II.                  AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Awards (among others)

·         Masaji Chiba award for the study of Legal Pluralism. International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL). Oñati, Spain,  October 2000. (Internship at the IISL: July 2001).

·         Publication award on Justice in Latin America. Institute of Alternative Legal Services, ILSA. Bogota, Columbia, September 2000.

·         Research Prize.  “Premi Jusfiforum“ for the essay  “Alternatives to prison and harm reduction“. Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona,1995.

·         First National Prize in Essay on History. Education Ministry and the newspaper “El Diario Ojo“. Lima, 1979.

Scholarships for Studies (among others)

·         International Fellowship in Comparative Federal Indian Law. University of Oklahoma, College of Law  (May 20-July 7, 2007). (Info: Robertson, Lindsay G. lrobertson@ou.edu).

·         International Seminar on Interculturalism. University of Chile. Santiago, December 2003.

·         International Course in Customary law in Chile. Latin American Network on Legal Pluralism. Arica, Chile, March 18-23, 2000.

·         International course on Justice and Constitution, in Tunis. Academie Internationale de Droit Constitutionnel. Tunisia, July 1995.

·         Doctorate Studies in Spain. Spanish Cooperation Agency (Barcelona, 1993- 1996).

·         Common European Programme on Critical Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1993-1995. Erasmus Programme  grant to study a semester at Middlesex University (London, 1994), and to attend Common Sessions in Bari (Italy), Rotterdam (Holland), Saarbruken (Germany) and Barcelona.

·         Pre-graduate thesis Scholarship. National Council of Sciences and Technology-CONCYTEC. Lima, 1989. The thesis was awarded maximum honors.

·         International Course on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Human Rights Center of Geneva and Andean Commission of Jurists. Lima, 1988.

·         V Interdisciplinary Course on Human Rights in Costa Rica. InterAmerican Institute on Human Rights-IIDH. San Jose, Costa Rica. 1987.

Scholarships for Conferences and Congress abroad (among others)

·         V Congress of The Latin American Network on Legal Pluralism.CIESAS, Oaxaca and Mexico, Nov. 2006.

·         International Seminar on Access to Justice for the South Pacific Asia. UNPD Thailand. Phnon Penh, Cambodia. September 2005.

·         IV Congress of Researches on indigenous rights. Unversity of Girona, Spain, Oct. 2004.

·         IV Congress of The Latin American Network on Legal Pluralism. Flacso-Ecuador, Quito, August, 2004.

·         International Seminar on Interculturality. University of Chile. Santiago de Chile, Dec. 2003.

·         International Congress of Latinoamericanists, Chile, July 2003 (resigned).

·         III Congress of The Latin American Network on Legal Pluralism. USAID Human Rights Program. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. August, 2002.

·         Workshop: Sociology of Law in Latin America.  International Institute of Sociology of Law. Oñati, Spain, July 2001.

·         Scholarship to attend the XII International Conference on Folk law and Legal Pluralism. International Committee on Folk Law and Legal Pluralism. Arica, Chile, March 13-17, 2000.

·         Law and Society Annual Congress. Latin American Section. Colorado, USA June 1998.

·         Workshop: The young Sociology of Law in Spain. University of Oñati, International Institute of Sociology of Law. Oñati, Spain. 1995.

·         International Conference on Law and Society in Europe, North America and Latin America. University of Oñati, International Institute of Sociology of Law. Oñati, Spain. 1994.

·         Conference on Critical Epistemologies on Law, organized by Boaventura de Sousa Santos. International Institute of Sociology of Law. Oñati, Spain. 1995.

·         Workshop on Discourses on Drugs Control. IISL, Oñati, Spain. 1994.

·         International Congress on Critical Criminology. Estado do Para, Brazil. 1990.

III.                PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1.             International Labour Organisation-ILO. Consultant to develop the Program to implement and promote the 169 ILO Covenant on Indigenous Peoples in Latin America. Lima, July 16- May 8, 2008. (Info: Birgitte Feiring & José Luis Daza -feiring@ilo.org, daza@oit.org.pe).

2.             UNDP Bolivia. Consultant. Expert in constitutional law, indigenous rights and legal pluralism. Advisor of the constitutional reform process in Bolivia Tasks: 1) Analyzes and support of the constitutional proposal of indigenous organizations before the Assembly, 2) Advisor of the constitutional assembly members, 3) Lecturer at seminars and courses. La Paz, Santa Cruz and Sucre, March- May 2007. (Info: Alfonso Ferrufino alfonso.ferrufino@pnud.bo & Vilma Romero, vilma.romero@pnud.bo).

3.             IS GTZ -European Union and COPREDEH Programme “Fight against exclusions in Guatemala”. International expert on gender and multiculturalism. The Programme seeks the social inclusion of indigenous and rural woman in Guatemala, the enforcement of their human rights, the implementation of equity policies, and the eradication of discrimination. Guatemala, April 2006-January 2007. (Info: Claudia Neuenburg, claudia.neuenburg@gtz.de).

4.             United Nations Development Program- UNDP Colombia. Consultant (Feb.-March 2006). Assestment and proposals related to the human rights training at the Penitenciary School, as part of a project to improve human rights in prisons. Lima and Bogota (Info: Janneth Aparicio janneth.aparicio@undp.org).

5.             United Nations Development Program – UNDP Cambodia. Consultant (May 2004-Sept. 2005). Research Team Leader. Research-action on “Access to justice in Cambodia with focus on the poor, women, indigenous peoples”. Analysis of the social demand for justice and the supply of justice services (judiciary, ADR, community based systems of justice and indigenous law). Report and recommendations to be considered in the legal and judicial reform programme, published by UNDP (http://www.un.org.kh/undp/resources/publications/governance/p2j_full_en.pdf). Key Speaker at the Asian Workshop on Access to Justice. Canada (Montreal) and Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Mondulkiri, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Tom, Siem Riep, Ratankariri). (Info: Sara Ferrer sara.ferrer.olivella@undp.org).

6.             United Nations Development Program – UNDP Ecuador. Consultant (August, 2004).

Evaluation and support of the research Project: Indigenous customary law, access to justice, and gender, in 22 indigenous communities in Ecuador. Report and recommendations. Quito, August 2004. (Info: Francesco Notti francesco.notti@undp.org).

7.             Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund University and the Guatemalan Ombudsman, with the support of the Swedish International Development Aid (SIDA). Consultant. International expert in a Seminar on International Human Rights and Indigenous rights for Ombudsman personnel and court officials (Huehuetenango), and for indigenous leaders (Quiche). Guatemala, February 2004. (Info: Rolf Ring y Abigail Booth -Abigail.Booth@rwi.lu.se).

8.             Swedish International Development Aid-SIDA, Embassy of Sweden in Guatemala. Consultant, team leader. Study on Access to Justice in Guatemala. The study includes a balance of the formal justice system reform, indigenous law and alternative dispute resolution, and recommendations to improve the access to justice for indigenous communities and disadvantage people. The purpose of the study is to serve as the main input for the Swedish cooperation programs in Guatemala during the next 5 years ($US 10’000,000.00 donation). Guatemala and Toronto, March-May 2003. (Info: Henrik Riby henrik.riby@foreign.ministry.se).

9.             United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Truth Commission of Peru. Consultant. (Toronto, June- July 2002). Legal framework to be applied by the Truth Commission related to collective indigenous rights, International law of human rights, humanitarian law, genocide and war crimes. (Reference: José Burneo, Director of the Legal Department, jburneo@cverdad.org.pe).

10.          United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Ombudsman of Peru. (Info: Walter Albán, Ombudsman walban@ombudsman.gob.pe). Consultant.

-          Adviser on Indigenous rights and communal justice. (Lima, January-February 2004).

-          Speaker at regional and national conferences on “Constitutional Reform, the right of previous consultation and legal pluralism” (Chota-Cajamarca and Lima, February 2003).

-          Expert opinion on legal reform related to indigenous rights and speaker at the Congress on Consultation for a bill on “Rondas campesinas.”  (Lima, April 2002)

-          Design of a Strategic Plan on Justice and indigenous peoples for three years 2001-2003. - Civil society participation in justice. - Evaluation of the research on Customary law in the Amazon. (Lima, Cajamarca, Pucallpa- Peru, Oct.-Nov. 2000).

-          Adviser and speaker about the creation of a Truth Commission (Feb. 2001).

-          Adviser: Research on Prison and Indigenous Peoples (July 1999).

11.          Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS. Independent Expert.  (March, 2002).Hearing on the Situation of Human rights in Colombian  Prisons. 114° Period of session. Washington DC.

12.          United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Office in Colombia. Consultant. Member of a three members Mission on “Human Rights and Prison in Colombia”. (Bogota, Cali, Valledupar, Bucaramanga, October-November 2001). Tasks: Visiting 15 prison and writing a report on the situation of human rights in prisons in Colombia: “Centros de Reclusión en Colombia: Un estado de cosas inconstitucional y de flagrante violación de derechos humanos”./  I was in charge of two chapters: II Indigenous and Afrocolombian in prison, and III Criminal and penitentiary policy, and the integration of the final report. (Info: Carmen Rosa Villa. (cvilla@hchr.org.co,  crvilla@colnodo.org.co)

13.          World Bank, Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela and Indigenous Commission of the Congress. Consultant. (Info: Congressperson Noelí Pocaterra (foroddindigena@yahoo.com, noeli_pueblosindigenas@yahoo.com) and Guillermo Guevara (gguevara.an@platino.gov.ve) Adviser for the redaction of Indigenous Bill. Chapter on Indigenous Law (capítulos X. Del Derecho y la Jurisdicción Especial Indígena, y XI. De los derechos de los indígenas ante la Jurisdicción Ordinaria), and the right to previous consultation. Draft for a programme on indigenous rights at the University of Zulia. Speaker at the International Forum on Indigenous Law and legal reform for judges and congressman. (Caracas, Bolívar and Zulia, April 2002; and Caracas, December 2001).

14.          Justice Program CHECCHI/ USAID in Guatemala. (Info: Steve Hendrix shendrix@usaid.gov & Brian Treacy, CEO.  Checchi@intelnet.net.gt)

-                      Consultant. Guidelines to work on Justice and Multilingualism, and presentation of a book on that issue: Justicia y Multilingüismo. (October 2001).

-                      Consultant. Commented on Guatemalan bills to restructure the career structure of the judiciary considering multicultural issues (Toronto: January-May. 2000).

-                      Consultant. Justice and Multilingualism. Drafted guidelines for a program to implement multilingualism in the national justice system in order to improve access to justice for indigenous peoples (Guatemala: Aug.-Sept. 1999). Report was published in form of a book on Oct. 2001.

15.          International Institute on Law and Society-IILS. President (2002-now). The IILS supports:

-          The web site www.ALERTANET.org – Portal on Law & Society for the Latin American Network on Law & Society. Task: Editor (Toronto, Feb. 2000- now).

-          International exchange program on Multiculturalism, indigenous rights and legal pluralism. Task: Coordinator.

16.          Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH): Consultant and speaker in International seminars. (Info: Roberto Cuéllar, Academic Director, Rcuellar@iidh.ed.cr).

-          Prison and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America (Guatemala, Aug. 1999)

-          Reparation for human rights violations (Guatemala: April 1999).

17.          Myrna Mack Foundation: Consultant. Study “Guidelines  for the Coordination of State and Indigenous Law” (Guatemala: 1999). Published in form of a book in 1999 (Pautas de Coordinación entre el Derecho Indígena y el Derecho Estatal). Info: Helen Mack.

18.          Associates in Rural Development (ARD, Inc).:

-                      Consultant. Design of USAID Justice Reform Program in Guatemala, multicultural issues. (Guatemala, Nov. 1998- Jan. 1999).

-                      Consultant. Citizenship participation in legislative process in El Salvador (San Salvador, May 1999).

19.          UN Office of Project Services and Truth Commission (CEH): International researcher. (Guatemala: Sept. 1998- March 1999). (Info:Marcie Mersky marcie@unops.org.gt).  Tasks: a) Chief of a three-person investigative unit. Author of the chapter “Violations against indigenous collective rights”. (Violación de los derechos colectivos a la existencia, integridad e identidad de los pueblos indígenas). b) Revision of other chapters: legal framework on international human rights and humanitarian law, violations against women, missing people, children, self-defense patrols.  c) Member of the final revision team. (Final Report was published in 1999. Informe final).

20.          United Nations Mission for Verification in Guatemala-MINUGUA: Project Officer. Chief of Project “Justice and Multiculturalism” (Feb.1996- Aug. 1998). Chief of a team of nine (9) professionals and three (3) external practitioners.  Drafted guidelines to implement multilingualism in judicial system in indigenous areas. Consensus building with more than 80 organizations and institutions: justice sector, indigenous organizations, universities, NGO, municipalities. Principal tasks: research on Justice situation, design and implementation of a multilingual judicial  program, creation of regional commissions of justice, design of university programs on bilingual justice, workshops with judges and indigenous leaders on justice and multiculturalism. Institutional strengthening. Development of a Training Program for Mayan Translators. Publication of bilingual material. Legal reform proposals. (info: Leila Lima former Chief of Institutional Strengthening LIMA@unhcr.ch).

21.          United Nations Development Program-UNDP. Consultant. (Santiago de Chile, July 1996). Member of a team in charge of drafting “Justice and governance” for a Latin-American presidents meeting. Coordinator: Jorge Obando.

22.          United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). Research Consultant. Research: Alternative Policing styles (cross-cultural perspectives). Author of the chapter “Rural Rondas in Peru” (Published in Rome, 1993).

23.          National Council of Sciences and Technology (CONCYTEC) Peru: Researcher. (Lima, Aug.-Oct. 1993). Two research assistants. Systematization of the last 20 years of research on law and society in Peru.  Author of the chapter “The State of  Socio-Legal Investigations in Peru, the last 20 years.” (Published in 1994). Info: Humberto Rodríguez.

24.          Andean Commission of Jurists (CAJ): Research consultant. www.cajpe.org.pe (Lima: January-Aug.1993)

-                      Chief of international research: “Penal control of Drugs in the Andean countries (Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Venezuela)”. Chief of three research assistants and coordinator of eight international researchers. Design of the comparative research and writing of final report (Published in 1994).

-                      Consultant. Program design: Judge Training Program (Lima, Dec. 1994- Jan. 1995).

-                      Consultant. Project design: Democracy, Indigenous People and Legal Pluralism (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador). Lima, July-Aug. 1994.

25.          Bishop’s Commission of Social Action (Comisión Episcopal de Acción Social de la Conferencia Episcopal Peruana- CEAS) (Lima, 1983 -1992). (Info: Laura Vargas, Executive Secretary ceas@ceas.org.pe, dignidad@ceas.org.pe). Member of the Legal Department for almost 10 years with different posts:

-                      1992: Coordinator of the Roundtable on Cultural & Legal Pluralism (inter-institutional network) which successfully proposed the constitutional recognition of customary law in 1993.

-                      1990-1992: Chief of the Training Area, and Human Rights national network. (Interdisciplinary team: 4 professionals). Support of local offices of human rights; organization of National workshops on Justice and Human Rights for lawyers and judges, Publications of books; national campaigns.

-                      1987 -1989: Chief of legal defense team for prisoners of conscience. Design of defense strategy and supervision of lawyers (Team: 4 lawyers, 6 practitioners; 15-20 external lawyers).

-                      1985 -1986: legal assistant (coordinator of 2-3 practitioners).

-                      1983 -1984: legal practitioner.

26.          Associate researcher of the Latin American Group on Critical Criminology (1989-1994).

-                      1994     Indigenous people, Constitution and criminal law. (Lima).

-                      1993     Tow topics: a) Drug control. b) Legal Pluralism and Rondas. (San Salvador).

-                      1992     Legal Pluralism. Proposal for a comparative study in Latin America. (Santa Cruz, Bolivia).

-                      1991     Institutional control of youth and women (Guayaquil, Ecuador).

-                      1990     Informal control (Belem do Para, Brazil).

-                      1989     Popular law (Bogota and Villa de Leiva, Colombia).

(Info: Lolita Aniyar de Castro: lolitalola@cantv.net).

27.          SHORT CONSULTANCIES. Consultant and advisor for different institutions, NGO and social organizations:

·         Institute of Democracy and Human Rights of the Catholic University of Peru. Consultant to design the program on Access to justice in the countryside and legal pluralism. OK-Lima, junio-julio 2007.

·         Institute of Governance of the World Bank. Consultant to support the constitutional process. Tasks: a) Speaker at a Forum on Community Justice; b) Conferences for judges, students and indigenous leaders; and c) Advise to the Justice Commission of the Constitutional Assembly.  La Paz & Sucre: March 2007. (cvaira@worldbank.org).

·         Centro Pluricultural por la Democracia-CPD (Pluricultural Centre for Democracy). Consultant. Project on Coordination between indigenous authorities and ordinary justice system. Facilitator for building capacities of judges, attorneys and public defenders on legal pluralism and access to justice for indigenous peoples. Speaker at workshops with indigenous authorities and  justice operators. Guatemala, February 2007. (info: Marilin Villagran marilin502@yahoo.com).

-                      Rural Rondas. Advisor and speaker in workshops and Congress: Chota, Dec. 2006; Lima, Nov. 2001, Chocas-Lima (March 2001),  Huaraz (March 2001 and July 1999), and Bambamarca (Oct. 2000 and Aug. 1999). (Info: dignidad@ceas.org.pe, y  Daniel Idrogo daniel.idrogo@yahoo.es).

-                      ILAS-London. Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London. Several consultancies.

- Referee of publications for the Journal of Latin American Studies (Toronto, Sept.-Oct. 2003).

- Research Consultant, lecturer and writer of a chapter for a book. (London, April, 2000). Info: Rachel Sieder rachel.sieder@sas.ac.uk.

-                      Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences-FLACSO in Guatemala. Consultant. The recognition of indigenous law in the Latin American constitutions. Guatemala, February, 2002. (Info: Simona Yagenova simona@flacso.edu.gt).

-                      CLD- Corporación Latinoamericana de Desarrollo. Consultant. Constitutional collective rights in Ecuador and the Andean Countries. (Quito, Nov. 2000). Info: cld@cld.org.ec. Speech published in form of a book in 2001.

-                      Bishop Commission of Social Action (CEAS). Consultant (Lima, Nov. 2001). Consultant and speaker: International Forum on Special Jurisdiction and Community Justice (Lima, march 2001); International Conference on criminal policy (Lima, Oct. 2000); Course for judges: Access to Justice and Multiculturalism (Casma, Peru, Aug. 1999). Info: dignidad@ceas.org.pe

-                      Indigenous Peoples’ Commission on Constitutional Reform -COPMAGUA. Advisor. (Guatemala 1997-98).

-               Catalonian Institute of Social Reintegration (IreS). Advisor. Systematization of IReS experience with prisoners and former prisoners. (Barcelona, 1995). Report published in 1995. (Info: María Dolors Vallés lolavp@mail.com).

-               Jurists with out borders (Juristas sin Fronteras). Advisor. Program of international cooperation with Latin America. (Barcelona, 1995-6).

-               Judges for democracy in Spain and Europe (MEDEL). Advisor. Conference “Justice and Democracy in Latin American, African and East European countries”. (Barcelona, 1994).

-               UNICEF and Peruvian Committee for Drafting of Children’s Rights Code. Advisor. (Lima, 1993).

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