Founders

Mario is a lawyer and a human rights defender who graduated from the Nueva Granada Military University with studies in human rights and international human rights, Security and Police Sciences, Forensic Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, International Women’s Health and Human Rights ( Stanford University), Children’s Human Rights (University de Genève), Course on the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights (Washington College of the Law)

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For most of Lilian Julieth life has been an active participant in the non-profit sector, as a volunteer, as a youth Human Rights Program Director, as a community organizer, a volunteer coordinator, and a board member; also for those who are already working in the non-profit and voluntary sector. Founder and Youth Human Rights Program Director Lilian Julieth Guilombo is a recognized young human Rights Defender, and social and communitarian volunteer worker with several years in different programs of our communities. She promotes human rights as a youth communitarian hard worker.

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After escaping from a deadly persecution, our five-year-old daughter was critically wounded and her legs broken by criminals who tried to kill us, and then we were welcomed by Canada, which has protected our family,” Angarita says gratefully. “[Hence] my new life is dedicated to serving our communities, teaching those who arrive here their rights and responsibilities. In 2003, Liliana co-founded Casa de las Americas, to help new arrivals to Canada who had similar experiences to hers. In 2004, she co-founded the Collective Human Rights Defender Laura Acosta Corporation.

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