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Sonia Rio
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Deputy General Director on Studies, Legislation and Public Policy
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Mexico City,
Mexico
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International expert in public policy design, lobbying, and stakeholder engagement with a track record of influencing human rights and non-discriminatory public policies for 10 years. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
-Deputy General Director. Responsible for Studies, Legislation and Public Policy at CONAPRED (Mexican National Council Against Discrimination)
June 2011 - Currently (3 years 11 months)
Responsible for facilitating processes to improve equality and non-discriminatory public policy in Mexico, as well as coordinating the Council’s international relations. Managing a team of 25 people.
-Director of Territorial and Inter-agency Coordination at CONAPRED (Mexican National Council Against Discrimination)
January 2010 - June 2011 (1 year 6 months)
Responsible for impulsing an agenda of equality and non-discrimination in Mexico on the state level, and promoting the creation of concrete legislation. Coordinating management of the top decision-making bodies in CONAPRED. Managing a team of five people.
-Internal Coordinator for Mexico City’s Human Rights Program at Mexico City's Human Rights Commission/Ombudsman
June 2008 - December 2009 (1 year 7 months)
Internal coordinator of a team of 16 experts that created the first Human Rights Program in Mexico City (still in force), a process fostered by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Mexico.
-Consultant at Mexico City’s Human Rights Diagnostic at Mexico City's Human Rights Commission/ Ombudsman
March 2007 - May 2008 (1 year 3 months)
International consultant supporting a diagnostic process for Mexico City’s human rights developed by NGOs, academia, the CDHDF and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in Mexico City, initiative fostered by the OHCHR in the country. Process recognized as a good international practice by the UN, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and various countries such as Japan, Colombia, and Peru, given the total application of a methodology sponsored by the OHCHR.
-Facilitator of the Evaluation of the First Mexico’s National Program for Human Rights at SEGOB (Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior)
May 2006 - March 2007 (11 months)
International consultant supporting the dialogue among NGOs and government for the evaluation of the first Human Rights Program at the national level. In nine years (2006-to date), this has been the only national level Human Rights program that has undergone a joint civil society-government evaluation.
-Program Associate at Foreign Affairs Federal Ministry of Switzerland
February 2005 - April 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Follow-up on cooperation initiatives under the Peace Promotion Program of the Swiss government for Guatemala and Mexico.
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Education: |
University of Bern, Switzerland
Juris Doctor (J.D.), International Human Rights Law, Magna Cum Laude.
Some activities: ERASMUS student exchange program in ESADE Business & Law School, Barcelona, 2003-2004. Professional Internship in the Human Rights Institute of the Central American University José Simeón Cañas (IDHUCA in Spanish), San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
-Technical Secretary of the Iberoamerican Network of Organisms and Organizations against Discrimination, adhered to the Iberoamerican General Secretary, 2013-2014 (www.redriood.org).
-Alternate Representative of Mexico before the European Commission against Racism and Intolerence (ECRI in English) of the European Council, 2014-current (www.coe.int).
-Alternate Representative of CONAPRED in the government bodies of the National Council for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities (CONADIS in Spanish) and of the National Council for the Prevention and Control of AIDS (CONASIDA in Spanish), 2013-current.
-Member of the ETHOS-Public Policy Lab’s International Council (www.ethos.org.mx).
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Bachelors |
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, German |
Nationality:
Spain
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LinkedIn Profile:
https://mx.linkedin.com/in/sriof
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