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Sebastián Aldana Méndez

Sebastián Aldana Méndez is an Intern at at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in Bogotá, Colombia, where he works with the transitional justice team.

Before joining IFIT, he worked at the Legal Clinic for Migrants at the Universidad de los Andes, providing legal assistance to individuals facing immigration-related issues. He has also worked as a research assistant on topics related to law, art, and transitional justice. Currently, he serves as a tutor (teaching assistant) at the Universidad de los Andes.

Sebastián is about to graduate as a lawyer with a minor in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. His areas of interest include public international law, human rights, transitional justice, philosophy of law and comparative law.

Working languages: English and Spanish.