Jacob Cervantes

Jacob Cervantes is a Princeton RISE Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), based in the Bogotá office. His academic and professional trajectory has focused on human rights, gender-based violence, vulnerable populations, and conflict-related sexual violence. He is particularly interested in how legal systems or transitional justice mechanisms respond to abuses in the aforementioned thematic areas. 

Before joining IFIT, Jacob has worked with the Survivor Justice Center and Children and Family Futures, both U.S.-based nonprofits. His research has included examining domestic violence rates in Mexico, considering the legal strategies and reparations framework in the landmark Sepur Zarco case in Guatemala, and the legal implications of Peru’s 2025 amnesty law. Among various involvements on campus, he will also serve as a Gender and Security Fellow at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination this upcoming academic year. 

Jacob is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Public and International Affairs with minors in Philosophy and Latin American Studies from Princeton University. 

Working languages: English and Spanish

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