Erika Guevara Rosas

Erika Guevara Rosas
Erika Guevara Rosas at AWID 2016
Born	Erika Guevara Rosas
Alma mater	York University
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, activist

Erika Guevara Rosas is a Mexican-American human rights lawyer and feminist, and the Americas Director at Amnesty International (AI),[1][2] Prior to her tenure with AI, she was the Americas Director at the Global Fund for Women.

Education

Guevara Rosas has a master's degree in Women's Studies, a Post-Graduate degree in Migration and Refugee Studies from York University, and her LLB from Universidad de Londres.[3][4]

Affiliations

In May 2015, Erika joined activist Christine Ahn, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Leymah Gbowee and Mairead Maguire, and thirty other participants in a peace march across the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.[5][6]

References

1. "Amnesty International welcomes new Americas director". Amnesty International. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
2. Rajvanshi, Astha (21 December 2022). "6 Victories for Women's Rights in 2022". TIME. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
3. "Erika Guevara-Rosas - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
4. "Erika Guevara Rosas". Ipas. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
5. "North Korea's Fellow Travelers". Foreign Policy. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
6. "Gloria Steinem and peace activists cross the DMZ between North and South Korea". Women in the World in Association with The New York Times - WITW. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2017-11-27.