegración a la vida civil de menores de edad en el marco del conflicto armado interno en Colombia.
Camila es una estudiante de antropología de último año en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, en Bogotá, Colombia. Sus áreas de interés incluyen el Estado, el poder, las iniciativas transicionales, las infancias y la construcción de paz.
Idiomas de trabajo: español e inglés
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Camila Pérez Chávez is an intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in Bogotá, Colombia.
Before joining IFIT, Camila worked on research projects on land grabs and land conflicts in the Altillanura region and the national programme on underage demobilisation and reintegration into civilian life in the context of the Colombian internal armed conflict.
Camila is completing her final year as an anthropology student at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogotá, Colombia. Her areas of interest are state power, children and childhoods, and peacebuilding.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Eric Emmanuel Duarte Gamboa es investigador asociado del Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales en México.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, Eric trabajó en la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México como Especialista en Resoluciones Multilaterales, donde realizó análisis políticos y posicionamientos diplomáticas sobre temas humanitarios durante la membresía de México en el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas en 2021 y 2022. Eric cuenta con seis años de amplia experiencia en el ámbito de la diplomacia multilateral y creación de asociaciones estratégicas, apoyando la participación de México en la Organización de Estados Americanos; liderando el establecimiento de la Red Iberoamericana de Mujeres Mediadoras; y organizando eventos clave como el primer Retiro sobre Mediación del Foro de Oslo para América Latina y el Caribe en 2023.
Eric cuenta con una Licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Anáhuac México, un Diploma de Estudios Avanzados en Derechos Humanos y Derecho Internacional Humanitario de la American University Washington College of Law, y actualmente es Maestrante en Derechos Humanos y Garantías en el Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).
Idiomas de trabajo: español e inglés
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Eric Emmanuel Duarte Gamboa is a Research Associate at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) and based in Mexico.
Prior joining IFIT, Eric worked at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE) as a Specialist on Multilateral Resolutions, where he conducted political analyses and drafted diplomatic statements on humanitarian issues during Mexico’s membership in the United Nations Security Council in 2021 and 2022. Eric has six years of experience in diplomatic affairs and strategic partnerships, supporting the participation of Mexico in the Organization of American States; leading the establishment of the Ibero-American Network of Women Mediators; and organizing key events like the first Mediation Retreat of the Oslo Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023.
Eric holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Anahuac University, a Diploma of Advanced Studies in International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law from the American University Washington College of Law, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Guarantees at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).
Working languages: English and Spanish
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Olivia Helvadjian is the Head of Communications at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). She is a communications, public relations and advocacy professional with 15+ years of experience in corporate communications, public affairs, advocacy, publishing and social media.
Before joining IFIT, she ran the external communications of the German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai for nearly a decade. Prior to working in China, she held various roles in communications, lobbying and public affairs at ministries, governmental and private institutions, with focus on the European Union and Asia.
She holds a Masters degrees in Law from the University of Vienna and an LL.M. in international Business Law from the the National University of Singapore. She also earned a diploma in Journalism from the Danube University Krems and an MBA from Hult International Business School.
Working languages: English, German, French.
Conversational skills: Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish.
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